dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/tu_mwt.json
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{
"tub":{
"as in vat , cistern":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cistern",
"vat",
"scuttlebutt",
"can",
"drum",
"barrel",
"butt",
"cask",
"firkin",
"hogshead",
"keg",
"kilderkin",
"pipe",
"puncheon",
"rundlet",
"runlet",
"tun"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in cockleshell":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cockleshell",
"banker",
"coble",
"dragger",
"gillnetter",
"hooker",
"lugger",
"scalloper",
"seiner",
"shrimper",
"trawler",
"whaleboat",
"whaler",
"workboat",
"airboat",
"air-cushion vehicle",
"hovercraft",
"ferry",
"ferryboat",
"gondola",
"taxi",
"water taxi",
"hydrofoil",
"hydroplane",
"towboat",
"tug",
"tugboat",
"assault boat",
"PT boat",
"torpedo boat",
"barge",
"hoy",
"keel",
"keelboat",
"lighter",
"narrow boat",
"auxiliary",
"bumboat",
"cutter",
"jolly boat",
"launch",
"lifeboat",
"longboat",
"tender",
"yawl",
"houseboat",
"riverboat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tub-thumps":{
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"examples":[
"the studio is going all out to tub-thump its latest summer blockbuster"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhoos",
"blows up",
"cracks up",
"cries up",
"glorifies",
"touts",
"trumpets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"magnifies",
"commends",
"compliments",
"eulogizes",
"advances",
"advertises",
"announces",
"blares",
"blazes",
"blazons",
"boosts",
"heralds",
"offers",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"publicizes",
"asserts",
"avers",
"claims",
"declares",
"lays down",
"makes out",
"proclaims",
"pronounces"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tug":{
"the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force":{
"examples":[
"gave the man in front a tug on his shirtsleeve as a sign that he was supposed to step aside"
],
"synonyms":[
"draw",
"haul",
"jerk",
"pluck",
"pull",
"wrench",
"yank"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drag",
"tow",
"hitch",
"twitch",
"grab",
"snatch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heave",
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"antonyms":[
"push"
]
},
"to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{
"examples":[
"tugged on the door until it opened"
],
"synonyms":[
"drag",
"draw",
"hale",
"haul",
"lug",
"pull",
"tow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attract",
"heave",
"jerk",
"yank",
"carry",
"convey",
"ferry",
"move",
"transport"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"antonyms":[
"drive",
"propel",
"push"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"examples":[
"she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"work"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apply (oneself)",
"buckle (down)",
"dig in",
"hammer (away)",
"knuckle down",
"pitch in",
"attack",
"drive",
"essay",
"try",
"exercise",
"exert",
"overexert",
"overwork",
"eke out",
"grind (out)",
"put out",
"scrabble",
"scratch",
"trudge",
"wade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"ease (up)",
"let up",
"slacken",
"bum",
"chill",
"dally",
"dillydally",
"footle",
"goldbrick",
"goof (off)",
"hack (around)",
"hang (around or out)",
"idle",
"laze",
"loaf",
"lounge",
"shirk",
"slack (off)",
"veg out",
"bask",
"loll",
"relax",
"repose",
"rest",
"unwind",
"dabble",
"doodle",
"fool around",
"fribble",
"goof (around)",
"hang",
"hang about",
"mess around",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tug-of-war":{
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
"examples":[
"the effort to get their teenage son to keep his room clean is a constant tug-of-war"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball game",
"battle",
"combat",
"competition",
"conflict",
"confrontation",
"contention",
"contest",
"dogfight",
"duel",
"face-off",
"grapple",
"match",
"rivalry",
"strife",
"struggle",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"war",
"warfare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"horse race",
"nail-biter",
"showdown",
"clash",
"collision",
"discord",
"friction",
"argument",
"controversy",
"debate",
"disagreement",
"disputation",
"dispute",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"quarrel",
"row",
"wrangle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concord",
"harmony",
"peace"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tuition":{
"the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another":{
"examples":[
"a private tutor handled the tuition of their children"
],
"synonyms":[
"education",
"instruction",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"training",
"tutelage",
"tutoring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"didactics",
"pedagogics",
"pedagogy",
"higher education",
"higher learning",
"coaching",
"conditioning",
"cultivation",
"preparation",
"readying",
"development",
"direction",
"guidance",
"nurturance",
"nurturing",
"edification",
"enlightenment",
"improvement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumbled":{
"lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{
"examples":[
"a tumbled entryway filled with the usual jumble of sports equipment, backpacks, papers, and shoes"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"higgledy-piggledy",
"hugger-mugger",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"pell-mell",
"rumpled",
"sloppy",
"topsy-turvy",
"tousled",
"unkempt",
"untidy",
"upside-down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"blackened",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"soiled",
"spotted",
"squalid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly",
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"shaggy",
"slatternly",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"uncombed",
"wrinkled",
"adulterated",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"knotted",
"snarled",
"tangled",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"sordid",
"neglected",
"neglectful",
"negligent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"clean",
"cleaned",
"cleanly",
"hygienic",
"immaculate",
"sparkling",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"unsoiled",
"unsullied",
"methodical",
"methodic",
"regular",
"systematic",
"systematized",
"careful",
"fastidious",
"finicky",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"combed",
"groomed",
"manicured",
"well-groomed",
"taintless",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"kempt",
"neat",
"neatened",
"ordered",
"orderly",
"organized",
"shipshape",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-ordered"
]
},
"to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"examples":[
"the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet"
],
"synonyms":[
"fell",
"slipped",
"stumbled",
"toppled",
"tripped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collapsed",
"crumpled",
"dropped",
"flumped",
"keeled",
"plopped",
"plunked",
"plonked",
"slumped (over)",
"crashed",
"free-fell",
"nose-dived",
"plummeted",
"plunged",
"precipitated",
"wiped out",
"skidded",
"slid"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"got up",
"rose",
"stood (up)",
"uprose"
]
},
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
"examples":[
"stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released"
],
"synonyms":[
"crashed",
"cratered",
"declined",
"descended",
"dipped",
"dived",
"dove",
"dropped",
"fell",
"lowered",
"nose-dived",
"plummeted",
"plunged",
"sank",
"sunk",
"skidded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abated",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"died (down)",
"diminished",
"drooped",
"dwindled",
"ebbed",
"lessened",
"let up",
"moderated",
"subsided",
"tapered off",
"waned",
"receded",
"retreated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulated",
"ballooned",
"built",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"grew",
"increased",
"intensified",
"mushroomed",
"picked up",
"snowballed",
"swelled",
"waxed"
],
"antonyms":[
"arose",
"ascended",
"lifted",
"mounted",
"rose",
"soared",
"spiked",
"upped"
]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans"
],
"synonyms":[
"confused",
"deranged",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"discomposed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disjointed",
"dislocated",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"disrupted",
"disturbed",
"hashed",
"jumbled",
"messed (up)",
"mixed (up)",
"muddled",
"mussed",
"rumpled",
"scrambled",
"shuffled",
"tousled",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroiled",
"entangled",
"snarled",
"tangled",
"agitated",
"perturbed",
"stirred (up)",
"unsettled",
"cluttered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligned",
"alined",
"lined",
"lined up",
"queued",
"classified",
"codified",
"methodized",
"systematized",
"systemized",
"adjusted",
"fixed",
"groomed",
"made up",
"spruced (up)",
"unscrambled"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranged",
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"ranged",
"regulated",
"straightened (up)",
"tidied"
]
},
"to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure":{
"examples":[
"all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble"
],
"synonyms":[
"buckled",
"caved (in)",
"collapsed",
"crumpled",
"foundered",
"gave",
"imploded",
"went",
"went out",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deflated",
"flattened",
"melted",
"melted down",
"broke",
"broke down",
"conked (out)",
"crashed",
"died",
"failed",
"gave out",
"stalled",
"burst",
"bursted",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"splintered",
"split",
"cracked",
"crumbled",
"popped",
"snapped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inflated",
"rose",
"swelled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tumor":{
"an abnormal mass of tissue":{
"examples":[
"the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen"
],
"synonyms":[
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"growth",
"lump",
"neoplasm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outgrowth",
"cancer",
"carcinoma",
"lymphoma",
"malignancy",
"melanoma",
"polyp",
"cyst",
"tubercle",
"wart"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumultuousness":{
"as in storm , trouble":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumulus":{
"as in mound , barrow":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrow",
"mound",
"cemetery",
"churchyard",
"graveyard",
"potter's field",
"catacomb",
"charnel",
"charnel house",
"columbarium",
"crypt",
"mausoleum",
"vault",
"burial",
"grave",
"sepulchre",
"sepulcher",
"sepulture",
"tomb"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tune out":{
"as in ignore , pass over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blow off",
"brush (off)",
"disregard",
"flout",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"wink (at)",
"disobey",
"rebel",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"scorn",
"shrug off",
"breach",
"break",
"contravene",
"fracture",
"infringe (on or upon)",
"offend",
"traduce",
"transgress",
"violate",
"defy",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey",
"observe",
"defer (to)",
"serve",
"submit (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"attend",
"hear",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"regard",
"watch"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tuned out":{
"as in ignored , passed over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blew off",
"brushed (off)",
"disregarded",
"flouted",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted",
"winked (at)",
"disobeyed",
"rebelled",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"scorned",
"shrugged off",
"breached",
"broke",
"contravened",
"fractured",
"infringed (on or upon)",
"offended",
"traduced",
"transgressed",
"violated",
"defied",
"resisted",
"withstood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complied (with)",
"conformed (to)",
"followed",
"minded",
"obeyed",
"observed",
"deferred (to)",
"served",
"submitted (to)",
"surrendered (to)",
"yielded (to)",
"attended",
"heard",
"heeded",
"listened (to)",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"regarded",
"watched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn away":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fend (off)",
"rebut",
"repel",
"repulse",
"stave off",
"turn back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defy",
"fight",
"hold off",
"oppose",
"resist",
"stand off",
"withstand",
"deflect",
"ward (off)",
"rebuff",
"snub",
"spurn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embrace",
"hail",
"welcome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn down":{
"an unwillingness to grant something asked for":{
"examples":[
"the request to use the restroom was just a formality\u2014I really didn't expect a turndown"
],
"synonyms":[
"declination",
"denial",
"disallowance",
"nay",
"no",
"nonacceptance",
"refusal",
"rejection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebuff",
"repudiation",
"repulse",
"spurn",
"negative",
"ban",
"injunction",
"veto",
"deterrence",
"discouragement",
"repression",
"suppression"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"accession",
"acquiescence",
"agreement",
"assent",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance",
"imprimatur",
"seal",
"signature",
"stamp"
],
"antonyms":[
"allowance",
"approval",
"grant",
"OK",
"okay"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"deselect",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"nix",
"pass",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"reprobate",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"throw out",
"throw over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow off",
"disdain",
"rebuff",
"scorn",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"overrule",
"veto",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"dismiss",
"ignore",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"stick",
"abjure",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"detour",
"contradict",
"deny",
"disown",
"negate",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"renege",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condone",
"countenance",
"swallow",
"tolerate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"receive",
"take",
"welcome",
"accede",
"acquiesce",
"agree",
"assent",
"consent",
"choose",
"handpick",
"select",
"espouse",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"accept",
"agree (to)",
"approve"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turn out":{
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"we turn out early on workdays"
],
"synonyms":[
"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
"roll out",
"uprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"bestir",
"stir",
"wake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnap",
"doze",
"drop off",
"lie up",
"nap",
"nod",
"rest",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"snooze",
"bunk",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle",
"couch",
"doss (down)",
"flop (down)",
"lie (down)",
"recline"
],
"antonyms":[
"bed (down)",
"retire",
"turn in"
]
},
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over"
],
"synonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse",
"deterge",
"GI"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminate",
"purge",
"purify",
"disinfect",
"sanitize",
"brush",
"comb",
"dry-clean",
"dust",
"launder",
"mop",
"muck (out)",
"rinse",
"scour",
"scrub",
"shampoo",
"sponge",
"swab",
"sweep",
"vacuum",
"wash",
"wipe",
"brighten",
"deodorize",
"freshen",
"spruce (up)",
"sweeten",
"pick up",
"straighten (up)",
"tidy",
"unclutter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrime",
"muddy",
"defile",
"pollute",
"taint",
"blacken",
"discolor"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirch",
"dirty",
"foul",
"soil",
"spot",
"stain",
"sully"
]
},
"to drive or force out":{
"examples":[
"angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs"
],
"synonyms":[
"banish",
"boot (out)",
"bounce",
"cast out",
"chase",
"dismiss",
"drum (out)",
"eject",
"expel",
"extrude",
"kick out",
"oust",
"out",
"rout",
"run off",
"throw out",
"turf (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deforce",
"deport",
"displace",
"dispossess",
"evict",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"ostracize",
"read out",
"shut out",
"ax",
"axe",
"can",
"cashier",
"defenestrate",
"discharge",
"fire",
"muster out",
"pink-slip",
"release",
"remove",
"retire",
"sack",
"terminate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"admit",
"receive",
"take",
"take in",
"welcome",
"entertain",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"shelter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to be":{
"examples":[
"everything will turn out fine in the end"
],
"synonyms":[
"come out",
"fall out",
"pan out",
"prove",
"shake out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"develop",
"emerge",
"evolve",
"germinate",
"play out",
"unfold",
"work out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in stage , buggy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barouche",
"brougham",
"buckboard",
"buggy",
"cab",
"cabriolet",
"calash",
"cal\u00e8che",
"caleche",
"caroche",
"carryall",
"chaise",
"chariot",
"coach",
"coup\u00e9",
"coupe",
"curricle",
"diligence",
"dogcart",
"droshky",
"drosky",
"four-in-hand",
"gig",
"go-cart",
"hackney",
"hansom",
"hansom cab",
"jaunting car",
"landau",
"phaeton",
"post chaise",
"roadster",
"rockaway",
"stage",
"stagecoach",
"stanhope",
"surrey",
"tandem",
"tilbury",
"tonga",
"trap",
"troika",
"victoria",
"carriage",
"equipage",
"rig"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turn over":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"transpose",
"exchange",
"interchange",
"shift",
"switch",
"overturn",
"upset"
],
"synonyms":[
"flip",
"invert",
"reverse"
]
},
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keep",
"retain",
"withhold"
],
"related":[
"commit",
"consign",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"transfer",
"forfeit",
"release",
"waive",
"abnegate",
"renounce",
"resign",
"abandon",
"desert",
"discard",
"forsake",
"part (with)",
"shed"
],
"synonyms":[
"cede",
"cough up",
"deliver",
"give up",
"hand over",
"lay down",
"relinquish",
"render",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield"
]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"retain"
],
"examples":[
"turned the evidence over to the police"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
],
"related":[
"confer",
"grant",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"furnish",
"supply",
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransfer",
"retransmit"
],
"synonyms":[
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"repose",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"vest"
]
},
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"antonyms":[
"right"
],
"examples":[
"don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stand up",
"straighten (up)",
"erect",
"raise"
],
"related":[
"invert",
"overset",
"overthrow",
"pitchpole",
"topple",
"tump (over)",
"upend",
"careen",
"heel",
"keel",
"lean",
"list",
"tilt",
"tip",
"collapse",
"fall",
"founder",
"give"
],
"synonyms":[
"capsize",
"overturn",
"upset"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turn up":{
"to come into view":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"go (away)",
"melt (away)",
"vanish"
],
"examples":[
"my missing car keys turned up just in time"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depart",
"leave",
"retire",
"withdraw"
],
"related":[
"reappear",
"resurface",
"bulk",
"loom",
"arrive",
"come",
"dawn",
"debut",
"arise",
"blossom",
"bob (up)",
"break",
"break out",
"crop (up)",
"emerge",
"erupt",
"issue",
"outcrop",
"rise",
"shoot (up)",
"spring (up)",
"surface",
"happen",
"occur",
"reappear",
"rematerialize"
],
"synonyms":[
"appear",
"come out",
"materialize",
"show",
"show up",
"unfold"
]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"antonyms":[
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
],
"examples":[
"it took days to turn up the original documents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace",
"misset"
],
"related":[
"espy",
"sight",
"spot",
"look for",
"search (for or out)",
"seek"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertain",
"descry",
"detect",
"determine",
"dig out",
"dig up",
"discover",
"dredge (up)",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunt (down or up)",
"learn",
"locate",
"nose out",
"root (out)",
"rout (out)",
"rummage",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)"
]
},
"to get to a destination":{
"antonyms":[
"go",
"leave"
],
"examples":[
"when do you think our guests will turn up ?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"check out",
"clock (out)",
"flee",
"vamoose"
],
"related":[
"fetch",
"hit",
"make",
"reach",
"pull in",
"touch down",
"debark",
"disembark",
"barge (in)",
"blow in",
"breeze (in)",
"burst (in or into)",
"waltz (in)",
"check in",
"clock (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"appear",
"arrive",
"come",
"get in",
"get through",
"land",
"show up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn-ons":{
"something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"knew the offer of free pizza would be a major turn-on to the pair of teenagers she had just asked to help her move"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alarms",
"alarums",
"alerts",
"cautions",
"forewarnings",
"notices",
"warnings"
],
"related":[
"appeals",
"calls",
"attractions",
"boosts",
"encouragements",
"goads",
"impetuses",
"impulses",
"incentives",
"inducements",
"motivations",
"persuasions",
"seducements",
"seductions",
"spurs",
"stimuli",
"decoys",
"snares",
"traps",
"entrapments",
"mousetraps"
],
"synonyms":[
"allurements",
"baits",
"come-ons",
"enticements",
"lures",
"siren songs",
"temptations"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned one's back on":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"antonyms":[
"accepted",
"agreed (to)",
"approved"
],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[
"condoned",
"countenanced",
"swallowed",
"tolerated",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"received",
"took",
"welcomed",
"acceded",
"acquiesced",
"agreed",
"assented",
"consented",
"chose",
"handpicked",
"selected",
"espoused",
"supported"
],
"related":[
"blew off",
"disdained",
"rebuffed",
"scorned",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"overruled",
"vetoed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"dismissed",
"ignored",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"stuck",
"abjured",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"detoured",
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disowned",
"negated",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"reneged",
"revoked"
],
"synonyms":[
"balked (at)",
"declined",
"deselected",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"nixed",
"passed",
"passed up",
"refused",
"rejected",
"reprobated",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"threw out",
"threw over",
"turned down"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"turned up":{
"to come into view":{
"examples":[
"my missing car keys turned up just in time"
],
"synonyms":[
"appeared",
"came out",
"materialized",
"showed",
"showed up",
"unfolded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reappeared",
"resurfaced",
"bulked",
"loomed",
"arrived",
"came",
"dawned",
"debuted",
"arose",
"blossomed",
"bobbed (up)",
"broke",
"broke out",
"cropped (up)",
"emerged",
"erupted",
"issued",
"outcropped",
"rose",
"shot (up)",
"sprang (up)",
"sprung (up)",
"surfaced",
"happened",
"occurred",
"reappeared",
"rematerialized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"departed",
"left",
"retired",
"withdrew"
],
"antonyms":[
"cleared",
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evanesced",
"evaporated",
"faded",
"melted (away)",
"vanished",
"went (away)"
]
},
"to get to a destination":{
"examples":[
"when do you think our guests will turn up ?"
],
"synonyms":[
"appeared",
"arrived",
"came",
"got in",
"got through",
"landed",
"showed up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fetched",
"hit",
"made",
"reached",
"pulled in",
"touched down",
"debarked",
"disembarked",
"barged (in)",
"blew in",
"breezed (in)",
"burst (in or into)",
"bursted (in or into)",
"waltzed (in)",
"checked in",
"clocked (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"checked out",
"clocked (out)",
"fled",
"vamoosed"
],
"antonyms":[
"left",
"went"
]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"it took days to turn up the original documents"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertained",
"descried",
"detected",
"determined",
"discovered",
"dredged (up)",
"dug out",
"dug up",
"ferreted (out)",
"found",
"found out",
"got",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunted (down or up)",
"learned",
"located",
"nosed out",
"ran down",
"rooted (out)",
"routed (out)",
"rummaged",
"scared up",
"scouted (up)",
"tracked (down)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espied",
"sighted",
"spotted",
"looked for",
"searched (for or out)",
"sought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced",
"misset",
"mis-set"
],
"antonyms":[
"missed",
"overlooked",
"passed over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turned-on":{
"keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{
"antonyms":[
"out",
"uncool",
"unhip",
"untrendy"
],
"examples":[
"a film genre that today's turned-on moviegoers seem little interested in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"geeky",
"nerdish",
"nerdy",
"dowdy",
"styleless",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"related":[
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"voguish"
],
"synonyms":[
"au courant",
"cool",
"def",
"downtown",
"groovy",
"hep",
"hip",
"in",
"mod",
"now",
"trendy",
"with-it"
]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bored",
"jaded",
"palled",
"tired",
"wearied",
"dejected",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"related":[
"aroused",
"incited",
"inspired",
"provoked",
"stimulated",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"delighted",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"riveted",
"spellbound",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"tantalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"charged",
"electrified",
"excited",
"exhilarated",
"galvanized",
"intoxicated",
"pumped up",
"thrilled",
"titillated"
]
},
"to cause to function":{
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivated",
"killed",
"shut off",
"turned off"
],
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stopped",
"stuck",
"decelerated",
"repressed",
"slowed",
"stunted",
"suppressed"
],
"related":[
"kicked over",
"turned over",
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged",
"aroused",
"excited",
"jump-started",
"kick-started",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"ignited",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"stirred up",
"accelerated",
"catalyzed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"stepped up"
],
"synonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered"
]
},
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covered",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"secured",
"shielded"
],
"related":[
"bum-rushed",
"ganged up (on)",
"mobbed",
"swarmed",
"mugged",
"robbed",
"ambuscaded",
"ambushed",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid",
"blitzed",
"bombarded",
"bombed",
"nuked",
"barraged",
"cannonaded",
"cannoned",
"banged away (at)",
"battered",
"buffeted",
"plastered",
"beleaguered",
"besieged",
"pressed",
"harried",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravaged",
"sacked",
"forayed",
"invaded",
"overran",
"enveloped",
"flanked"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"beset",
"bushwhacked",
"charged",
"descended (on or upon)",
"jumped (on)",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"raided",
"rushed",
"set on",
"sicced",
"sicked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"trashed",
"went in (on)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"turning away":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating off",
"fending (off)",
"rebutting",
"repelling",
"repulsing",
"staving off",
"turning back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defying",
"fighting",
"holding off",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"standing off",
"withstanding",
"deflecting",
"warding (off)",
"rebuffing",
"snubbing",
"spurning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embracing",
"hailing",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turning down":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"antonyms":[
"accepting",
"agreeing (to)",
"approving"
],
"examples":[
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoning",
"countenancing",
"swallowing",
"tolerating",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"receiving",
"taking",
"welcoming",
"acceding",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"consenting",
"choosing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"espousing",
"supporting"
],
"related":[
"blowing off",
"disdaining",
"rebuffing",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"overruling",
"vetoing",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"dismissing",
"ignoring",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disputing",
"gainsaying",
"sticking",
"abjuring",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"detouring",
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disowning",
"negating",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"reneging",
"revoking"
],
"synonyms":[
"balking (at)",
"declining",
"deselecting",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"passing",
"passing up",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"reprobating",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"throwing out",
"throwing over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turning one's back on":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"balking (at)",
"declining",
"deselecting",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"passing",
"passing up",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"reprobating",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"throwing out",
"throwing over",
"turning down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing off",
"disdaining",
"rebuffing",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"overruling",
"vetoing",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"dismissing",
"ignoring",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disputing",
"gainsaying",
"sticking",
"abjuring",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"detouring",
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disowning",
"negating",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"reneging",
"revoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoning",
"countenancing",
"swallowing",
"tolerating",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"receiving",
"taking",
"welcoming",
"acceding",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"consenting",
"choosing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"espousing",
"supporting"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepting",
"agreeing (to)",
"approving"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"turnout":{
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"we turn out early on workdays"
],
"synonyms":[
"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
"roll out",
"uprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"bestir",
"stir",
"wake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnap",
"doze",
"drop off",
"lie up",
"nap",
"nod",
"rest",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"snooze",
"bunk",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle",
"couch",
"doss (down)",
"flop (down)",
"lie (down)",
"recline"
],
"antonyms":[
"bed (down)",
"retire",
"turn in"
]
},
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over"
],
"synonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse",
"deterge",
"GI"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminate",
"purge",
"purify",
"disinfect",
"sanitize",
"brush",
"comb",
"dry-clean",
"dust",
"launder",
"mop",
"muck (out)",
"rinse",
"scour",
"scrub",
"shampoo",
"sponge",
"swab",
"sweep",
"vacuum",
"wash",
"wipe",
"brighten",
"deodorize",
"freshen",
"spruce (up)",
"sweeten",
"pick up",
"straighten (up)",
"tidy",
"unclutter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrime",
"muddy",
"defile",
"pollute",
"taint",
"blacken",
"discolor"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirch",
"dirty",
"foul",
"soil",
"spot",
"stain",
"sully"
]
},
"to drive or force out":{
"examples":[
"angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs"
],
"synonyms":[
"banish",
"boot (out)",
"bounce",
"cast out",
"chase",
"dismiss",
"drum (out)",
"eject",
"expel",
"extrude",
"kick out",
"oust",
"out",
"rout",
"run off",
"throw out",
"turf (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deforce",
"deport",
"displace",
"dispossess",
"evict",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"ostracize",
"read out",
"shut out",
"ax",
"axe",
"can",
"cashier",
"defenestrate",
"discharge",
"fire",
"muster out",
"pink-slip",
"release",
"remove",
"retire",
"sack",
"terminate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"admit",
"receive",
"take",
"take in",
"welcome",
"entertain",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"shelter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to be":{
"examples":[
"everything will turn out fine in the end"
],
"synonyms":[
"come out",
"fall out",
"pan out",
"prove",
"shake out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"develop",
"emerge",
"evolve",
"germinate",
"play out",
"unfold",
"work out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in stage , buggy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barouche",
"brougham",
"buckboard",
"buggy",
"cab",
"cabriolet",
"calash",
"cal\u00e8che",
"caleche",
"caroche",
"carryall",
"chaise",
"chariot",
"coach",
"coup\u00e9",
"coupe",
"curricle",
"diligence",
"dogcart",
"droshky",
"drosky",
"four-in-hand",
"gig",
"go-cart",
"hackney",
"hansom",
"hansom cab",
"jaunting car",
"landau",
"phaeton",
"post chaise",
"roadster",
"rockaway",
"stage",
"stagecoach",
"stanhope",
"surrey",
"tandem",
"tilbury",
"tonga",
"trap",
"troika",
"victoria",
"carriage",
"equipage",
"rig"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turnpike":{
"a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{
"examples":[
"the turnpike was jammed with people heading south for the long weekend"
],
"synonyms":[
"arterial",
"artery",
"avenue",
"boulevard",
"carriageway",
"drag",
"drive",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"route",
"row",
"street",
"thoroughfare",
"thruway",
"trace",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"causeway",
"autobahn",
"autoroute",
"autostrada",
"dual carriageway",
"interstate",
"motorway",
"superhighway",
"beltway",
"bypass",
"parkway",
"ring road",
"corniche",
"switchback",
"through street",
"high street",
"Main Street",
"backstreet",
"branch",
"bystreet",
"byway",
"crossroad",
"secondary road",
"shunpike",
"side road",
"side street",
"alley",
"alleyway",
"circle",
"lane",
"laneway",
"mews",
"place",
"close",
"cul-de-sac",
"dead end",
"corridor",
"track",
"trail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turns away":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats off",
"fends (off)",
"rebuts",
"repels",
"repulses",
"staves off",
"turns back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defies",
"fights",
"holds off",
"opposes",
"resists",
"stands off",
"withstands",
"deflects",
"wards (off)",
"rebuffs",
"snubs",
"spurns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embraces",
"hails",
"welcomes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turophile":{
"as in oenophile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oenophile",
"savorer",
"foodie",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"bon vivant",
"epicure",
"epicurean",
"gastronome",
"gastronomist",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glutton",
"gorger",
"guzzler",
"hog",
"overeater",
"stuffer",
"swiller",
"trencherman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tussles":{
"a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a small tussle on the basketball court was quickly broken up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truces"
],
"related":[
"pitched battles",
"rough-and-tumbles",
"affrays",
"battles royal",
"battle royals",
"battles royale",
"battle royales",
"brawls",
"broils",
"donnybrooks",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"mix-ups",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"blows",
"fistfights",
"fisticuffs",
"grapples",
"handgrips",
"punch-outs",
"punch-ups",
"slugfests",
"confrontations",
"duels",
"face-offs",
"jousts",
"altercations",
"argle-bargles",
"arguments",
"argy-bargies",
"contretemps",
"controversies",
"cross fires",
"disagreements",
"disputes",
"fallings-out",
"falling-outs",
"kickups",
"misunderstandings",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tangles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles",
"catfights"
],
"synonyms":[
"battles",
"clashes",
"combats",
"conflicts",
"contests",
"dustups",
"fights",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"scraps",
"scrimmages",
"scrums",
"scuffles",
"skirmishes",
"struggles"
]
},
"to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"puppies tussling with one another, rolling over and over on the carpet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"battles",
"clashes (with)",
"combats",
"contends",
"duels",
"fights",
"wars (against)",
"bashes",
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"hits",
"punches",
"slugs",
"strikes",
"boxes",
"spars",
"brawls",
"skirmishes"
],
"synonyms":[
"grapples",
"rassles",
"scuffles",
"wrestles"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tut (over or about)":{
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"Aunt Marge tuts over almost everything the younger generation does"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecate",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disesteem",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (on or upon)",
"mislike",
"reprove",
"tsk-tsk",
"tut-tut (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelish",
"object (to)",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"scorn",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"discommend",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"scold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"support",
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"love",
"relish",
"revel (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approve",
"favor",
"like"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tutelage":{
"the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a governess overseeing the tutelage of the family's children"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"didactics",
"pedagogics",
"pedagogy",
"higher education",
"higher learning",
"coaching",
"conditioning",
"cultivation",
"preparation",
"readying",
"development",
"direction",
"guidance",
"nurturance",
"nurturing",
"edification",
"enlightenment",
"improvement"
],
"synonyms":[
"education",
"instruction",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"training",
"tuition",
"tutoring"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tutor":{
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{
"examples":[
"tutored me in Spanish"
],
"synonyms":[
"educate",
"indoctrinate",
"instruct",
"lesson",
"school",
"teach",
"train"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coach",
"mentor",
"drill",
"fit",
"ground",
"habilitate",
"prepare",
"prime",
"qualify",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"rear",
"catechize",
"lecture",
"moralize",
"preach",
"implant",
"inculcate",
"instill",
"instil",
"homeschool",
"edify",
"enlighten",
"brief",
"familiarize",
"impart (to)",
"inform",
"verse",
"initiate",
"introduce",
"show",
"reeducate",
"reschool",
"reteach",
"retrain"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
"examples":[
"bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"coach",
"counsel",
"guide",
"lead",
"mentor",
"pilot",
"shepherd",
"show"
],
"near synonyms":[
"godfather",
"direct",
"engineer",
"steer",
"sway",
"accompany",
"attend",
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"convoy",
"escort",
"see",
"squire",
"oversee",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"drill",
"train",
"brief",
"enlighten",
"inform",
"instruct",
"school",
"teach",
"inculcate",
"indoctrinate",
"cultivate",
"foster",
"nurture"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in teacher , instructor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"instructor",
"teacher",
"handler",
"manager",
"driller",
"drillmaster",
"coach",
"trainer",
"adviser",
"advisor",
"cicerone",
"counselor",
"counsellor",
"guide",
"mentor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tutors":{
"as in teachers , instructors":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"tutored me in Spanish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"coaches",
"mentors",
"drills",
"fits",
"grounds",
"habilitates",
"prepares",
"primes",
"qualifies",
"directs",
"guides",
"leads",
"rears",
"catechizes",
"lectures",
"moralizes",
"preaches",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"instills",
"instils",
"homeschools",
"edifies",
"enlightens",
"briefs",
"familiarizes",
"imparts (to)",
"informs",
"verses",
"initiates",
"introduces",
"shows",
"reeducates",
"reschools",
"reteaches",
"retrains"
],
"synonyms":[
"educates",
"indoctrinates",
"instructs",
"lessons",
"schools",
"teaches",
"trains"
]
},
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"godfathers",
"directs",
"engineers",
"steers",
"sways",
"accompanies",
"attends",
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"convoys",
"escorts",
"sees",
"squires",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises",
"drills",
"trains",
"briefs",
"enlightens",
"informs",
"instructs",
"schools",
"teaches",
"inculcates",
"indoctrinates",
"cultivates",
"fosters",
"nurtures"
],
"synonyms":[
"coaches",
"counsels",
"guides",
"leads",
"mentors",
"pilots",
"shepherds",
"shows"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tuck (away or in)":{
"to take in as food":{
"examples":[
"after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy"
],
"synonyms":[
"consume",
"eat",
"ingest",
"partake (of)",
"put away",
"put down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"digest",
"down",
"mouth (down)",
"swallow",
"bolt",
"chow (down on)",
"devour",
"glut (on)",
"gobble (up or down)",
"gorge",
"gulp",
"scoff",
"slop",
"snarf (down)",
"swill",
"wolf",
"chew",
"gnaw (at or on)",
"gum",
"lap",
"lick",
"nibble (on)",
"nurse",
"pick (at)",
"relish",
"savor",
"savour",
"taste",
"banquet",
"dine",
"fare",
"feast",
"gormandize",
"pig out",
"regale",
"dispatch",
"polish off",
"breakfast",
"lunch",
"sup",
"munch",
"nosh",
"snack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turgid":{
"enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"turgid leeches having had their fill of blood"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloated",
"blown",
"distended",
"overinflated",
"puffed",
"swollen",
"tumescent",
"tumid",
"varicose",
"varicosed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballooned",
"blown up",
"expanded",
"bulging",
"dilated",
"protuberant",
"ventricose",
"ballooning",
"dilating",
"turgescent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"deflated",
"detumescent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tumble":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"related":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"examples":[
"took a little tumble on the ice"
],
"synonyms":[
"fall",
"slip",
"spill",
"stumble"
],
"related":[
"header",
"pratfall",
"misstep",
"trip",
"descent",
"dive",
"plunge",
"skid",
"slide",
"free-fall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"examples":[
"her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance-medley",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"dishevelment",
"disorder",
"disorderedness",
"disorderliness",
"disorganization",
"free-for-all",
"havoc",
"heck",
"hell",
"jumble",
"mare's nest",
"mess",
"messiness",
"misorder",
"muddle",
"muss",
"shambles",
"snake pit",
"welter"
],
"related":[
"anarchy",
"lawlessness",
"misrule",
"riot",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"labyrinth",
"maze",
"web",
"maelstrom",
"storm",
"bollix",
"clutter",
"litter",
"mishmash",
"shuffle",
"hodgepodge",
"medley",
"miscellany",
"morass",
"motley"
],
"near antonyms":[
"method",
"pattern",
"plan",
"system"
],
"antonyms":[
"order",
"orderliness"
]
},
"to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"examples":[
"the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet"
],
"synonyms":[
"fall",
"slip",
"stumble",
"topple",
"trip"
],
"related":[
"collapse",
"crumple",
"drop",
"flump",
"keel",
"plop",
"plunk",
"plonk",
"slump (over)",
"crash",
"free-fall",
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"plunge",
"precipitate",
"wipe out",
"skid",
"slide"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"get up",
"rise",
"stand (up)",
"uprise"
]
},
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
"examples":[
"stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released"
],
"synonyms":[
"crash",
"crater",
"decline",
"descend",
"dip",
"dive",
"drop",
"fall",
"lower",
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"plunge",
"sink",
"skid"
],
"related":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"die (down)",
"diminish",
"droop",
"dwindle",
"ebb",
"lessen",
"let up",
"moderate",
"subside",
"taper off",
"wane",
"recede",
"retreat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"balloon",
"build",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"grow",
"increase",
"intensify",
"mushroom",
"pick up",
"snowball",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"lift",
"mount",
"rise",
"soar",
"spike",
"up"
]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans"
],
"synonyms":[
"confuse",
"derange",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"discompose",
"dishevel",
"disjoint",
"dislocate",
"disorder",
"disorganize",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"hash",
"jumble",
"mess (up)",
"mix (up)",
"muddle",
"muss",
"rumple",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"tousle",
"upset"
],
"related":[
"embroil",
"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"agitate",
"perturb",
"stir (up)",
"unsettle",
"clutter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"align",
"aline",
"line",
"line up",
"queue",
"classify",
"codify",
"methodize",
"systematize",
"systemize",
"adjust",
"fix",
"groom",
"make up",
"spruce (up)",
"unscramble"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrange",
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"range",
"regulate",
"straighten (up)",
"tidy"
]
},
"to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure":{
"examples":[
"all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble"
],
"synonyms":[
"buckle",
"cave (in)",
"collapse",
"crumple",
"founder",
"give",
"go",
"go out",
"implode",
"yield"
],
"related":[
"deflate",
"flatten",
"melt",
"melt down",
"break",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"die",
"fail",
"give out",
"stall",
"burst",
"shatter",
"smash",
"splinter",
"split",
"crack",
"crumble",
"pop",
"snap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inflate",
"rise",
"swell"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turves":{
"as in territories":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"territories",
"studies",
"subjects",
"occupations",
"professions",
"pursuits",
"rackets",
"vocations",
"frontiers",
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"kens",
"reaches",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths",
"areas",
"arenas",
"bailiwicks",
"baronies",
"businesses",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"firmaments",
"fronts",
"games",
"kingdoms",
"lines",
"precincts",
"provinces",
"realms",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"walks",
"subfields",
"subspecialties",
"sub-specialties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turning":{
"as in turned , twisted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"entwined",
"kinked",
"swirled",
"turned",
"twined",
"twining",
"twisted",
"twisting",
"veering",
"warped",
"bowed",
"rounded",
"bending",
"coiled",
"coiling",
"corkscrew",
"curled",
"curling",
"curved",
"curving",
"looped",
"looping",
"spiral",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"wavy",
"winding",
"meandering",
"weaving",
"devious",
"serpentine",
"sinuous",
"crooked",
"zigzag",
"zigzagging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"direct",
"linear",
"right",
"straight",
"straightaway",
"straightforward",
"unbent",
"uncurled",
"untwisted",
"undeviating",
"unswerving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
"examples":[
"turned the doorknob as quietly as possible"
],
"synonyms":[
"pivoting",
"revolving",
"rolling",
"rotating",
"spinning",
"swinging",
"swirling",
"swiveling",
"swivelling",
"twirling",
"twisting",
"wheeling",
"whirling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"screwing",
"unscrewing",
"twiddling",
"coiling",
"cranking",
"reeling",
"winding",
"circulating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
"examples":[
"the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around",
"he turned his cart uphill"
],
"synonyms":[
"deflecting",
"diverting",
"redirecting",
"swinging",
"veering",
"wheeling",
"whipping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averting",
"deviating",
"moving",
"rechanneling",
"shifting",
"shunting",
"sidetracking",
"swerving",
"switching",
"transferring",
"swiveling",
"swivelling",
"twisting",
"whirling",
"zigzagging",
"bending",
"curving",
"swaying",
"reversing",
"turning back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"we turned left at the light",
"the storm unexpectedly turned south and missed our area"
],
"synonyms":[
"detouring",
"deviating",
"diverging",
"sheering",
"swerving",
"swinging",
"turning off",
"veering",
"wheeling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tacking",
"zigzagging",
"doubling (back)",
"turning back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
"examples":[
"will turn 12 in six months"
],
"synonyms":[
"becoming",
"coming",
"getting",
"going",
"growing",
"running",
"waxing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altering",
"changing",
"metamorphosing",
"modifying",
"mutating",
"transfiguring",
"transforming",
"transmuting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abiding",
"being",
"continuing",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move in circles around an axis or center":{
"examples":[
"the wheels turned , but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving"
],
"synonyms":[
"gyrating",
"pinwheeling",
"pirouetting",
"revolving",
"rolling",
"rotating",
"spinning",
"twirling",
"wheeling",
"whirling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coiling",
"curling",
"curving",
"rounding",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"swirling",
"twining",
"twisting",
"winding",
"circling",
"circulating",
"encircling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"pivoting",
"swiveling",
"swivelling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"turned the question every which way but could find no answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewing over",
"cogitating",
"considering",
"contemplating",
"debating",
"deliberating",
"entertaining",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"kicking around",
"meditating",
"mulling (over)",
"perpending",
"pondering",
"poring (over)",
"questioning",
"revolving",
"ruminating",
"studying",
"thinking (about or over)",
"weighing",
"wrestling (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"musing (upon)",
"reflecting (on or upon)",
"reminiscing",
"analyzing",
"exploring",
"reviewing",
"concluding",
"reasoning",
"second-guessing",
"speculating (about)",
"brooding (about or over)",
"dwelling (on or upon)",
"fixating (on or upon)",
"fretting (about or over)",
"obsessing (about or over)",
"believing",
"conceiving",
"opining",
"absorbing",
"assimilating",
"digesting",
"drinking (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"slighting",
"dismissing",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
"examples":[
"what we do next turns on your answer to the following question"
],
"synonyms":[
"depending",
"hanging",
"hinging",
"riding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basing",
"establishing",
"founding",
"resting",
"staying",
"grounding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{
"examples":[
"all the new information made his head turn"
],
"synonyms":[
"reeling",
"spinning",
"swimming",
"whirling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swirling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calming",
"collecting",
"settling",
"steadying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"he did his best to turn his new friends against his ex-wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"biasing",
"biassing",
"poisoning",
"prejudicing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disposing",
"inclining",
"predisposing",
"influencing",
"prepossessing",
"convincing",
"persuading",
"suggesting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"turnovers":{
"as in turns , rotations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"revolutions",
"rotations",
"turns",
"beats",
"circuits",
"loops",
"rings",
"chains",
"sequences",
"series",
"strings",
"successions",
"trains",
"courses",
"developments",
"progressions",
"runs",
"patterns",
"syndromes",
"circles",
"cycles",
"merry-go-rounds",
"rounds",
"wheels",
"zodiacs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turning loose":{
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
"examples":[
"Once the eagle was fully recovered, the animal sanctuary turned it loose ."
],
"synonyms":[
"discharging",
"disenthralling",
"disenthraling",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"enlarging",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"manumitting",
"releasing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bailing (out)",
"delivering",
"paroling",
"ransoming",
"redeeming",
"rescuing",
"saving",
"disembarrassing",
"disencumbering",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"extricating",
"unshackling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"committing",
"immuring",
"imprisoning",
"incarcerating",
"interning",
"jailing",
"locking (up)",
"conquering",
"enslaving",
"subduing",
"subjugating"
],
"antonyms":[
"binding",
"confining",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"restraining"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turned in":{
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
"examples":[
"turned in the banned assault rifle to the police"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceded",
"coughed up",
"delivered",
"gave up",
"handed over",
"laid down",
"relinquished",
"rendered",
"surrendered",
"turned over",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"committed",
"consigned",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"transferred",
"forfeited",
"released",
"waived",
"abnegated",
"renounced",
"resigned",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"discarded",
"forsook",
"parted (with)",
"shed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"kept",
"retained",
"withheld"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
"examples":[
"it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedded",
"crashed",
"dossed (down)",
"retired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunked",
"perched",
"roosted",
"settled",
"dozed",
"dropped off",
"napped",
"nodded",
"slept",
"slumbered",
"snoozed",
"couched",
"lay (down)",
"reclined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"roused",
"wakened",
"woke",
"waked",
"bestirred",
"stirred",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"shifted",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[
"arose",
"got up",
"rose",
"uprose"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turns on":{
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"besets",
"bushwhacks",
"charges",
"descends (on or upon)",
"goes in (on)",
"jumps (on)",
"pounces (on or upon)",
"raids",
"rushes",
"sets on",
"sics",
"sicks",
"storms",
"strikes",
"trashes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushes",
"gangs up (on)",
"mobs",
"swarms",
"mugs",
"robs",
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"waylays",
"blitzes",
"bombards",
"bombs",
"nukes",
"barrages",
"cannonades",
"cannons",
"bangs away (at)",
"batters",
"buffets",
"plasters",
"beleaguers",
"besieges",
"presses",
"harries",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"forays",
"invades",
"overruns",
"envelops",
"flanks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covers",
"defends",
"guards",
"protects",
"secures",
"shields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"charges",
"electrifies",
"excites",
"exhilarates",
"galvanizes",
"intoxicates",
"pumps up",
"thrills",
"titillates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"incites",
"inspires",
"provokes",
"stimulates",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"delights",
"enchants",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"hypnotizes",
"mesmerizes",
"rivets",
"spellbinds",
"interests",
"intrigues",
"tantalizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"palls",
"tires",
"wearies",
"dejects",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"synonyms":[
"activates",
"actuates",
"cranks (up)",
"drives",
"moves",
"runs",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"starts",
"touches off",
"triggers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicks over",
"turns over",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"energizes",
"fires",
"fuels",
"generates",
"powers",
"pushes",
"discharges",
"launches",
"releases",
"switches",
"trips",
"reactivates",
"recharges",
"arouses",
"excites",
"jump-starts",
"kick-starts",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"ignites",
"incites",
"instigates",
"provokes",
"quickens",
"stirs up",
"accelerates",
"catalyzes",
"speeds (up)",
"steps up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrests",
"brakes",
"checks",
"cuts off",
"draws up",
"halts",
"jams",
"stalls",
"sticks",
"stops",
"decelerates",
"represses",
"slows",
"stunts",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[
"cuts",
"cuts out",
"deactivates",
"kills",
"shuts off",
"turns off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turban":{
"as in helmet , beret":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baseball cap",
"beret",
"billycock",
"biretta",
"boater",
"bonnet",
"bowler",
"calotte",
"capuche",
"casque",
"castor",
"cloche",
"cocked hat",
"cowboy hat",
"cowl",
"derby",
"fedora",
"fez",
"garrison cap",
"hard hat",
"helm",
"helmet",
"high hat",
"homburg",
"hood",
"kepi",
"k\u00e9pi",
"kufi",
"leghorn",
"miter",
"mitre",
"nightcap",
"opera hat",
"overseas cap",
"panama",
"picture hat",
"pillbox",
"plug hat",
"porkpie hat",
"service cap",
"shako",
"silk hat",
"skimmer",
"skullcap",
"sombrero",
"sou'wester",
"Stetson",
"stocking cap",
"stovepipe",
"sunbonnet",
"tam",
"tam-o'-shanter",
"ten-gallon hat",
"top hat",
"topper",
"toque",
"tricorne",
"tricorn",
"zucchetto",
"cap",
"chapeau",
"hat",
"headdress",
"headgear",
"headpiece",
"lid",
"warbonnet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turns up":{
"to come into view":{
"examples":[
"my missing car keys turned up just in time"
],
"synonyms":[
"appears",
"comes out",
"materializes",
"shows",
"shows up",
"unfolds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reappears",
"resurfaces",
"bulks",
"looms",
"arrives",
"comes",
"dawns",
"debuts",
"arises",
"blossoms",
"bobs (up)",
"breaks",
"breaks out",
"crops (up)",
"emerges",
"erupts",
"issues",
"outcrops",
"rises",
"shoots (up)",
"springs (up)",
"surfaces",
"happens",
"occurs",
"reappears",
"rematerializes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"departs",
"leaves",
"retires",
"withdraws"
],
"antonyms":[
"clears",
"disappears",
"dissolves",
"evanesces",
"evaporates",
"fades",
"goes (away)",
"melts (away)",
"vanishes"
]
},
"to get to a destination":{
"examples":[
"when do you think our guests will turn up ?"
],
"synonyms":[
"appears",
"arrives",
"comes",
"gets in",
"gets through",
"lands",
"shows up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fetches",
"hits",
"makes",
"reaches",
"pulls in",
"touches down",
"debarks",
"disembarks",
"barges (in)",
"blows in",
"breezes (in)",
"bursts (in or into)",
"waltzes (in)",
"checks in",
"clocks (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"checks out",
"clocks (out)",
"flees",
"vamooses"
],
"antonyms":[
"goes",
"leaves"
]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"it took days to turn up the original documents"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertains",
"descries",
"detects",
"determines",
"digs out",
"digs up",
"discovers",
"dredges (up)",
"ferrets (out)",
"finds",
"finds out",
"gets",
"hits (on or upon)",
"hunts (down or up)",
"learns",
"locates",
"noses out",
"roots (out)",
"routs (out)",
"rummages",
"runs down",
"scares up",
"scouts (up)",
"tracks (down)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espies",
"sights",
"spots",
"looks for",
"searches (for or out)",
"seeks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces",
"missets"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses",
"overlooks",
"passes over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tun":{
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
"examples":[
"in olden days an English ship's capacity was measured by the number of tuns of wine it could hold"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"butt",
"cask",
"firkin",
"hogshead",
"keg",
"kilderkin",
"pipe",
"puncheon",
"rundlet",
"runlet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scuttlebutt",
"cistern",
"tub",
"vat",
"can",
"drum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned color":{
"to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)":{
"examples":[
"He turned color when his crush walked in the room."
],
"synonyms":[
"bloomed",
"blushed",
"colored",
"crimsoned",
"flushed",
"glowed",
"reddened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"incarnadined",
"rouged",
"ruddled",
"abashed",
"chagrined",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"embarrassed",
"fazed",
"humiliated",
"mortified"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tuneful":{
"having a pleasing mixture of notes":{
"examples":[
"some especially tuneful songs have been written for this new animated film"
],
"synonyms":[
"canorous",
"euphonic",
"euphonious",
"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"melodious",
"musical",
"symphonic",
"symphonious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blending",
"chiming",
"flowing",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"dulcet",
"mellow",
"melodic",
"sweet",
"echoing",
"resonant",
"sonorous",
"quavering",
"trilling",
"warbling",
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"pleasant",
"cadenced",
"lilting",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"rhythmic",
"rhythmical",
"songful",
"songlike",
"chordal",
"harmonic",
"homophonic",
"orchestral",
"polyphonic",
"polyphonous",
"tonal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaring",
"clanging",
"clashing",
"clattering",
"grating",
"harsh",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"metallic",
"raspy",
"raucous",
"scratching",
"screeching",
"shrill",
"squeaky",
"strident",
"disagreeable",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"atonal",
"off-key"
],
"antonyms":[
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"tuneless",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tumbles (to)":{
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"I finally tumbled to the fact that I had been duped into getting involved in a phony investment scheme"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"assimilates",
"beholds",
"catches",
"catches on (to)",
"cognizes",
"compasses",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"cottons (to or on to)",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"digs",
"discerns",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"intuits",
"knows",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"recognizes",
"registers",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"senses",
"twigs",
"understands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"digests",
"takes in",
"realizes",
"fathoms",
"penetrates",
"pierces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turfs":{
"as in territories":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"territories",
"studies",
"subjects",
"occupations",
"professions",
"pursuits",
"rackets",
"vocations",
"frontiers",
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"kens",
"reaches",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths",
"areas",
"arenas",
"bailiwicks",
"baronies",
"businesses",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"firmaments",
"fronts",
"games",
"kingdoms",
"lines",
"precincts",
"provinces",
"realms",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"walks",
"subfields",
"subspecialties",
"sub-specialties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tuckers (out)":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"washes out",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turns turtle":{
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"examples":[
"The waves caused the small boat to turn turtle ."
],
"synonyms":[
"capsizes",
"overturns",
"turns over",
"upsets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inverts",
"oversets",
"overthrows",
"pitchpoles",
"topples",
"tumps (over)",
"upends",
"careens",
"heels",
"keels",
"leans",
"lists",
"tilts",
"tips",
"collapses",
"falls",
"founders",
"gives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stands up",
"straightens (up)",
"erects",
"raises"
],
"antonyms":[
"rights"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turn one's hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"address",
"apply",
"bend",
"buckle",
"devote",
"give"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdress",
"reapply",
"knuckle down",
"set (to)",
"settle (down)",
"busy",
"commit",
"concern",
"engage",
"involve",
"exert",
"exhaust",
"put out",
"spend",
"strain",
"stress",
"tax",
"trouble",
"wear out",
"carry on",
"pitch in",
"plunge (in)",
"grind",
"hump",
"hustle",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug (away)",
"work"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool around",
"idle",
"mess around",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turnpikes":{
"a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{
"examples":[
"the turnpike was jammed with people heading south for the long weekend"
],
"synonyms":[
"arterials",
"arteries",
"avenues",
"boulevards",
"carriageways",
"drags",
"drives",
"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
"passes",
"pike",
"pikes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"streets",
"thoroughfares",
"thruways",
"traces",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"causeways",
"autobahns",
"autoroutes",
"autostradas",
"autostrade",
"dual carriageways",
"interstates",
"motorways",
"superhighways",
"beltways",
"bypasses",
"parkways",
"ring roads",
"corniches",
"switchbacks",
"through streets",
"high streets",
"Main Streets",
"backstreets",
"branches",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"crossroads",
"secondary roads",
"shunpikes",
"side roads",
"side streets",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"circles",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"mews",
"places",
"closes",
"culs-de-sac",
"cul-de-sacs",
"dead ends",
"corridors",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned off":{
"as in shocked , disgusted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repelled",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"shocked",
"squeamish",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"intolerant",
"negative",
"opposed",
"opposing",
"resistant",
"resisting",
"uncongenial",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"afraid",
"disinclined",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"unwilling",
"allergic",
"antipathetic",
"averse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"friendly",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"admiring",
"appreciative",
"charmed",
"delighted",
"fond",
"pleased",
"tickled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"grossed out",
"nauseated",
"put off",
"repelled",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"sickened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"appalled",
"disquieted",
"horrified",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"shocked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allured",
"attracted",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enchanted",
"enticed",
"fascinated",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"tickled",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left"
],
"synonyms":[
"detoured",
"deviated",
"diverged",
"sheered",
"swerved",
"swung",
"turned",
"veered",
"wheeled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tacked",
"zigzagged",
"doubled (back)",
"turned back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee"
],
"synonyms":[
"axed",
"bounced",
"canned",
"cashiered",
"discharged",
"dismissed",
"fired",
"mustered out",
"pink-slipped",
"released",
"removed",
"retired",
"sacked",
"terminated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsized",
"excessed",
"furloughed",
"laid off",
"trimmed",
"booted (out)",
"chucked (out)",
"drummed (out)",
"kicked out",
"threw out",
"unseated",
"separated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"kept",
"reemployed",
"re-employed",
"rehired",
"contracted",
"subcontracted",
"recruited"
],
"antonyms":[
"employed",
"engaged",
"hired",
"retained",
"signed (up or on)",
"took on"
]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"please turn off the fan when you're done"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivated",
"killed",
"shut off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicked (off)",
"dismantled",
"mothballed",
"phased out",
"arrested",
"braked",
"chocked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stuck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged"
],
"antonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"propelled",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered",
"turned on"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"turbidness":{
"as in cloudiness , opacity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cloudiness",
"opacity",
"opaqueness",
"turbidity",
"fogginess",
"haziness",
"milkiness",
"mistiness",
"murkiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"limpidity",
"limpidness",
"lucency",
"translucence",
"translucency",
"transparency",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"effulgence",
"luminosity",
"luminousness",
"definition",
"resolution",
"sharpness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turning out":{
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"we turn out early on workdays"
],
"synonyms":[
"arising",
"getting up",
"rising",
"rolling out",
"uprising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"awakening",
"awaking",
"bestirring",
"stirring",
"waking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"dropping off",
"lying up",
"napping",
"nodding",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"bunking",
"perching",
"roosting",
"settling",
"couching",
"dossing (down)",
"flopping (down)",
"lying (down)",
"reclining"
],
"antonyms":[
"bedding (down)",
"retiring",
"turning in"
]
},
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleaning",
"cleansing",
"deterging",
"GI'ing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminating",
"purging",
"purifying",
"disinfecting",
"sanitizing",
"brushing",
"combing",
"dry-cleaning",
"dusting",
"laundering",
"mopping",
"mucking (out)",
"rinsing",
"scouring",
"scrubbing",
"shampooing",
"sponging",
"swabbing",
"sweeping",
"vacuuming",
"washing",
"wiping",
"brightening",
"deodorizing",
"freshening",
"sprucing (up)",
"sweetening",
"picking up",
"straightening (up)",
"tidying",
"uncluttering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begriming",
"muddying",
"defiling",
"polluting",
"tainting",
"blackening",
"discoloring"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirching",
"dirtying",
"fouling",
"soiling",
"spotting",
"staining",
"sullying"
]
},
"to drive or force out":{
"examples":[
"angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs"
],
"synonyms":[
"banishing",
"booting (out)",
"bouncing",
"casting out",
"chasing",
"dismissing",
"drumming (out)",
"ejecting",
"expelling",
"extruding",
"kicking out",
"ousting",
"outing",
"routing",
"running off",
"throwing out",
"turfing (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deforcing",
"deporting",
"displacing",
"dispossessing",
"evicting",
"exiling",
"expatriating",
"ostracizing",
"reading out",
"shutting out",
"axing",
"canning",
"cashiering",
"defenestrating",
"discharging",
"firing",
"mustering out",
"pink-slipping",
"releasing",
"removing",
"retiring",
"sacking",
"terminating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"admitting",
"receiving",
"taking",
"taking in",
"welcoming",
"entertaining",
"harboring",
"housing",
"lodging",
"sheltering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to be":{
"examples":[
"everything will turn out fine in the end"
],
"synonyms":[
"coming out",
"falling out",
"panning out",
"proving",
"shaking out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"developing",
"emerging",
"evolving",
"germinating",
"playing out",
"unfolding",
"working out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tunes":{
"a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect":{
"examples":[
"hummed a little tune while I sorted the laundry"
],
"synonyms":[
"airs",
"lays",
"melodies",
"songs",
"strains",
"warbles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descants",
"discants",
"cadences",
"measures",
"meters",
"rhythms",
"ballads",
"ditties",
"hymns",
"lyrics",
"madrigals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in adapts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adapts",
"accommodates",
"attunes",
"conciliates",
"conforms",
"coordinates",
"harmonizes",
"keys",
"reconciles",
"blends",
"combines",
"connects",
"correlates",
"dovetails",
"fits",
"fuses",
"integrates",
"joins",
"matches",
"merges",
"orchestrates",
"pairs",
"squares",
"suits",
"synchronizes",
"synthesizes",
"unifies",
"unites",
"aligns",
"alines",
"arranges",
"arrays",
"balances",
"equalizes",
"evens",
"orders",
"proportions",
"regularizes",
"standardizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disharmonizes",
"confuses",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"disorganizes",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"skews",
"upsets",
"alienates",
"estranges"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tu-whit tu-whoos":{
"as in hoots , howls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barks",
"bays",
"bellows",
"blats",
"bleats",
"brays",
"cackles",
"callings",
"caterwauls",
"caws",
"cheeps",
"chirps",
"clucks",
"coos",
"crakes",
"croaks",
"crows",
"grunts",
"honks",
"hoots",
"howls",
"lows",
"meows",
"miaows",
"mews",
"moos",
"neighs",
"oinks",
"peeps",
"quacks",
"roars",
"screeches",
"squalls",
"squawks",
"squeaks",
"squeals",
"trumpets",
"twitters",
"whinnies",
"yaps",
"yelps",
"yips",
"yowls",
"calls",
"cries",
"notes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turning around":{
"as in changing , improving":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"changing",
"fluctuating",
"mutating",
"shifting",
"snapping",
"varying",
"seesawing",
"teetering",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"metamorphosing",
"morphing",
"transmuting",
"bettering",
"improving",
"deteriorating",
"worsening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plateauing",
"stabilizing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tumbling":{
"to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"examples":[
"the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet"
],
"synonyms":[
"falling",
"slipping",
"stumbling",
"toppling",
"tripping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collapsing",
"crumpling",
"dropping",
"flumping",
"keeling",
"plopping",
"plunking",
"plonking",
"slumping (over)",
"crashing",
"free-falling",
"nose-diving",
"plummeting",
"plunging",
"precipitating",
"wiping out",
"skidding",
"sliding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"getting up",
"rising",
"standing (up)",
"uprising"
]
},
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
"examples":[
"stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released"
],
"synonyms":[
"crashing",
"cratering",
"declining",
"descending",
"dipping",
"diving",
"dropping",
"falling",
"lowering",
"nose-diving",
"plummeting",
"plunging",
"sinking",
"skidding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"drooping",
"dwindling",
"dying (down)",
"ebbing",
"lessening",
"letting up",
"moderating",
"subsiding",
"tapering off",
"waning",
"receding",
"retreating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulating",
"ballooning",
"building",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"growing",
"increasing",
"intensifying",
"mushrooming",
"picking up",
"snowballing",
"swelling",
"waxing"
],
"antonyms":[
"arising",
"ascending",
"lifting",
"mounting",
"rising",
"soaring",
"spiking",
"upping"
]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans"
],
"synonyms":[
"confusing",
"deranging",
"disarranging",
"disarraying",
"discomposing",
"disheveling",
"dishevelling",
"disjointing",
"dislocating",
"disordering",
"disorganizing",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"hashing",
"jumbling",
"messing (up)",
"mixing (up)",
"muddling",
"mussing",
"rumpling",
"scrambling",
"shuffling",
"tousling",
"upsetting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroiling",
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling",
"agitating",
"perturbing",
"stirring (up)",
"unsettling",
"cluttering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligning",
"alining",
"lining",
"lining up",
"queuing",
"queueing",
"classifying",
"codifying",
"methodizing",
"systematizing",
"systemizing",
"adjusting",
"fixing",
"grooming",
"making up",
"sprucing (up)",
"unscrambling"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranging",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"ranging",
"regulating",
"straightening (up)",
"tidying"
]
},
"to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure":{
"examples":[
"all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble"
],
"synonyms":[
"buckling",
"caving (in)",
"collapsing",
"crumpling",
"foundering",
"giving",
"going",
"going out",
"imploding",
"yielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deflating",
"flattening",
"melting",
"melting down",
"breaking",
"breaking down",
"conking (out)",
"crashing",
"dying",
"failing",
"giving out",
"stalling",
"bursting",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"splintering",
"splitting",
"cracking",
"crumbling",
"popping",
"snapping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inflating",
"rising",
"swelling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turned (on)":{
"keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{
"examples":[
"a film genre that today's turned-on moviegoers seem little interested in"
],
"synonyms":[
"au courant",
"cool",
"def",
"downtown",
"groovy",
"hep",
"hip",
"in",
"mod",
"now",
"trendy",
"with-it"
],
"near synonyms":[
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"voguish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"geeky",
"nerdish",
"nerdy",
"dowdy",
"styleless",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"antonyms":[
"out",
"uncool",
"unhip",
"untrendy"
]
},
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"beset",
"bushwhacked",
"charged",
"descended (on or upon)",
"jumped (on)",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"raided",
"rushed",
"set on",
"sicced",
"sicked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"trashed",
"went in (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushed",
"ganged up (on)",
"mobbed",
"swarmed",
"mugged",
"robbed",
"ambuscaded",
"ambushed",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid",
"blitzed",
"bombarded",
"bombed",
"nuked",
"barraged",
"cannonaded",
"cannoned",
"banged away (at)",
"battered",
"buffeted",
"plastered",
"beleaguered",
"besieged",
"pressed",
"harried",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravaged",
"sacked",
"forayed",
"invaded",
"overran",
"enveloped",
"flanked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covered",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"secured",
"shielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"charged",
"electrified",
"excited",
"exhilarated",
"galvanized",
"intoxicated",
"pumped up",
"thrilled",
"titillated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"incited",
"inspired",
"provoked",
"stimulated",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"delighted",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"riveted",
"spellbound",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"tantalized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bored",
"jaded",
"palled",
"tired",
"wearied",
"dejected",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"synonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicked over",
"turned over",
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged",
"aroused",
"excited",
"jump-started",
"kick-started",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"ignited",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"stirred up",
"accelerated",
"catalyzed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"stepped up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stopped",
"stuck",
"decelerated",
"repressed",
"slowed",
"stunted",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivated",
"killed",
"shut off",
"turned off"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tub-thumping":{
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"examples":[
"the studio is going all out to tub-thump its latest summer blockbuster"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhooing",
"blowing up",
"cracking up",
"crying up",
"glorifying",
"touting",
"trumpeting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"magnifying",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"eulogizing",
"advancing",
"advertising",
"announcing",
"blaring",
"blazing",
"blazoning",
"boosting",
"heralding",
"offering",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"publicizing",
"asserting",
"averring",
"claiming",
"declaring",
"laying down",
"making out",
"proclaiming",
"pronouncing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turns out":{
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"we turn out early on workdays"
],
"synonyms":[
"arises",
"gets up",
"rises",
"rolls out",
"uprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"bestirs",
"stirs",
"wakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnaps",
"dozes",
"drops off",
"lies up",
"naps",
"nods",
"rests",
"sleeps",
"slumbers",
"snoozes",
"bunks",
"perches",
"roosts",
"settles",
"couches",
"dosses (down)",
"flops (down)",
"lies (down)",
"reclines"
],
"antonyms":[
"beds (down)",
"retires",
"turns in"
]
},
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleans",
"cleanses",
"deterges",
"GIs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminates",
"purges",
"purifies",
"disinfects",
"sanitizes",
"brushes",
"combs",
"dry-cleans",
"dusts",
"launders",
"mops",
"mucks (out)",
"rinses",
"scours",
"scrubs",
"shampoos",
"sponges",
"swabs",
"sweeps",
"vacuums",
"washes",
"wipes",
"brightens",
"deodorizes",
"freshens",
"spruces (up)",
"sweetens",
"picks up",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies",
"unclutters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrimes",
"muddies",
"defiles",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"blackens",
"discolors"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirches",
"dirties",
"fouls",
"soils",
"spots",
"stains",
"sullies"
]
},
"to drive or force out":{
"examples":[
"angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs"
],
"synonyms":[
"banishes",
"boots (out)",
"bounces",
"casts out",
"chases",
"dismisses",
"drums (out)",
"ejects",
"expels",
"extrudes",
"kicks out",
"ousts",
"outs",
"routs",
"runs off",
"throws out",
"turfs (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deforces",
"deports",
"displaces",
"dispossesses",
"evicts",
"exiles",
"expatriates",
"ostracizes",
"reads out",
"shuts out",
"axes",
"cans",
"cashiers",
"defenestrates",
"discharges",
"fires",
"musters out",
"pink-slips",
"releases",
"removes",
"retires",
"sacks",
"terminates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"admits",
"receives",
"takes",
"takes in",
"welcomes",
"entertains",
"harbors",
"houses",
"lodges",
"shelters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to be":{
"examples":[
"everything will turn out fine in the end"
],
"synonyms":[
"comes out",
"falls out",
"pans out",
"proves",
"shakes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"develops",
"emerges",
"evolves",
"germinates",
"plays out",
"unfolds",
"works out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tuning out":{
"as in ignoring , passing over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing off",
"brushing (off)",
"disregarding",
"flouting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slighting",
"winking (at)",
"disobeying",
"rebelling",
"dismissing",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"scorning",
"shrugging off",
"breaching",
"breaking",
"contravening",
"fracturing",
"infringing (on or upon)",
"offending",
"traducing",
"transgressing",
"violating",
"defying",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complying (with)",
"conforming (to)",
"following",
"minding",
"obeying",
"observing",
"deferring (to)",
"serving",
"submitting (to)",
"surrendering (to)",
"yielding (to)",
"attending",
"hearing",
"heeding",
"listening (to)",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"regarding",
"watching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn a hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"address",
"apply",
"bend",
"buckle",
"devote",
"give"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdress",
"reapply",
"knuckle down",
"set (to)",
"settle (down)",
"busy",
"commit",
"concern",
"engage",
"involve",
"exert",
"exhaust",
"put out",
"spend",
"strain",
"stress",
"tax",
"trouble",
"wear out",
"carry on",
"pitch in",
"plunge (in)",
"grind",
"hump",
"hustle",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug (away)",
"work"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool around",
"idle",
"mess around",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tuckering (out)":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turned down":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"balked (at)",
"declined",
"deselected",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"nixed",
"passed",
"passed up",
"refused",
"rejected",
"reprobated",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"threw out",
"threw over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew off",
"disdained",
"rebuffed",
"scorned",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"overruled",
"vetoed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"dismissed",
"ignored",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"stuck",
"abjured",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"detoured",
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disowned",
"negated",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"reneged",
"revoked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoned",
"countenanced",
"swallowed",
"tolerated",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"received",
"took",
"welcomed",
"acceded",
"acquiesced",
"agreed",
"assented",
"consented",
"chose",
"handpicked",
"selected",
"espoused",
"supported"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepted",
"agreed (to)",
"approved"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tushes":{
"the part of the body upon which someone sits":{
"examples":[
"exercises that are guaranteed to give you a great tush"
],
"synonyms":[
"backsides",
"behinds",
"booties",
"bottoms",
"breeches",
"bums",
"buns",
"buttocks",
"butts",
"cabooses",
"cans",
"cheeks",
"derrieres",
"derri\u00e8res",
"duffs",
"fannies",
"fundaments",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinies",
"hunkers",
"keisters",
"keesters",
"nates",
"posteriors",
"rear ends",
"rears",
"rumps",
"seats",
"tail ends",
"tails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beams",
"sterns",
"moons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turns color":{
"to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)":{
"examples":[
"He turned color when his crush walked in the room."
],
"synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blushes",
"colors",
"crimsons",
"flushes",
"glows",
"reddens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"incarnadines",
"rouges",
"ruddles",
"abashes",
"chagrins",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"embarrasses",
"fazes",
"humiliates",
"mortifies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tu-whit tu-whoo":{
"as in hoot , howl":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bark",
"bay",
"bellow",
"blat",
"bleat",
"bray",
"cackle",
"calling",
"caterwaul",
"caw",
"cheep",
"chirp",
"cluck",
"coo",
"crake",
"croak",
"crow",
"grunt",
"honk",
"hoot",
"howl",
"low",
"meow",
"miaow",
"mew",
"moo",
"neigh",
"oink",
"peep",
"quack",
"roar",
"screech",
"squall",
"squawk",
"squeak",
"squeal",
"trumpet",
"twitter",
"whinny",
"yap",
"yelp",
"yip",
"yowl",
"call",
"cry",
"note"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turning point":{
"a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs":{
"examples":[
"the turning point came when Victor finally admitted he was a werewolf"
],
"synonyms":[
"climacteric",
"climax",
"corner",
"landmark",
"milepost",
"milestone",
"watershed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break",
"capper",
"clincher",
"crusher",
"highlight",
"topper",
"conversion",
"metamorphosis",
"transfiguration",
"transformation",
"turnabout",
"turnaround",
"boiling point",
"breaking point",
"clutch",
"conjuncture",
"crisis",
"crossroad(s)",
"crunch",
"crunch time",
"Dunkirk",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"extremity",
"flash point",
"head",
"juncture",
"zero hour"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tuns":{
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
"examples":[
"in olden days an English ship's capacity was measured by the number of tuns of wine it could hold"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrels",
"butts",
"casks",
"firkins",
"hogsheads",
"kegs",
"kilderkins",
"pipes",
"puncheons",
"rundlets",
"runlets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scuttlebutt",
"cisterns",
"tubs",
"vats",
"cans",
"drums"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned over":{
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
"examples":[
"reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceded",
"coughed up",
"delivered",
"gave up",
"handed over",
"laid down",
"relinquished",
"rendered",
"surrendered",
"turned in",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"committed",
"consigned",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"transferred",
"forfeited",
"released",
"waived",
"abnegated",
"renounced",
"resigned",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"discarded",
"forsook",
"parted (with)",
"shed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"kept",
"retained",
"withheld"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"turned the evidence over to the police"
],
"synonyms":[
"commended",
"committed",
"confided",
"consigned",
"delegated",
"delivered",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"gave",
"gave over",
"handed",
"handed over",
"left",
"passed",
"recommended",
"reposed",
"transferred",
"transmitted",
"trusted",
"vested"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conferred",
"granted",
"assigned",
"dealt (out)",
"dispensed",
"dispersed",
"distributed",
"divided",
"handed in",
"released",
"relinquished",
"submitted",
"surrendered",
"turned in",
"yielded",
"bequeathed",
"handed down",
"handed on",
"willed",
"advanced",
"lent",
"loaned",
"furnished",
"supplied",
"recommitted",
"redelivered",
"retransferred",
"retransmitted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detained",
"held back",
"reserved",
"withheld",
"owned",
"possessed",
"accepted",
"received",
"took in",
"occupied",
"took",
"took over"
],
"antonyms":[
"held",
"kept",
"retained"
]
},
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"examples":[
"don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself"
],
"synonyms":[
"capsized",
"overturned",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inverted",
"overset",
"overthrew",
"pitchpoled",
"toppled",
"tumped (over)",
"upended",
"careened",
"heeled",
"keeled",
"leaned",
"listed",
"tilted",
"tipped",
"collapsed",
"fell",
"foundered",
"gave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stood up",
"straightened (up)",
"erected",
"raised"
],
"antonyms":[
"righted"
]
},
"to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing":{
"examples":[
"would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"flipped",
"inverted",
"reversed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"transposed",
"exchanged",
"interchanged",
"shifted",
"switched",
"overturned",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turns down":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"balks (at)",
"declines",
"deselects",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"nixes",
"passes",
"passes up",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"reprobates",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"throws out",
"throws over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows off",
"disdains",
"rebuffs",
"scorns",
"scouts",
"shoots down",
"overrules",
"vetoes",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"dismisses",
"ignores",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disputes",
"gainsays",
"sticks",
"abjures",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"renounces",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"detours",
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disowns",
"negates",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"reneges",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condones",
"countenances",
"swallows",
"tolerates",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"receives",
"takes",
"welcomes",
"accedes",
"acquiesces",
"agrees",
"assents",
"consents",
"chooses",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"espouses",
"supports"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepts",
"agrees (to)",
"approves"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tumble (to)":{
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"I finally tumbled to the fact that I had been duped into getting involved in a phony investment scheme"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"assimilate",
"behold",
"catch",
"catch on (to)",
"cognize",
"compass",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"cotton (to or on to)",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"recognize",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorb",
"digest",
"take in",
"realize",
"fathom",
"penetrate",
"pierce"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconceive",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tumbledown":{
"showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{
"examples":[
"lived alone on a tumbledown farm that had seen better days"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"unkept",
"desolate",
"forlorn",
"godforsaken",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"tired",
"worn-out",
"bedraggled",
"dingy",
"ragged",
"tattered",
"decaying",
"deteriorated",
"deteriorating",
"rackety",
"ramshackle",
"rattletrap",
"rickety",
"broken",
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"fresh",
"new",
"cared-for",
"kept-up",
"maintained",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"turkeys":{
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
"examples":[
"only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero"
],
"synonyms":[
"berks",
"boobies",
"charlies",
"charleys",
"cuckoos",
"ding-a-lings",
"dingbats",
"ding-dongs",
"dipsticks",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"featherheads",
"fools",
"geese",
"gits",
"half-wits",
"jackasses",
"lunatics",
"mooncalves",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"nutcases",
"nuts",
"simpletons",
"simps",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daredevils",
"madmen",
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"goons",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"morons",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"pinheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schlumps",
"schnooks",
"stocks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"butts",
"dupes",
"laughingstocks",
"mockeries",
"monkeys",
"chumps",
"losers",
"schlemiels",
"shlemiels",
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cranks",
"kooks",
"oddballs",
"screwballs",
"weirdos"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sages",
"thinkers",
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"you turkey , that wasn't my boyfriend\u2014it was my brother!"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boobies",
"buffoons",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"zanies",
"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"sharpies"
],
"antonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
]
},
"something that has failed":{
"examples":[
"his business venture ended up being a turkey , and he lost quite a bit of money on it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombs",
"bummers",
"busts",
"catastrophes",
"clinkers",
"clunkers",
"debacles",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
"disasters",
"duds",
"failures",
"fiascoes",
"fizzles",
"flops",
"frosts",
"lemons",
"losers",
"misses",
"shipwrecks",
"washouts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"also-rans",
"disappointments",
"dogs",
"has-beens",
"near misses",
"botches",
"hashes",
"messes",
"muddles",
"shambles",
"nonevents",
"nonstarters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"jim-dandies",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockbusters",
"hits",
"smashes",
"successes",
"winners"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned":{
"as in sour , off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"curdled",
"fermented",
"off",
"rancid",
"rank",
"sour",
"soured",
"sourish",
"addled",
"bad",
"corrupted",
"decayed",
"decomposed",
"putrefied",
"putrid",
"rotten",
"spoiled",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"fouled",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"corroded",
"crumbled",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"disintegrated",
"decaying",
"decomposing",
"disintegrating",
"mildewy",
"moldering",
"moldy",
"putrefying",
"putrescent",
"rotting",
"gangrenous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undecomposed",
"fresh",
"good",
"sweet",
"preserved",
"pristine",
"uncontaminated",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"unspoiled",
"untainted",
"untouched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
"examples":[
"turned the doorknob as quietly as possible"
],
"synonyms":[
"pivoted",
"revolved",
"rolled",
"rotated",
"spun",
"swirled",
"swiveled",
"swivelled",
"swung",
"twirled",
"twisted",
"wheeled",
"whirled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"screwed",
"unscrewed",
"twiddled",
"coiled",
"cranked",
"reeled",
"wound",
"winded",
"circulated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
"examples":[
"the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around",
"he turned his cart uphill"
],
"synonyms":[
"deflected",
"diverted",
"redirected",
"swung",
"veered",
"wheeled",
"whipped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averted",
"deviated",
"moved",
"rechanneled",
"rechannelled",
"shifted",
"shunted",
"sidetracked",
"swerved",
"switched",
"transferred",
"swiveled",
"swivelled",
"twisted",
"whirled",
"zigzagged",
"bent",
"curved",
"swayed",
"reversed",
"turned back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"we turned left at the light",
"the storm unexpectedly turned south and missed our area"
],
"synonyms":[
"detoured",
"deviated",
"diverged",
"sheered",
"swerved",
"swung",
"turned off",
"veered",
"wheeled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tacked",
"zigzagged",
"doubled (back)",
"turned back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
"examples":[
"will turn 12 in six months"
],
"synonyms":[
"became",
"came",
"got",
"grew",
"ran",
"run",
"waxed",
"went"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altered",
"changed",
"metamorphosed",
"modified",
"mutated",
"transfigured",
"transformed",
"transmuted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"continued",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"was"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move in circles around an axis or center":{
"examples":[
"the wheels turned , but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving"
],
"synonyms":[
"gyrated",
"pinwheeled",
"pirouetted",
"revolved",
"rolled",
"rotated",
"spun",
"twirled",
"wheeled",
"whirled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coiled",
"curled",
"curved",
"rounded",
"spiraled",
"spiralled",
"swirled",
"twined",
"twisted",
"wound",
"winded",
"circled",
"circulated",
"encircled",
"orbited",
"ringed",
"pivoted",
"swiveled",
"swivelled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"turned the question every which way but could find no answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewed over",
"cogitated",
"considered",
"contemplated",
"debated",
"deliberated",
"entertained",
"eyed",
"kicked around",
"meditated",
"mulled (over)",
"perpended",
"pondered",
"pored (over)",
"questioned",
"revolved",
"ruminated",
"studied",
"thought (about or over)",
"weighed",
"wrestled (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mused (upon)",
"reflected (on or upon)",
"reminisced",
"analyzed",
"explored",
"reviewed",
"concluded",
"reasoned",
"second-guessed",
"speculated (about)",
"brooded (about or over)",
"dwelled (on or upon)",
"dwelt (on or upon)",
"fixated (on or upon)",
"fretted (about or over)",
"obsessed (about or over)",
"believed",
"conceived",
"opined",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"digested",
"drank (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"slighted",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
"examples":[
"what we do next turns on your answer to the following question"
],
"synonyms":[
"depended",
"hinged",
"hung",
"hanged",
"rode",
"rid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"based",
"established",
"founded",
"rested",
"stayed",
"grounded"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{
"examples":[
"all the new information made his head turn"
],
"synonyms":[
"reeled",
"spun",
"swam",
"whirled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swirled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calmed",
"collected",
"settled",
"steadied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"he did his best to turn his new friends against his ex-wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"biased",
"biassed",
"poisoned",
"prejudiced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disposed",
"inclined",
"predisposed",
"influenced",
"prepossessed",
"convinced",
"persuaded",
"suggested"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tucks":{
"as in layers , seams":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corrugations",
"layers",
"loops",
"plaits",
"pleats",
"plies",
"puckers",
"seams",
"creases",
"crimps",
"crinkles",
"furrows",
"wrinkles",
"crow's-feet",
"crow's feet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumped (over)":{
"as in toppled , pitchpoled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inverted",
"overset",
"overthrew",
"pitchpoled",
"toppled",
"upended",
"capsized",
"overturned",
"turned over",
"upset",
"careened",
"heeled",
"keeled",
"leaned",
"listed",
"tilted",
"tipped",
"collapsed",
"fell",
"foundered",
"gave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"righted",
"stood up",
"straightened (up)",
"erected",
"raised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turista":{
"abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools":{
"examples":[
"the entire family came down with the dreaded turista three days into their long-awaited vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"Delhi belly",
"diarrhea",
"flux",
"Montezuma's revenge",
"runs",
"trots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dysentery",
"shigellosis",
"scour(s)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tutored":{
"as in trained , taught":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"knowledgeable",
"schooled",
"taught",
"trained",
"able",
"capable",
"competent",
"employable",
"fit",
"fitted",
"habile",
"qualified",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"well-rounded",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficient",
"workmanlike",
"long-term",
"old",
"polished",
"refined",
"multiskilled",
"multitalented",
"gifted",
"talented",
"adroit",
"clever",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"slick",
"sure-handed",
"accomplished",
"ace",
"adept",
"compleat",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crack",
"crackerjack",
"educated",
"experienced",
"expert",
"good",
"great",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"professed",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"versed",
"veteran",
"virtuoso"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"jackleg",
"unprofessional",
"unseasoned",
"unskilled",
"unskillful",
"incapable",
"incompetent",
"inept",
"unable",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified",
"weak",
"artless",
"crude",
"rude",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"talentless",
"ungifted",
"untalented",
"ignorant",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untrained",
"untutored",
"beginning",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"new",
"raw",
"unseasoned",
"untested",
"untried",
"would-be",
"primitive",
"rough",
"unpolished",
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"heavy-handed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{
"examples":[
"tutored me in Spanish"
],
"synonyms":[
"educated",
"indoctrinated",
"instructed",
"lessoned",
"schooled",
"taught",
"trained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coached",
"mentored",
"drilled",
"fitted",
"fit",
"grounded",
"habilitated",
"prepared",
"primed",
"qualified",
"directed",
"guided",
"led",
"reared",
"catechized",
"lectured",
"moralized",
"preached",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"instilled",
"homeschooled",
"edified",
"enlightened",
"briefed",
"familiarized",
"imparted (to)",
"informed",
"versed",
"initiated",
"introduced",
"showed",
"reeducated",
"reschooled",
"retaught",
"retrained"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
"examples":[
"bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"coached",
"counseled",
"counselled",
"guided",
"led",
"mentored",
"piloted",
"shepherded",
"showed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"godfathered",
"directed",
"engineered",
"steered",
"swayed",
"accompanied",
"attended",
"chaperoned",
"convoyed",
"escorted",
"saw",
"squired",
"oversaw",
"superintended",
"supervised",
"drilled",
"trained",
"briefed",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"taught",
"inculcated",
"indoctrinated",
"cultivated",
"fostered",
"nurtured"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tuckered (out)":{
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
"examples":[
"tuckered out after a long day of playing tennis"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"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"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"busted",
"bust",
"did in",
"did up",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"frazzled",
"harassed",
"killed",
"knocked out",
"outwore",
"tired",
"washed out",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activated",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"strengthened",
"vitalized",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"unwound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"turns one's back on":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"Despite encouragement from his teachers, he turned his back on college."
],
"synonyms":[
"balks (at)",
"declines",
"deselects",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"nixes",
"passes",
"passes up",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"reprobates",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"throws out",
"throws over",
"turns down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows off",
"disdains",
"rebuffs",
"scorns",
"scouts",
"shoots down",
"overrules",
"vetoes",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"dismisses",
"ignores",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disputes",
"gainsays",
"sticks",
"abjures",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"renounces",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"detours",
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disowns",
"negates",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"reneges",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condones",
"countenances",
"swallows",
"tolerates",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"receives",
"takes",
"welcomes",
"accedes",
"acquiesces",
"agrees",
"assents",
"consents",
"chooses",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"espouses",
"supports"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepts",
"agrees (to)",
"approves"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tub-thump":{
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"examples":[
"the studio is going all out to tub-thump its latest summer blockbuster"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhoo",
"blow up",
"crack up",
"cry up",
"glorify",
"tout",
"trumpet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"magnify",
"commend",
"compliment",
"eulogize",
"advance",
"advertise",
"announce",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"boost",
"herald",
"offer",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"assert",
"aver",
"claim",
"declare",
"lay down",
"make out",
"proclaim",
"pronounce"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turns over":{
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
"examples":[
"reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak"
],
"synonyms":[
"cedes",
"coughs up",
"delivers",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"lays down",
"relinquishes",
"renders",
"surrenders",
"turns in",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commits",
"consigns",
"entrusts",
"intrusts",
"transfers",
"forfeits",
"releases",
"waives",
"abnegates",
"renounces",
"resigns",
"abandons",
"deserts",
"discards",
"forsakes",
"parts (with)",
"sheds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keeps",
"retains",
"withholds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"turned the evidence over to the police"
],
"synonyms":[
"commends",
"commits",
"confides",
"consigns",
"delegates",
"delivers",
"entrusts",
"intrusts",
"gives",
"gives over",
"hands",
"hands over",
"leaves",
"passes",
"recommends",
"reposes",
"transfers",
"transmits",
"trusts",
"vests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confers",
"grants",
"assigns",
"deals (out)",
"dispenses",
"disperses",
"distributes",
"divides",
"hands in",
"releases",
"relinquishes",
"submits",
"surrenders",
"turns in",
"yields",
"bequeaths",
"hands down",
"hands on",
"wills",
"advances",
"lends",
"loans",
"furnishes",
"supplies",
"recommits",
"redelivers",
"retransfers",
"retransmits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detains",
"holds back",
"reserves",
"withholds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"accepts",
"receives",
"takes in",
"occupies",
"takes",
"takes over"
],
"antonyms":[
"holds",
"keeps",
"retains"
]
},
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"examples":[
"don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself"
],
"synonyms":[
"capsizes",
"overturns",
"upsets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inverts",
"oversets",
"overthrows",
"pitchpoles",
"topples",
"tumps (over)",
"upends",
"careens",
"heels",
"keels",
"leans",
"lists",
"tilts",
"tips",
"collapses",
"falls",
"founders",
"gives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stands up",
"straightens (up)",
"erects",
"raises"
],
"antonyms":[
"rights"
]
},
"to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing":{
"examples":[
"would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"flips",
"inverts",
"reverses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"transposes",
"exchanges",
"interchanges",
"shifts",
"switches",
"overturns",
"upsets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn around":{
"a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite":{
"examples":[
"we were at a loss to explain this turnaround in our daughter's attitude toward her studies"
],
"synonyms":[
"about-face",
"about-turn",
"flip-flop",
"reversal",
"turnabout",
"U-turn",
"volte-face"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bait and switch",
"switcheroo",
"denial",
"disaffirmance",
"disavowal",
"disownment",
"recantation",
"renunciation",
"repudiation",
"retraction",
"reconsideration",
"retreat",
"second thought",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in change , improve":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"change",
"fluctuate",
"mutate",
"shift",
"snap",
"vary",
"seesaw",
"teeter",
"vacillate",
"waver",
"metamorphose",
"morph",
"transmute",
"better",
"improve",
"deteriorate",
"worsen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plateau",
"stabilize"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tunnels":{
"a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.":{
"examples":[
"The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain.",
"The moles dug tunnels in the yard."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crawlways",
"galleries",
"subways",
"antres",
"caverns",
"caves",
"delves",
"grots",
"grottoes",
"grottos",
"abysses",
"chasms",
"gulfs",
"hollows",
"excavations",
"mines",
"pits",
"shafts",
"wells",
"bunkers",
"dugouts",
"foxholes",
"burrows",
"coverts",
"dens",
"holes",
"lairs",
"lodges",
"shelters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tump (over)":{
"as in topple , pitchpole":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"invert",
"overset",
"overthrow",
"pitchpole",
"topple",
"upend",
"capsize",
"overturn",
"turn over",
"upset",
"careen",
"heel",
"keel",
"lean",
"list",
"tilt",
"tip",
"collapse",
"fall",
"founder",
"give"
],
"near antonyms":[
"right",
"stand up",
"straighten (up)",
"erect",
"raise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tugging":{
"to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{
"examples":[
"tugged on the door until it opened"
],
"synonyms":[
"dragging",
"drawing",
"haling",
"hauling",
"lugging",
"pulling",
"towing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attracting",
"heaving",
"jerking",
"yanking",
"carrying",
"conveying",
"ferrying",
"moving",
"transporting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shoving",
"thrusting"
],
"antonyms":[
"driving",
"propelling",
"pushing"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"examples":[
"she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world"
],
"synonyms":[
"banging away",
"beavering (away)",
"digging (away)",
"drudging",
"endeavoring",
"fagging",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"moiling",
"pegging (away)",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"slogging",
"straining",
"striving",
"struggling",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"working"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applying (oneself)",
"buckling (down)",
"digging in",
"hammering (away)",
"knuckling down",
"pitching in",
"attacking",
"driving",
"essaying",
"trying",
"exercising",
"exerting",
"overexerting",
"overworking",
"eking out",
"grinding (out)",
"putting out",
"scrabbling",
"scratching",
"trudging",
"wading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking",
"easing (up)",
"letting up",
"slackening",
"bumming",
"chilling",
"dallying",
"dillydallying",
"footling",
"goldbricking",
"goofing (off)",
"hacking (around)",
"hanging (around or out)",
"idling",
"lazing",
"loafing",
"lounging",
"shirking",
"slacking (off)",
"vegging out",
"basking",
"lolling",
"relaxing",
"reposing",
"resting",
"unwinding",
"dabbling",
"doodling",
"fooling around",
"fribbling",
"goofing (around)",
"hanging",
"hanging about",
"messing around",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tut-tut (over or about)":{
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"deprecate",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disesteem",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (on or upon)",
"mislike",
"reprove",
"tsk-tsk",
"tut (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelish",
"object (to)",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"scorn",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"discommend",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"scold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"support",
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"love",
"relish",
"revel (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approve",
"favor",
"like"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"tut-tutted (over or about)":{
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"deprecated",
"disapproved (of)",
"discountenanced",
"disesteemed",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"frowned (on or upon)",
"misliked",
"reproved",
"tsk-tsked",
"tutted (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelished",
"objected (to)",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"scorned",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"discommended",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"scolded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"supported",
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approved",
"favored",
"liked"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"tummy":{
"the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis":{
"examples":[
"tickled the toddler's tummy"
],
"synonyms":[
"abdomen",
"belly",
"breadbasket",
"gut",
"solar plexus",
"stomach"
],
"near synonyms":[
"middle",
"midriff",
"waist",
"paunch",
"potbelly",
"thorax"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tummies":{
"the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis":{
"examples":[
"tickled the toddler's tummy"
],
"synonyms":[
"abdomens",
"bellies",
"breadbaskets",
"guts",
"solar plexuses",
"stomachs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"middles",
"midriffs",
"waists",
"paunches",
"potbellies",
"thoraxes",
"thoraces"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turnoffs":{
"as in corners":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corners",
"declines",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"slopes",
"doglegs",
"hairpins",
"incurvatures",
"reflections",
"buckles",
"convolutions",
"flexures",
"folds",
"loops",
"spirals",
"swirls",
"twists",
"windings",
"coils",
"curlicues",
"curlycues",
"curls",
"circles",
"ringlets",
"rings",
"rounds",
"kinks",
"warps",
"angles",
"arches",
"arcs",
"bends",
"bows",
"crooks",
"curvatures",
"curves",
"inflections",
"turns",
"winds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumors":{
"an abnormal mass of tissue":{
"examples":[
"the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen"
],
"synonyms":[
"excrescences",
"excrescencies",
"growths",
"lumps",
"neoplasms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outgrowths",
"cancers",
"carcinomas",
"carcinomata",
"lymphomas",
"lymphomata",
"malignancies",
"melanomas",
"melanomata",
"polyps",
"cysts",
"tubercles",
"warts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turn tail":{
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"You can't go around starting fights and then turning tail when they don't go your way."
],
"synonyms":[
"bolt",
"break",
"bug out",
"flee",
"fly",
"hightail (it)",
"retreat",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abscond",
"clear out",
"decamp",
"elope",
"escape",
"get (away)",
"get out",
"lam",
"light out",
"make off",
"mizzle",
"scarper",
"scat",
"scram",
"skip (out)",
"skirr"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"abide",
"dwell",
"hang around",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tut-tut":{
"as in ah , pshaw":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ah",
"bah",
"boo",
"humph",
"pish",
"pooh",
"pshaw",
"sheesh",
"tush",
"tut",
"faugh",
"fie",
"phew",
"phooey",
"rats",
"ugh",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk",
"alack",
"alas",
"woe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"turbulent":{
"marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{
"examples":[
"the turbulent struggle for civil rights that shook up American society in the 1960s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"savage",
"vicious",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"truculent",
"combustible",
"volatile",
"agitated",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"mad",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"destructive",
"ruinous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"pacific",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
]
},
"marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements":{
"examples":[
"the turbulent rapids of the river were certainly daunting to those of us who were new to river rafting"
],
"synonyms":[
"rough",
"rugged",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustering",
"blustery",
"raging",
"violent",
"brutal",
"harsh",
"severe",
"roily",
"unquiet",
"unsettled",
"bleak",
"inclement",
"nasty",
"raw",
"squally"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"bright",
"clear",
"clement",
"cloudless",
"fair",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"unclouded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"marked by wet and windy conditions":{
"examples":[
"expect turbulent weather as the cold front brings rain and sleet"
],
"synonyms":[
"bleak",
"dirty",
"foul",
"inclement",
"nasty",
"raw",
"rough",
"squally",
"stormy",
"tempestuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowy",
"blustering",
"blustery",
"breezy",
"gusty",
"windblown",
"windswept",
"cloudy",
"overcast",
"sunless",
"rainy",
"snowy",
"foggy",
"hazy",
"misty",
"murky",
"soupy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rainless",
"balmy",
"calm",
"halcyon",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"pleasant",
"serene"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"clear",
"clement",
"cloudless",
"fair",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"unclouded"
]
},
"marked by sudden or violent disturbance":{
"examples":[
"these are turbulent , dangerous times in a region known for being a powder keg"
],
"synonyms":[
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"convulsive",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fitful",
"spasmodic",
"sporadic",
"boisterous",
"clamorous",
"furious",
"noisy",
"riotous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unshaken",
"untroubled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"turned out":{
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"we turn out early on workdays"
],
"synonyms":[
"arose",
"got up",
"rolled out",
"rose",
"uprose"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"bestirred",
"stirred",
"woke",
"waked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnapped",
"dozed",
"dropped off",
"lay up",
"napped",
"nodded",
"rested",
"slept",
"slumbered",
"snoozed",
"bunked",
"perched",
"roosted",
"settled",
"couched",
"dossed (down)",
"flopped (down)",
"lay (down)",
"reclined"
],
"antonyms":[
"bedded (down)",
"retired",
"turned in"
]
},
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleaned",
"cleansed",
"deterged",
"GI'd"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminated",
"purged",
"purified",
"disinfected",
"sanitized",
"brushed",
"combed",
"dry-cleaned",
"dusted",
"laundered",
"mopped",
"mucked (out)",
"rinsed",
"scoured",
"scrubbed",
"shampooed",
"sponged",
"swabbed",
"swept",
"vacuumed",
"washed",
"wiped",
"brightened",
"deodorized",
"freshened",
"spruced (up)",
"sweetened",
"picked up",
"straightened (up)",
"tidied",
"uncluttered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrimed",
"muddied",
"defiled",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"blackened",
"discolored"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirched",
"dirtied",
"fouled",
"soiled",
"spotted",
"stained",
"sullied"
]
},
"to drive or force out":{
"examples":[
"angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs"
],
"synonyms":[
"banished",
"booted (out)",
"bounced",
"cast out",
"chased",
"dismissed",
"drummed (out)",
"ejected",
"expelled",
"extruded",
"kicked out",
"ousted",
"outed",
"ran off",
"routed",
"threw out",
"turfed (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deforced",
"deported",
"displaced",
"dispossessed",
"evicted",
"exiled",
"expatriated",
"ostracized",
"read out",
"shut out",
"axed",
"canned",
"cashiered",
"defenestrated",
"discharged",
"fired",
"mustered out",
"pink-slipped",
"released",
"removed",
"retired",
"sacked",
"terminated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"admitted",
"received",
"took",
"took in",
"welcomed",
"entertained",
"harbored",
"housed",
"lodged",
"sheltered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to be":{
"examples":[
"everything will turn out fine in the end"
],
"synonyms":[
"came out",
"fell out",
"panned out",
"proved",
"shook out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"developed",
"emerged",
"evolved",
"germinated",
"played out",
"unfolded",
"worked out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tumps (over)":{
"as in topples , pitchpoles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inverts",
"oversets",
"overthrows",
"pitchpoles",
"topples",
"upends",
"capsizes",
"overturns",
"turns over",
"upsets",
"careens",
"heels",
"keels",
"leans",
"lists",
"tilts",
"tips",
"collapses",
"falls",
"founders",
"gives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rights",
"stands up",
"straightens (up)",
"erects",
"raises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tureen":{
"as in bowl , platter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bowl",
"casserole",
"charger",
"platter",
"cup",
"demitasse",
"glass",
"goblet",
"mug",
"teacup",
"plate",
"saucer",
"crystal",
"glassware",
"china",
"chinaware",
"crockery",
"earthenware",
"porcelain",
"pottery",
"stoneware",
"ware",
"place setting",
"setting",
"setup",
"dinnerware",
"tableware"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumescent":{
"enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"our pregnant kitty's tumescent middle"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloated",
"blown",
"distended",
"overinflated",
"puffed",
"swollen",
"tumid",
"turgid",
"varicose",
"varicosed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballooned",
"blown up",
"expanded",
"bulging",
"dilated",
"protuberant",
"ventricose",
"ballooning",
"dilating",
"turgescent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"deflated",
"detumescent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"turned tail":{
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"You can't go around starting fights and then turning tail when they don't go your way."
],
"synonyms":[
"bolted",
"broke",
"bugged out",
"fled",
"flew",
"hightailed (it)",
"ran",
"run",
"ran away",
"ran off",
"retreated",
"skedaddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"decamped",
"eloped",
"escaped",
"got (away)",
"got out",
"lammed",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"made off",
"mizzled",
"scarpered",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped (out)",
"skirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tub-thumpers":{
"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
"examples":[
"changes that came about only because of the relentless clamor of the group's tub-thumpers"
],
"synonyms":[
"advocates",
"advocators",
"apostles",
"backers",
"boosters",
"champions",
"espousers",
"exponents",
"expounders",
"friends",
"gospelers",
"gospellers",
"heralds",
"hierophants",
"high priests",
"paladins",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"protagonists",
"supporters",
"true believers",
"white knights"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loyalists",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"stalwarts",
"adherents",
"cohorts",
"disciples",
"followers",
"interpreters",
"applauders",
"cheerleaders",
"encouragers",
"fellow travelers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enemies",
"foes",
"rivals",
"belittlers",
"critics",
"faultfinders"
],
"antonyms":[
"adversaries",
"antagonists",
"opponents"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turnover":{
"as in turn , rotation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"revolution",
"rotation",
"turn",
"beat",
"circuit",
"loop",
"ring",
"chain",
"sequence",
"series",
"string",
"succession",
"train",
"course",
"development",
"progression",
"run",
"pattern",
"syndrome",
"circle",
"cycle",
"merry-go-round",
"round",
"wheel",
"zodiac"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
"examples":[
"reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak"
],
"synonyms":[
"cede",
"cough up",
"deliver",
"give up",
"hand over",
"lay down",
"relinquish",
"render",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commit",
"consign",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"transfer",
"forfeit",
"release",
"waive",
"abnegate",
"renounce",
"resign",
"abandon",
"desert",
"discard",
"forsake",
"part (with)",
"shed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keep",
"retain",
"withhold"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"turned the evidence over to the police"
],
"synonyms":[
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"repose",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"vest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confer",
"grant",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"furnish",
"supply",
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransfer",
"retransmit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
],
"antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"retain"
]
},
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"examples":[
"don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself"
],
"synonyms":[
"capsize",
"overturn",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invert",
"overset",
"overthrow",
"pitchpole",
"topple",
"tump (over)",
"upend",
"careen",
"heel",
"keel",
"lean",
"list",
"tilt",
"tip",
"collapse",
"fall",
"founder",
"give"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stand up",
"straighten (up)",
"erect",
"raise"
],
"antonyms":[
"right"
]
},
"to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing":{
"examples":[
"would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"flip",
"invert",
"reverse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"transpose",
"exchange",
"interchange",
"shift",
"switch",
"overturn",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tucking (away or in)":{
"to take in as food":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"consuming",
"eating",
"ingesting",
"partaking (of)",
"putting away",
"putting down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"digesting",
"downing",
"mouthing (down)",
"swallowing",
"bolting",
"chowing (down on)",
"devouring",
"glutting (on)",
"gobbling (up or down)",
"gorging",
"gulping",
"scoffing",
"slopping",
"snarfing (down)",
"swilling",
"wolfing",
"chewing",
"gnawing (at or on)",
"gumming",
"lapping",
"licking",
"nibbling (on)",
"nursing",
"picking (at)",
"relishing",
"savoring",
"savouring",
"tasting",
"banqueting",
"dining",
"faring",
"feasting",
"gormandizing",
"pigging out",
"regaling",
"dispatching",
"polishing off",
"breakfasting",
"lunching",
"supping",
"munching",
"noshing",
"snacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"turmoils":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"examples":[
"avoided the turmoil of the mall during the holiday season"
],
"synonyms":[
"ados",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoos",
"blathers",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bothers",
"bustles",
"clatters",
"clutters",
"coils",
"commotions",
"corroborees",
"disturbances",
"dos",
"do's",
"foofaraws",
"fun",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"helter-skelters",
"hoo-has",
"hoo-hahs",
"hooplas",
"hubble-bubbles",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurlies",
"hurly-burlies",
"hurricanes",
"hurry-scurries",
"hurry-skurries",
"kerfuffles",
"moils",
"pandemoniums",
"pothers",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"splores",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"storms",
"to-dos",
"tumults",
"uproars",
"welters",
"whirls",
"williwaws",
"zoos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacophonies",
"clamors",
"dins",
"howls",
"hue and cries",
"noises",
"outcries",
"rackets",
"roars",
"disorders",
"upheavals",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"flurries",
"flutters",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"brawls",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"scuffles",
"dithers",
"fevers",
"frets",
"lathers",
"tizzies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"peaces",
"quiets",
"quietudes",
"rests",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities",
"orders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned loose":{
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
"examples":[
"Once the eagle was fully recovered, the animal sanctuary turned it loose ."
],
"synonyms":[
"discharged",
"disenthralled",
"disenthraled",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"enlarged",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"released",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bailed (out)",
"delivered",
"paroled",
"ransomed",
"redeemed",
"rescued",
"saved",
"disembarrassed",
"disencumbered",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"unshackled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"committed",
"immured",
"imprisoned",
"incarcerated",
"interned",
"jailed",
"locked (up)",
"conquered",
"enslaved",
"subdued",
"subjugated"
],
"antonyms":[
"bound",
"confined",
"enchained",
"fettered",
"restrained"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tuft":{
"a rounded natural geographic elevation":{
"examples":[
"a cottage set on a tuft of land"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"heap",
"hill",
"mass",
"mountain",
"stack",
"bar",
"drift",
"mound",
"snowbank",
"snowdrift",
"embankment",
"sandbar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tugged":{
"to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{
"examples":[
"tugged on the door until it opened"
],
"synonyms":[
"dragged",
"drew",
"haled",
"hauled",
"lugged",
"pulled",
"towed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attracted",
"heaved",
"hove",
"jerked",
"yanked",
"carried",
"conveyed",
"ferried",
"moved",
"transported"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shoved",
"thrust"
],
"antonyms":[
"drove",
"propelled",
"pushed"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"examples":[
"she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world"
],
"synonyms":[
"banged away",
"beavered (away)",
"drudged",
"dug (away)",
"endeavored",
"fagged",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"moiled",
"pegged (away)",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"slogged",
"strained",
"strove",
"strived",
"struggled",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applied (oneself)",
"buckled (down)",
"dug in",
"hammered (away)",
"knuckled down",
"pitched in",
"attacked",
"drove",
"essayed",
"tried",
"exercised",
"exerted",
"overexerted",
"overworked",
"eked out",
"ground (out)",
"put out",
"scrabbled",
"scratched",
"trudged",
"waded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke",
"eased (up)",
"let up",
"slackened",
"bummed",
"chilled",
"dallied",
"dillydallied",
"footled",
"goldbricked",
"goofed (off)",
"hacked (around)",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"idled",
"lazed",
"loafed",
"lounged",
"shirked",
"slacked (off)",
"vegged out",
"basked",
"lolled",
"relaxed",
"reposed",
"rested",
"unwound",
"dabbled",
"doodled",
"fooled around",
"fribbled",
"goofed (around)",
"hung",
"hanged",
"hung about",
"messed around",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tundra":{
"a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{
"examples":[
"a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain"
],
"synonyms":[
"campo",
"champaign",
"down(s)",
"grassland",
"heath",
"lea",
"ley",
"llano",
"moor",
"pampa",
"plain",
"prairie",
"savanna",
"savannah",
"steppe",
"veld",
"veldt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"field",
"meadow",
"floodplain",
"bottom",
"bottomland",
"flat",
"lowland",
"plateau",
"table",
"tableland",
"upland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turn off":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgust",
"gross out",
"nauseate",
"put off",
"repel",
"repulse",
"revolt",
"sicken"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displease",
"distress",
"appall",
"appal",
"disquiet",
"horrify",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"shock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allure",
"attract",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"disarm",
"draw",
"enchant",
"entice",
"fascinate",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"tickle",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left"
],
"synonyms":[
"detour",
"deviate",
"diverge",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"swing",
"turn",
"veer",
"wheel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tack",
"zigzag",
"double (back)",
"turn back"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee"
],
"synonyms":[
"ax",
"axe",
"bounce",
"can",
"cashier",
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"fire",
"muster out",
"pink-slip",
"release",
"remove",
"retire",
"sack",
"terminate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsize",
"excess",
"furlough",
"lay off",
"trim",
"boot (out)",
"chuck (out)",
"drum (out)",
"kick out",
"throw out",
"unseat",
"separate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keep",
"reemploy",
"rehire",
"contract",
"subcontract",
"recruit"
],
"antonyms":[
"employ",
"engage",
"hire",
"retain",
"sign (up or on)",
"take on"
]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"please turn off the fan when you're done"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flick (off)",
"dismantle",
"mothball",
"phase out",
"arrest",
"brake",
"chock",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge"
],
"antonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"propel",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger",
"turn on"
]
},
"as in corner":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corner",
"decline",
"inclination",
"incline",
"slope",
"dogleg",
"hairpin",
"incurvature",
"reflection",
"buckle",
"convolution",
"flexure",
"fold",
"loop",
"spiral",
"swirl",
"twist",
"winding",
"coil",
"curl",
"curlicue",
"curlycue",
"circle",
"ring",
"ringlet",
"round",
"kink",
"warp",
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"turn",
"wind"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tut":{
"as in ah , boo":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ah",
"bah",
"boo",
"humph",
"pish",
"pooh",
"pshaw",
"sheesh",
"tush",
"tut-tut",
"faugh",
"fie",
"phew",
"phooey",
"rats",
"ugh",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk",
"alack",
"alas",
"woe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"turns (to)":{
"to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage":{
"examples":[
"no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully"
],
"synonyms":[
"consults",
"goes (to)",
"refers (to)",
"resorts (to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"employs",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"depends (on)",
"relies (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn on":{
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"bushwhack",
"charge",
"descend (on or upon)",
"go in (on)",
"jump (on)",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"raid",
"rush",
"set on",
"sic",
"sick",
"storm",
"strike",
"trash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rush",
"gang up (on)",
"mob",
"swarm",
"mug",
"rob",
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay",
"blitz",
"bomb",
"bombard",
"nuke",
"barrage",
"cannon",
"cannonade",
"bang away (at)",
"batter",
"buffet",
"plaster",
"beleaguer",
"besiege",
"press",
"harry",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"foray",
"invade",
"overrun",
"envelop",
"flank"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cover",
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"secure",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{
"examples":[
"knew the offer of free pizza would be a major turn-on to the pair of teenagers she had just asked to help her move"
],
"synonyms":[
"allurement",
"bait",
"come-on",
"enticement",
"lure",
"siren song",
"temptation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeal",
"call",
"attraction",
"boost",
"encouragement",
"goad",
"impetus",
"impulse",
"incentive",
"inducement",
"motivation",
"persuasion",
"seducement",
"seduction",
"spur",
"stimulus",
"decoy",
"snare",
"trap",
"entrapment",
"mousetrap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alarm",
"alarum",
"alert",
"caution",
"forewarning",
"notice",
"warning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"titillate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"incite",
"inspire",
"provoke",
"stimulate",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"delight",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"rivet",
"spellbind",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"tantalize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"deject",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"synonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kick over",
"turn over",
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge",
"arouse",
"excite",
"jump-start",
"kick-start",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"ignite",
"incite",
"instigate",
"provoke",
"quicken",
"stir up",
"accelerate",
"catalyze",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick",
"stop",
"decelerate",
"repress",
"slow",
"stunt",
"suppress"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turned a hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"addressed",
"applied",
"bent",
"buckled",
"devoted",
"gave"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdressed",
"reapplied",
"knuckled down",
"settled (down)",
"set (to)",
"busied",
"committed",
"concerned",
"engaged",
"involved",
"exerted",
"exhausted",
"put out",
"spent",
"strained",
"stressed",
"taxed",
"troubled",
"wore out",
"carried on",
"pitched in",
"plunged (in)",
"ground",
"humped",
"hustled",
"pegged (away)",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged (away)",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled around",
"idled",
"messed around",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turfed (out)":{
"to drive or force out":{
"examples":[
"the pub keeper doesn't hesitate to turf out anyone who gets too drunk"
],
"synonyms":[
"banished",
"booted (out)",
"bounced",
"cast out",
"chased",
"dismissed",
"drummed (out)",
"ejected",
"expelled",
"extruded",
"kicked out",
"ousted",
"outed",
"ran off",
"routed",
"threw out",
"turned out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deforced",
"deported",
"displaced",
"dispossessed",
"evicted",
"exiled",
"expatriated",
"ostracized",
"read out",
"shut out",
"axed",
"canned",
"cashiered",
"defenestrated",
"discharged",
"fired",
"mustered out",
"pink-slipped",
"released",
"removed",
"retired",
"sacked",
"terminated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"admitted",
"received",
"took",
"took in",
"welcomed",
"entertained",
"harbored",
"housed",
"lodged",
"sheltered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tutoring":{
"the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another":{
"examples":[
"found his calling in the tutoring of children with special educational needs"
],
"synonyms":[
"education",
"instruction",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"training",
"tuition",
"tutelage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"didactics",
"pedagogics",
"pedagogy",
"higher education",
"higher learning",
"coaching",
"conditioning",
"cultivation",
"preparation",
"readying",
"development",
"direction",
"guidance",
"nurturance",
"nurturing",
"edification",
"enlightenment",
"improvement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{
"examples":[
"tutored me in Spanish"
],
"synonyms":[
"educating",
"indoctrinating",
"instructing",
"lessoning",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"training"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coaching",
"mentoring",
"drilling",
"fitting",
"grounding",
"habilitating",
"preparing",
"priming",
"qualifying",
"directing",
"guiding",
"leading",
"rearing",
"catechizing",
"lecturing",
"moralizing",
"preaching",
"implanting",
"inculcating",
"instilling",
"homeschooling",
"edifying",
"enlightening",
"briefing",
"familiarizing",
"imparting (to)",
"informing",
"versing",
"initiating",
"introducing",
"showing",
"reeducating",
"reschooling",
"reteaching",
"retraining"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
"examples":[
"bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"coaching",
"counseling",
"counselling",
"guiding",
"leading",
"mentoring",
"piloting",
"shepherding",
"showing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"godfathering",
"directing",
"engineering",
"steering",
"swaying",
"accompanying",
"attending",
"chaperoning",
"convoying",
"escorting",
"seeing",
"squiring",
"overseeing",
"superintending",
"supervising",
"drilling",
"training",
"briefing",
"enlightening",
"informing",
"instructing",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"inculcating",
"indoctrinating",
"cultivating",
"fostering",
"nurturing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tubs":{
"as in vats , cisterns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cisterns",
"vats",
"scuttlebutt",
"cans",
"drums",
"barrels",
"butts",
"casks",
"firkins",
"hogsheads",
"kegs",
"kilderkins",
"pipes",
"puncheons",
"rundlets",
"runlets",
"tuns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in cockleshells":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cockleshells",
"bankers",
"cobles",
"draggers",
"gillnetters",
"hookers",
"luggers",
"scallopers",
"seiners",
"shrimpers",
"trawlers",
"whaleboats",
"whalers",
"workboats",
"airboats",
"air-cushion vehicles",
"hovercrafts",
"ferries",
"ferryboats",
"gondolas",
"taxis",
"taxies",
"water taxis",
"hydrofoils",
"hydroplanes",
"towboats",
"tugboats",
"tugs",
"assault boats",
"PT boats",
"torpedo boats",
"barges",
"hoys",
"keelboats",
"keels",
"lighters",
"narrow boats",
"auxiliaries",
"bumboats",
"cutters",
"jolly boats",
"launches",
"lifeboats",
"longboats",
"tender",
"yawls",
"houseboats",
"riverboats"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tuned":{
"as in adapted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adapted",
"accommodated",
"attuned",
"conciliated",
"conformed",
"coordinated",
"harmonized",
"keyed",
"reconciled",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"connected",
"correlated",
"dovetailed",
"fitted",
"fit",
"fused",
"integrated",
"joined",
"matched",
"merged",
"orchestrated",
"paired",
"squared",
"suited",
"synchronized",
"synthesized",
"unified",
"united",
"aligned",
"alined",
"arranged",
"arrayed",
"balanced",
"equalized",
"evened",
"ordered",
"proportioned",
"regularized",
"standardized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disharmonized",
"confused",
"disarrayed",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"disrupted",
"disturbed",
"skewed",
"upset",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turnaround":{
"a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite":{
"examples":[
"we were at a loss to explain this turnaround in our daughter's attitude toward her studies"
],
"synonyms":[
"about-face",
"about-turn",
"flip-flop",
"reversal",
"turnabout",
"U-turn",
"volte-face"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bait and switch",
"switcheroo",
"denial",
"disaffirmance",
"disavowal",
"disownment",
"recantation",
"renunciation",
"repudiation",
"retraction",
"reconsideration",
"retreat",
"second thought",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in change , improve":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"change",
"fluctuate",
"mutate",
"shift",
"snap",
"vary",
"seesaw",
"teeter",
"vacillate",
"waver",
"metamorphose",
"morph",
"transmute",
"better",
"improve",
"deteriorate",
"worsen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plateau",
"stabilize"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turf":{
"as in territory":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"territory",
"study",
"subject",
"occupation",
"profession",
"pursuit",
"racket",
"vocation",
"frontier",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confine",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"ken",
"reach",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"barony",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk",
"subfield",
"subspecialty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumbles (upon)":{
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
"examples":[
"while we were out on a drive in the country, we tumbled upon a farm stand selling the best peaches I've ever tasted"
],
"synonyms":[
"chances (upon)",
"encounters",
"finds",
"happens (on or upon)",
"hits (upon)",
"lights (on or upon)",
"meets",
"pitches (upon)",
"stumbles (on or onto)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lucks (out, on, onto, or into)",
"confronts",
"faces",
"discovers",
"strikes",
"turns up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turophiles":{
"as in oenophiles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oenophiles",
"savorers",
"foodies",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"bons vivants",
"bon vivants",
"epicureans",
"epicures",
"gastronomes",
"gastronomists",
"gourmands",
"gourmets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gluttons",
"gorgers",
"guzzlers",
"hogs",
"hog",
"overeaters",
"stuffers",
"swillers",
"trenchermen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turn in":{
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
"examples":[
"turned in the banned assault rifle to the police"
],
"synonyms":[
"cede",
"cough up",
"deliver",
"give up",
"hand over",
"lay down",
"relinquish",
"render",
"surrender",
"turn over",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commit",
"consign",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"transfer",
"forfeit",
"release",
"waive",
"abnegate",
"renounce",
"resign",
"abandon",
"desert",
"discard",
"forsake",
"part (with)",
"shed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keep",
"retain",
"withhold"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
"examples":[
"it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"crash",
"doss (down)",
"retire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunk",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle",
"doze",
"drop off",
"nap",
"nod",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"snooze",
"couch",
"lie (down)",
"recline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"rouse",
"wake",
"waken",
"bestir",
"stir",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"shift",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[
"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
"uprise"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turncoats":{
"one who betrays a trust or an allegiance":{
"examples":[
"the plot of the story revolved around the gangster's relentless determination to learn the identity of the turncoat"
],
"synonyms":[
"apostates",
"backstabbers",
"betrayers",
"double-crossers",
"double-dealers",
"Judases",
"quislings",
"recreants",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"traitors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodationists",
"collaborationists",
"collaborators",
"sellouts",
"subversives",
"subverters",
"coconspirators",
"co-conspirators",
"conspirators",
"intriguers",
"plotters",
"schemers",
"defectors",
"deserters",
"renegades",
"blabbermouths",
"gossipers",
"gossipmongers",
"gossips",
"informants",
"informers",
"rats",
"rumormongers",
"snitchers",
"snitches",
"squealers",
"stool pigeons",
"talebearers",
"talkers",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"telltales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turned one's hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"addressed",
"applied",
"bent",
"buckled",
"devoted",
"gave"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdressed",
"reapplied",
"knuckled down",
"settled (down)",
"set (to)",
"busied",
"committed",
"concerned",
"engaged",
"involved",
"exerted",
"exhausted",
"put out",
"spent",
"strained",
"stressed",
"taxed",
"troubled",
"wore out",
"carried on",
"pitched in",
"plunged (in)",
"ground",
"humped",
"hustled",
"pegged (away)",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged (away)",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled around",
"idled",
"messed around",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turned away":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fended (off)",
"rebutted",
"repelled",
"repulsed",
"staved off",
"turned back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defied",
"fought",
"held off",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"stood off",
"withstood",
"deflected",
"warded (off)",
"rebuffed",
"snubbed",
"spurned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embraced",
"hailed",
"welcomed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tucked (away or in)":{
"to take in as food":{
"examples":[
"after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy"
],
"synonyms":[
"ate",
"consumed",
"ingested",
"partook (of)",
"put away",
"put down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"digested",
"downed",
"mouthed (down)",
"swallowed",
"bolted",
"chowed (down on)",
"devoured",
"glutted (on)",
"gobbled (up or down)",
"gorged",
"gulped",
"scoffed",
"slopped",
"snarfed (down)",
"swilled",
"wolfed",
"chewed",
"gnawed (at or on)",
"gummed",
"lapped",
"licked",
"nibbled (on)",
"nursed",
"picked (at)",
"relished",
"savored",
"savoured",
"tasted",
"banqueted",
"dined",
"fared",
"feasted",
"gormandized",
"pigged out",
"regaled",
"dispatched",
"polished off",
"breakfasted",
"lunched",
"supped",
"munched",
"noshed",
"snacked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turns a hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"addresses",
"applies",
"bends",
"buckles",
"devotes",
"gives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdresses",
"reapplies",
"knuckles down",
"sets (to)",
"settles (down)",
"busies",
"commits",
"concerns",
"engages",
"involves",
"exerts",
"exhausts",
"puts out",
"spends",
"strains",
"stresses",
"taxes",
"troubles",
"wears out",
"carries on",
"pitches in",
"plunges (in)",
"grinds",
"humps",
"hustles",
"pegs (away)",
"plods",
"plows",
"plugs (away)",
"works"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"fiddles (around)",
"fools around",
"idles",
"messes around",
"monkeys (around)",
"plays",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tumult":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"examples":[
"in the tumult of the evacuation from the coast, we accidentally left on the television, which was of course tuned to the local newscast breathlessly reporting on the hurricane we were fleeing"
],
"synonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacophony",
"clamor",
"din",
"howl",
"hue and cry",
"noise",
"outcry",
"racket",
"roar",
"disorder",
"unrest",
"upheaval",
"eruption",
"flare-up",
"flurry",
"flutter",
"outbreak",
"outburst",
"brawl",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"scuffle",
"dither",
"fever",
"fret",
"lather",
"tizzy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"hush",
"peace",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"rest",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"order",
"orderliness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
"examples":[
"the political tumult that swept the American colonies in the late 1700s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouleversement",
"cataclysm",
"convulsion",
"earthquake",
"paroxysm",
"storm",
"tempest",
"upheaval",
"uproar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insurgency",
"insurrection",
"mutiny",
"overthrow",
"overturn",
"rebellion",
"revolt",
"revolution",
"subversion",
"unrest",
"uprising",
"upset",
"fit",
"seizure",
"spasm",
"eruption",
"flare-up",
"outbreak",
"outburst",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bustle",
"coil",
"commotion",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"rout",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"to-do",
"turmoil",
"welter",
"williwaw",
"quaking",
"rocking",
"shaking",
"trembling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a violent shouting":{
"examples":[
"went to the window to see what the great tumult was and discovered a crowd of demonstrators marching down the street"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamor",
"howl",
"hubbub",
"hue and cry",
"hullabaloo",
"noise",
"outcry",
"roar",
"uproar",
"vociferation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clangor",
"din",
"jangle",
"racket",
"cri de coeur",
"outburst",
"protest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mumble",
"mumbling",
"murmur",
"murmuring",
"rumble",
"rumbling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turning one's stomach":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"disgusting",
"grossing out",
"nauseating",
"putting off",
"repelling",
"repulsing",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeasing",
"distressing",
"appalling",
"disquieting",
"horrifying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"offending",
"outraging",
"shocking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alluring",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enchanting",
"enticing",
"fascinating",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"rejoicing",
"tickling",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"tulles":{
"as in laces , fishnets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bobbinets",
"Brussels laces",
"filigrees",
"fishnets",
"laces",
"marquisettes",
"grilles",
"grills",
"lattices",
"screenings",
"screens",
"wireworks",
"webbings",
"webs",
"meshes",
"nets",
"nettings",
"networks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turner":{
"one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus":{
"examples":[
"in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities"
],
"synonyms":[
"acrobat",
"gymnast"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exerciser",
"tumbler",
"contortionist",
"equilibrist",
"aerialist",
"ropedancer",
"ropewalker",
"trampoliner",
"trampolinist",
"trapeze artist",
"trapezist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumultuously":{
"as in riotously , chaotically":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chaotically",
"riotously",
"turbulently",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"recklessly",
"wantonly",
"aimlessly",
"haphazard",
"haphazardly",
"hit or miss",
"topsy-turvy",
"agitatedly",
"confusedly",
"crazily",
"desperately",
"feverishly",
"haywire",
"skittishly",
"uncontrollably",
"amok",
"amuck",
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"pell-mell",
"wild",
"wildly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calmly",
"collectedly",
"composedly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"imperturbably",
"peacefully",
"placidly",
"self-composedly",
"self-possessedly",
"serenely",
"unconcernedly",
"meekly",
"mildly",
"passively",
"tamely",
"methodically",
"orderly",
"systematically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"turbid":{
"having visible particles in liquid suspension":{
"examples":[
"the pond water became turbid from our swimming and splashing"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloudy",
"muddy",
"riley",
"roiled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dingy",
"filmy",
"hazy",
"scummy",
"unfiltered",
"inky",
"muddied",
"muddled",
"murky",
"puddled",
"sludgy",
"opaque"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"filtered",
"purified",
"colorless",
"transparent",
"uncolored"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tube":{
"a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)":{
"examples":[
"watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook"
],
"synonyms":[
"channel",
"conduit",
"duct",
"leader",
"line",
"penstock",
"pipe",
"trough"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drain",
"drainpipe",
"funnel",
"hydrant",
"main",
"smokestack",
"spout",
"standpipe",
"stovepipe",
"tile",
"waste pipe",
"waterspout",
"pipage",
"pipeage",
"pipeline",
"piping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound":{
"examples":[
"we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"boob tube",
"box",
"idiot box",
"television",
"telly",
"TV"
],
"near synonyms":[
"LCD",
"plasma",
"home theater",
"home video"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turn-on":{
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"bushwhack",
"charge",
"descend (on or upon)",
"go in (on)",
"jump (on)",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"raid",
"rush",
"set on",
"sic",
"sick",
"storm",
"strike",
"trash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rush",
"gang up (on)",
"mob",
"swarm",
"mug",
"rob",
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay",
"blitz",
"bomb",
"bombard",
"nuke",
"barrage",
"cannon",
"cannonade",
"bang away (at)",
"batter",
"buffet",
"plaster",
"beleaguer",
"besiege",
"press",
"harry",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"foray",
"invade",
"overrun",
"envelop",
"flank"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cover",
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"secure",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{
"examples":[
"knew the offer of free pizza would be a major turn-on to the pair of teenagers she had just asked to help her move"
],
"synonyms":[
"allurement",
"bait",
"come-on",
"enticement",
"lure",
"siren song",
"temptation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeal",
"call",
"attraction",
"boost",
"encouragement",
"goad",
"impetus",
"impulse",
"incentive",
"inducement",
"motivation",
"persuasion",
"seducement",
"seduction",
"spur",
"stimulus",
"decoy",
"snare",
"trap",
"entrapment",
"mousetrap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alarm",
"alarum",
"alert",
"caution",
"forewarning",
"notice",
"warning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"titillate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"incite",
"inspire",
"provoke",
"stimulate",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"delight",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"rivet",
"spellbind",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"tantalize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"deject",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"synonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kick over",
"turn over",
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge",
"arouse",
"excite",
"jump-start",
"kick-start",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"ignite",
"incite",
"instigate",
"provoke",
"quicken",
"stir up",
"accelerate",
"catalyze",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick",
"stop",
"decelerate",
"repress",
"slow",
"stunt",
"suppress"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turned turtle":{
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"examples":[
"The waves caused the small boat to turn turtle ."
],
"synonyms":[
"capsized",
"overturned",
"turned over",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inverted",
"overset",
"overthrew",
"pitchpoled",
"toppled",
"tumped (over)",
"upended",
"careened",
"heeled",
"keeled",
"leaned",
"listed",
"tilted",
"tipped",
"collapsed",
"fell",
"foundered",
"gave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stood up",
"straightened (up)",
"erected",
"raised"
],
"antonyms":[
"righted"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turning on":{
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking",
"besetting",
"bushwhacking",
"charging",
"descending (on or upon)",
"going in (on)",
"jumping (on)",
"pouncing (on or upon)",
"raiding",
"rushing",
"setting on",
"siccing",
"sicking",
"storming",
"striking",
"trashing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushing",
"ganging up (on)",
"mobbing",
"swarming",
"mugging",
"robbing",
"ambuscading",
"ambushing",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"waylaying",
"blitzing",
"bombarding",
"bombing",
"nuking",
"barraging",
"cannonading",
"cannoning",
"banging away (at)",
"battering",
"buffeting",
"plastering",
"beleaguering",
"besieging",
"pressing",
"harrying",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"ravaging",
"sacking",
"foraying",
"invading",
"overrunning",
"enveloping",
"flanking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covering",
"defending",
"guarding",
"protecting",
"securing",
"shielding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"charging",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"intoxicating",
"pumping up",
"thrilling",
"titillating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"inciting",
"inspiring",
"provoking",
"stimulating",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"delighting",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"tantalizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"jading",
"palling",
"tiring",
"wearying",
"dejecting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"synonyms":[
"activating",
"actuating",
"cranking (up)",
"driving",
"moving",
"running",
"setting off",
"sparking",
"starting",
"touching off",
"triggering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicking over",
"turning over",
"charging",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"firing",
"fueling",
"fuelling",
"generating",
"powering",
"pushing",
"discharging",
"launching",
"releasing",
"switching",
"tripping",
"reactivating",
"recharging",
"arousing",
"exciting",
"jump-starting",
"kick-starting",
"stimulating",
"vitalizing",
"igniting",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"provoking",
"quickening",
"stirring up",
"accelerating",
"catalyzing",
"speeding (up)",
"stepping up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arresting",
"braking",
"checking",
"cutting off",
"drawing up",
"halting",
"jamming",
"stalling",
"sticking",
"stopping",
"decelerating",
"repressing",
"slowing",
"stunting",
"suppressing"
],
"antonyms":[
"cutting",
"cutting out",
"deactivating",
"killing",
"shutting off",
"turning off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turning one's hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"addressing",
"applying",
"bending",
"buckling",
"devoting",
"giving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdressing",
"reapplying",
"knuckling down",
"setting (to)",
"settling (down)",
"busying",
"committing",
"concerning",
"engaging",
"involving",
"exerting",
"exhausting",
"putting out",
"spending",
"straining",
"stressing",
"taxing",
"troubling",
"wearing out",
"carrying on",
"pitching in",
"plunging (in)",
"grinding",
"humping",
"hustling",
"pegging (away)",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging (away)",
"working"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling around",
"idling",
"messing around",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tubes":{
"a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)":{
"examples":[
"watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook"
],
"synonyms":[
"channels",
"conduits",
"ducts",
"leaders",
"lines",
"penstocks",
"pipes",
"troughs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drainpipes",
"drains",
"funnels",
"hydrants",
"mains",
"smokestacks",
"spouts",
"standpipes",
"stovepipes",
"tiles",
"waste pipes",
"waterspouts",
"pipages",
"pipeages",
"pipelines",
"pipings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound":{
"examples":[
"we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"boob tubes",
"boxes",
"idiot boxes",
"televisions",
"tellies",
"teles",
"TVs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"LCDs",
"plasmas",
"home theaters",
"home videos"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turnabout":{
"a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite":{
"examples":[
"employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing"
],
"synonyms":[
"about-face",
"about-turn",
"flip-flop",
"reversal",
"turnaround",
"U-turn",
"volte-face"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bait and switch",
"switcheroo",
"denial",
"disaffirmance",
"disavowal",
"disownment",
"recantation",
"renunciation",
"repudiation",
"retraction",
"reconsideration",
"retreat",
"second thought",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turbans":{
"as in helmets , berets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baseball caps",
"berets",
"billycocks",
"birettas",
"boaters",
"bonnets",
"bowlers",
"calottes",
"capuches",
"casques",
"castors",
"cloches",
"cocked hats",
"cowboy hats",
"cowls",
"derbies",
"fedoras",
"fezzes",
"fezes",
"garrison caps",
"hard hats",
"helmets",
"helms",
"high hats",
"homburgs",
"hoods",
"kepis",
"k\u00e9pis",
"kufis",
"leghorns",
"miters",
"mitres",
"nightcaps",
"opera hats",
"overseas caps",
"panamas",
"picture hats",
"pillboxes",
"plug hats",
"porkpie hats",
"service caps",
"shakos",
"shakoes",
"silk hats",
"skimmers",
"skullcaps",
"sombreros",
"sou'westers",
"Stetsons",
"stocking caps",
"stovepipes",
"sunbonnets",
"tam-o'-shanters",
"tams",
"ten-gallon hats",
"top hats",
"toppers",
"toques",
"tricornes",
"tricorns",
"zucchettos",
"caps",
"chapeaus",
"chapeaux",
"hats",
"headdresses",
"headgears",
"headpieces",
"lids",
"warbonnets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tunesmith":{
"a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice":{
"examples":[
"a British tunesmith whose songs were equally popular in America"
],
"synonyms":[
"songsmith",
"songwriter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocomposer",
"composer",
"melodist",
"musician",
"symphonist",
"arranger",
"orchestrator",
"orchestrater",
"scorer",
"librettist",
"lyricist",
"lyrist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turboprops":{
"as in jets , turbojets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jetliners",
"jets",
"superjets",
"supersonics",
"supersonic transports",
"trijets",
"turbojets",
"freighters",
"tankers",
"aerospace planes",
"rocket planes",
"aerodynes",
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicles",
"airframes",
"airships",
"ships",
"tractors",
"bombers",
"fighters",
"jump jets",
"torpedo bombers",
"warplanes",
"airliners",
"air taxis",
"liners",
"amphibians",
"seaplanes",
"aeroplanes",
"airplanes",
"planes",
"biplanes",
"lightplanes",
"tilt-rotors",
"towplanes",
"trimotors",
"triplanes",
"gliders",
"sailplanes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turn back":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fend (off)",
"rebut",
"repel",
"repulse",
"stave off",
"turn away"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defy",
"fight",
"hold off",
"oppose",
"resist",
"stand off",
"withstand",
"deflect",
"ward (off)",
"rebuff",
"snub",
"spurn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embrace",
"hail",
"welcome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turning a hand":{
"to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention":{
"examples":[
"After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science."
],
"synonyms":[
"addressing",
"applying",
"bending",
"buckling",
"devoting",
"giving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"readdressing",
"reapplying",
"knuckling down",
"setting (to)",
"settling (down)",
"busying",
"committing",
"concerning",
"engaging",
"involving",
"exerting",
"exhausting",
"putting out",
"spending",
"straining",
"stressing",
"taxing",
"troubling",
"wearing out",
"carrying on",
"pitching in",
"plunging (in)",
"grinding",
"humping",
"hustling",
"pegging (away)",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging (away)",
"working"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling around",
"idling",
"messing around",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turnoff":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgust",
"gross out",
"nauseate",
"put off",
"repel",
"repulse",
"revolt",
"sicken"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displease",
"distress",
"appall",
"appal",
"disquiet",
"horrify",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"shock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allure",
"attract",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"disarm",
"draw",
"enchant",
"entice",
"fascinate",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"tickle",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left"
],
"synonyms":[
"detour",
"deviate",
"diverge",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"swing",
"turn",
"veer",
"wheel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tack",
"zigzag",
"double (back)",
"turn back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee"
],
"synonyms":[
"ax",
"axe",
"bounce",
"can",
"cashier",
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"fire",
"muster out",
"pink-slip",
"release",
"remove",
"retire",
"sack",
"terminate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsize",
"excess",
"furlough",
"lay off",
"trim",
"boot (out)",
"chuck (out)",
"drum (out)",
"kick out",
"throw out",
"unseat",
"separate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keep",
"reemploy",
"rehire",
"contract",
"subcontract",
"recruit"
],
"antonyms":[
"employ",
"engage",
"hire",
"retain",
"sign (up or on)",
"take on"
]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"please turn off the fan when you're done"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flick (off)",
"dismantle",
"mothball",
"phase out",
"arrest",
"brake",
"chock",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge"
],
"antonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"propel",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger",
"turn on"
]
},
"as in corner":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corner",
"decline",
"inclination",
"incline",
"slope",
"dogleg",
"hairpin",
"incurvature",
"reflection",
"buckle",
"convolution",
"flexure",
"fold",
"loop",
"spiral",
"swirl",
"twist",
"winding",
"coil",
"curl",
"curlicue",
"curlycue",
"circle",
"ring",
"ringlet",
"round",
"kink",
"warp",
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"turn",
"wind"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turbidity":{
"as in cloudiness , opacity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cloudiness",
"opacity",
"opaqueness",
"turbidness",
"fogginess",
"haziness",
"milkiness",
"mistiness",
"murkiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"limpidity",
"limpidness",
"lucency",
"translucence",
"translucency",
"transparency",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"effulgence",
"luminosity",
"luminousness",
"definition",
"resolution",
"sharpness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tuck":{
"as in layer , seam":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corrugation",
"layer",
"loop",
"plait",
"pleat",
"ply",
"pucker",
"seam",
"crease",
"crimp",
"crinkle",
"furrow",
"wrinkle",
"crow's-foot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tunnel":{
"a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.":{
"examples":[
"The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain.",
"The moles dug tunnels in the yard."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crawlway",
"gallery",
"subway",
"antre",
"cave",
"cavern",
"delve",
"grot",
"grotto",
"abyss",
"chasm",
"gulf",
"hollow",
"excavation",
"mine",
"pit",
"shaft",
"well",
"bunker",
"dugout",
"foxhole",
"burrow",
"covert",
"den",
"hole",
"lair",
"lodge",
"shelter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumping (over)":{
"as in toppling , pitchpoling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inverting",
"oversetting",
"overthrowing",
"pitchpoling",
"toppling",
"upending",
"capsizing",
"overturning",
"turning over",
"upsetting",
"careening",
"heeling",
"keeling",
"leaning",
"listing",
"tilting",
"tipping",
"collapsing",
"falling",
"foundering",
"giving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"righting",
"standing up",
"straightening (up)",
"erecting",
"raising"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn":{
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
"examples":[
"turned the doorknob as quietly as possible"
],
"synonyms":[
"pivot",
"revolve",
"roll",
"rotate",
"spin",
"swing",
"swirl",
"swivel",
"twirl",
"twist",
"wheel",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"screw",
"unscrew",
"twiddle",
"coil",
"crank",
"reel",
"wind",
"circulate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
"examples":[
"the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around",
"he turned his cart uphill"
],
"synonyms":[
"deflect",
"divert",
"redirect",
"swing",
"veer",
"wheel",
"whip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avert",
"deviate",
"move",
"rechannel",
"shift",
"shunt",
"sidetrack",
"swerve",
"switch",
"transfer",
"swivel",
"twist",
"whirl",
"zigzag",
"bend",
"curve",
"sway",
"reverse",
"turn back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"we turned left at the light",
"the storm unexpectedly turned south and missed our area"
],
"synonyms":[
"detour",
"deviate",
"diverge",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"swing",
"turn off",
"veer",
"wheel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tack",
"zigzag",
"double (back)",
"turn back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
"examples":[
"will turn 12 in six months"
],
"synonyms":[
"become",
"come",
"get",
"go",
"grow",
"run",
"wax"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alter",
"change",
"metamorphose",
"modify",
"mutate",
"transfigure",
"transform",
"transmute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abide",
"be",
"continue",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move in circles around an axis or center":{
"examples":[
"the wheels turned , but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving"
],
"synonyms":[
"gyrate",
"pinwheel",
"pirouette",
"revolve",
"roll",
"rotate",
"spin",
"twirl",
"wheel",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coil",
"curl",
"curve",
"round",
"spiral",
"swirl",
"twine",
"twist",
"wind",
"circle",
"circulate",
"encircle",
"orbit",
"ring",
"pivot",
"swivel"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"turned the question every which way but could find no answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about or over)",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muse (upon)",
"reflect (on or upon)",
"reminisce",
"analyze",
"explore",
"review",
"conclude",
"reason",
"second-guess",
"speculate (about)",
"brood (about or over)",
"dwell (on or upon)",
"fixate (on or upon)",
"fret (about or over)",
"obsess (about or over)",
"believe",
"conceive",
"opine",
"absorb",
"assimilate",
"digest",
"drink (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"slight",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
"examples":[
"what we do next turns on your answer to the following question"
],
"synonyms":[
"depend",
"hang",
"hinge",
"ride"
],
"near synonyms":[
"base",
"establish",
"found",
"rest",
"stay",
"ground"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{
"examples":[
"all the new information made his head turn"
],
"synonyms":[
"reel",
"spin",
"swim",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swirl"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"collect",
"settle",
"steady"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge":{
"examples":[
"he did his best to turn his new friends against his ex-wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"bias",
"poison",
"prejudice"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispose",
"incline",
"predispose",
"influence",
"prepossess",
"convince",
"persuade",
"suggest"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure":{
"examples":[
"would you care to take a turn around the garden?"
],
"synonyms":[
"amble",
"constitutional",
"perambulation",
"ramble",
"range",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"walk",
"wander"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parade",
"paseo",
"promenade",
"expedition",
"hike",
"march",
"peregrination",
"traipse",
"tramp",
"travel",
"traversal",
"traverse",
"trek",
"trip",
"walkabout",
"excursion",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"sally",
"sashay",
"spin",
"tour",
"pilgrimage",
"progress",
"safari"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an act of kind assistance":{
"examples":[
"one good turn deserves another"
],
"synonyms":[
"benevolence",
"boon",
"courtesy",
"favor",
"grace",
"indulgence",
"kindness",
"mercy",
"service"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispensation",
"waiver",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"blessing",
"godsend",
"manna",
"liberty",
"license",
"licence",
"privilege"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindrance",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"interference",
"obstacle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{
"examples":[
"an adventurous turn of mind that led him toward more physical activities like biking and skateboarding"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favor",
"one-sidedness",
"partisanship",
"prejudice",
"endowment",
"faculty",
"flair",
"gift",
"knack",
"talent",
"addiction",
"appetite",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"preference",
"taste",
"forte",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"convention",
"custom",
"habit",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"trick",
"way",
"wont",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"kink",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quirk",
"singularity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disrelish",
"distaste",
"detachment",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that curves or is curved":{
"examples":[
"right after this turn in the road you'll find the antiques shop on the right"
],
"synonyms":[
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"wind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kink",
"warp",
"circle",
"ring",
"ringlet",
"round",
"coil",
"curl",
"curlicue",
"curlycue",
"buckle",
"convolution",
"flexure",
"fold",
"loop",
"spiral",
"swirl",
"twist",
"winding",
"incurvature",
"reflection",
"decline",
"inclination",
"incline",
"slope",
"corner",
"turnoff",
"dogleg",
"hairpin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder":{
"examples":[
"a sudden turn of dizziness that may have been brought on by a change in her medication"
],
"synonyms":[
"access",
"attack",
"bout",
"case",
"fit",
"seizure",
"siege",
"spell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recurrence",
"relapse",
"brainstorm",
"convulsion",
"eclampsia",
"pang",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"throe",
"agitation",
"frenzy",
"breakdown",
"collapse",
"prostration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrest",
"relief",
"remission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a performance regularly presented by an individual or group":{
"examples":[
"between the show's two major musical acts, there was a short turn by a juggling troupe"
],
"synonyms":[
"act",
"bit",
"number",
"routine",
"shtick",
"schtick",
"shtik"
],
"near synonyms":[
"signature"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turning tail":{
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"You can't go around starting fights and then turning tail when they don't go your way."
],
"synonyms":[
"bolting",
"breaking",
"bugging out",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"hightailing (it)",
"retreating",
"running",
"running away",
"running off",
"skedaddling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconding",
"clearing out",
"decamping",
"eloping",
"escaping",
"getting (away)",
"getting out",
"lamming",
"lighting out",
"making off",
"mizzling",
"scarpering",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping (out)",
"skirring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"hanging around",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turndowns":{
"an unwillingness to grant something asked for":{
"examples":[
"the request to use the restroom was just a formality\u2014I really didn't expect a turndown"
],
"synonyms":[
"declinations",
"denials",
"disallowances",
"nays",
"noes",
"nos",
"nonacceptances",
"refusals",
"rejections"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebuffs",
"repudiations",
"repulses",
"spurns",
"negatives",
"bans",
"injunctions",
"vetoes",
"deterrences",
"discouragements",
"repressions",
"suppressions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptances",
"accessions",
"acquiescences",
"agreements",
"assents",
"authorizations",
"clearances",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"leaves",
"licenses",
"licences",
"permissions",
"sanctions",
"sufferances",
"imprimaturs",
"seals",
"signatures",
"stamps"
],
"antonyms":[
"allowances",
"approvals",
"grants",
"OKs",
"okays"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tutted (over or about)":{
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"deprecated",
"disapproved (of)",
"discountenanced",
"disesteemed",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"frowned (on or upon)",
"misliked",
"reproved",
"tsk-tsked",
"tut-tutted (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelished",
"objected (to)",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"scorned",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"discommended",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"scolded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"supported",
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approved",
"favored",
"liked"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"tumults":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"examples":[
"in the tumult of the evacuation from the coast, we accidentally left on the television, which was of course tuned to the local newscast breathlessly reporting on the hurricane we were fleeing"
],
"synonyms":[
"ados",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoos",
"blathers",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bothers",
"bustles",
"clatters",
"clutters",
"coils",
"commotions",
"corroborees",
"disturbances",
"dos",
"do's",
"foofaraws",
"fun",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"helter-skelters",
"hoo-has",
"hoo-hahs",
"hooplas",
"hubble-bubbles",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurlies",
"hurly-burlies",
"hurricanes",
"hurry-scurries",
"hurry-skurries",
"kerfuffles",
"moils",
"pandemoniums",
"pothers",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"splores",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"storms",
"to-dos",
"turmoils",
"uproars",
"welters",
"whirls",
"williwaws",
"zoos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacophonies",
"clamors",
"dins",
"howls",
"hue and cries",
"noises",
"outcries",
"rackets",
"roars",
"disorders",
"upheavals",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"flurries",
"flutters",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"brawls",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"scuffles",
"dithers",
"fevers",
"frets",
"lathers",
"tizzies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"peaces",
"quiets",
"quietudes",
"rests",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities",
"orders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
"examples":[
"the political tumult that swept the American colonies in the late 1700s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouleversements",
"cataclysms",
"convulsions",
"earthquakes",
"paroxysms",
"storms",
"tempests",
"upheavals",
"uproars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insurgencies",
"insurrections",
"mutinies",
"overthrows",
"overturns",
"rebellions",
"revolts",
"revolutions",
"subversions",
"uprisings",
"upsets",
"fits",
"seizures",
"spasms",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bustles",
"coils",
"commotions",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurly-burlies",
"pandemoniums",
"routs",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"to-dos",
"turmoils",
"welters",
"williwaws"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a violent shouting":{
"examples":[
"went to the window to see what the great tumult was and discovered a crowd of demonstrators marching down the street"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamors",
"howls",
"hubbubs",
"hue and cries",
"hullabaloos",
"noises",
"outcries",
"roars",
"uproars",
"vociferations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clangors",
"dins",
"jangle",
"rackets",
"cris de coeur",
"outbursts",
"protests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mumbles",
"murmurs",
"rumbles",
"rumblings"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tutoress":{
"as in mentor , tutor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mentor",
"tutor",
"coach",
"guide",
"guru",
"preparer",
"trainer",
"drillmaster",
"inculcator",
"headmistress",
"instructress",
"mistress",
"schoolmarm",
"schoolma'am",
"schoolmistress",
"dean",
"docent",
"doctor",
"don",
"prof",
"professor",
"regius professor",
"headmaster",
"master",
"rector",
"schoolmaster",
"academe",
"academic",
"academician",
"didact",
"pedant",
"educationist",
"educator",
"instructor",
"pedagogue",
"pedagog",
"preceptor",
"schoolteacher",
"teacher",
"governess",
"homeschooler",
"intern",
"interne",
"practice teacher",
"reader",
"student teacher"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumbling (upon)":{
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
"examples":[
"while we were out on a drive in the country, we tumbled upon a farm stand selling the best peaches I've ever tasted"
],
"synonyms":[
"chancing (upon)",
"encountering",
"finding",
"happening (on or upon)",
"hitting (upon)",
"lighting (on or upon)",
"meeting",
"pitching (upon)",
"stumbling (on or onto)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lucking (out, on, onto, or into)",
"confronting",
"facing",
"discovering",
"striking",
"turning up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turbojets":{
"as in jets , turboprops":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jetliners",
"jets",
"superjets",
"supersonics",
"supersonic transports",
"trijets",
"turboprops",
"freighters",
"tankers",
"aerospace planes",
"rocket planes",
"aerodynes",
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicles",
"airframes",
"airships",
"ships",
"tractors",
"bombers",
"fighters",
"jump jets",
"torpedo bombers",
"warplanes",
"airliners",
"air taxis",
"liners",
"amphibians",
"seaplanes",
"aeroplanes",
"airplanes",
"planes",
"biplanes",
"lightplanes",
"tilt-rotors",
"towplanes",
"trimotors",
"triplanes",
"gliders",
"sailplanes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turndown":{
"an unwillingness to grant something asked for":{
"examples":[
"the request to use the restroom was just a formality\u2014I really didn't expect a turndown"
],
"synonyms":[
"declination",
"denial",
"disallowance",
"nay",
"no",
"nonacceptance",
"refusal",
"rejection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebuff",
"repudiation",
"repulse",
"spurn",
"negative",
"ban",
"injunction",
"veto",
"deterrence",
"discouragement",
"repression",
"suppression"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"accession",
"acquiescence",
"agreement",
"assent",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance",
"imprimatur",
"seal",
"signature",
"stamp"
],
"antonyms":[
"allowance",
"approval",
"grant",
"OK",
"okay"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"deselect",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"nix",
"pass",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"reprobate",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"throw out",
"throw over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow off",
"disdain",
"rebuff",
"scorn",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"overrule",
"veto",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"dismiss",
"ignore",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"stick",
"abjure",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"detour",
"contradict",
"deny",
"disown",
"negate",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"renege",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condone",
"countenance",
"swallow",
"tolerate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"receive",
"take",
"welcome",
"accede",
"acquiesce",
"agree",
"assent",
"consent",
"choose",
"handpick",
"select",
"espouse",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"accept",
"agree (to)",
"approve"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turned one's stomach":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"grossed out",
"nauseated",
"put off",
"repelled",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"sickened",
"turned off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"appalled",
"disquieted",
"horrified",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"shocked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allured",
"attracted",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enchanted",
"enticed",
"fascinated",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"tickled",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"turned (to)":{
"to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage":{
"examples":[
"no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully"
],
"synonyms":[
"consulted",
"referred (to)",
"resorted (to)",
"went (to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"employed",
"used",
"utilized",
"depended (on)",
"relied (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tumbles":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"examples":[
"took a little tumble on the ice"
],
"synonyms":[
"falls",
"slips",
"spills",
"stumbles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"headers",
"pratfalls",
"missteps",
"trips",
"descents",
"dives",
"plunges",
"skids",
"slides",
"free-falls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"examples":[
"her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance-medleys",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"dishevelments",
"disorders",
"disorganizations",
"free-for-alls",
"havoc",
"hecks",
"hells",
"jumbles",
"mare's nests",
"mares' nests",
"messes",
"misorders",
"muddles",
"musses",
"shambles",
"snake pits",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anarchies",
"misrules",
"riots",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"labyrinths",
"mazes",
"webs",
"maelstroms",
"storms",
"bollixes",
"clutters",
"litters",
"mishmashes",
"shuffles",
"hodgepodges",
"medleys",
"miscellanies",
"morasses",
"motleys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"methods",
"patterns",
"plans",
"systems"
],
"antonyms":[
"orders"
]
},
"to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"examples":[
"the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet"
],
"synonyms":[
"falls",
"slips",
"stumbles",
"topples",
"trips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collapses",
"crumples",
"drops",
"flumps",
"keels",
"plops",
"plunks",
"plonks",
"slumps (over)",
"crashes",
"free-falls",
"nose-dives",
"plummets",
"plunges",
"precipitates",
"wipes out",
"skids",
"slides"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"gets up",
"rises",
"stands (up)",
"uprises"
]
},
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
"examples":[
"stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released"
],
"synonyms":[
"crashes",
"craters",
"declines",
"descends",
"dips",
"dives",
"drops",
"falls",
"lowers",
"nose-dives",
"plummets",
"plunges",
"sinks",
"skids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"dies (down)",
"diminishes",
"droops",
"dwindles",
"ebbs",
"lessens",
"lets up",
"moderates",
"subsides",
"tapers off",
"wanes",
"recedes",
"retreats"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulates",
"balloons",
"builds",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"grows",
"increases",
"intensifies",
"mushrooms",
"picks up",
"snowballs",
"swells",
"waxes"
],
"antonyms":[
"arises",
"ascends",
"lifts",
"mounts",
"rises",
"soars",
"spikes",
"ups"
]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans"
],
"synonyms":[
"confuses",
"deranges",
"disarranges",
"disarrays",
"discomposes",
"dishevels",
"disjoints",
"dislocates",
"disorders",
"disorganizes",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"hashes",
"jumbles",
"messes (up)",
"mixes (up)",
"muddles",
"musses",
"rumples",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"tousles",
"upsets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroils",
"entangles",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"agitates",
"perturbs",
"stirs (up)",
"unsettles",
"clutters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligns",
"alines",
"lines",
"lines up",
"queues",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"methodizes",
"systematizes",
"systemizes",
"adjusts",
"fixes",
"grooms",
"makes up",
"spruces (up)",
"unscrambles"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranges",
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"ranges",
"regulates",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies"
]
},
"to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure":{
"examples":[
"all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble"
],
"synonyms":[
"buckles",
"caves (in)",
"collapses",
"crumples",
"founders",
"gives",
"goes",
"goes out",
"implodes",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deflates",
"flattens",
"melts",
"melts down",
"breaks",
"breaks down",
"conks (out)",
"crashes",
"dies",
"fails",
"gives out",
"stalls",
"bursts",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"splinters",
"splits",
"cracks",
"crumbles",
"pops",
"snaps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inflates",
"rises",
"swells"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turning back":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating off",
"fending (off)",
"rebutting",
"repelling",
"repulsing",
"staving off",
"turning away"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defying",
"fighting",
"holding off",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"standing off",
"withstanding",
"deflecting",
"warding (off)",
"rebuffing",
"snubbing",
"spurning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embracing",
"hailing",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turgidity":{
"as in wind , pomposity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pomposity",
"wind",
"oratory",
"rhapsody",
"rhetoric",
"bloviation",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade",
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"jawing",
"patter",
"prating",
"yammering",
"egotism",
"self-conceit",
"self-importance",
"swagger",
"vaunt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tussle":{
"a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{
"examples":[
"a small tussle on the basketball court was quickly broken up"
],
"synonyms":[
"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"dustup",
"fight",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scrum",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pitched battle",
"rough-and-tumble",
"affray",
"battle royal",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"mix-up",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"blows",
"fistfight",
"fisticuffs",
"grapple",
"handgrips",
"punch-out",
"punch-up",
"slugfest",
"confrontation",
"duel",
"face-off",
"joust",
"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"falling-out",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"row",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tangle",
"tiff",
"wrangle",
"catfight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{
"examples":[
"puppies tussling with one another, rolling over and over on the carpet"
],
"synonyms":[
"grapple",
"rassle",
"scuffle",
"wrestle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle",
"clash (with)",
"combat",
"contend",
"duel",
"fight",
"war (against)",
"bash",
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"hit",
"punch",
"slug",
"strike",
"box",
"spar",
"brawl",
"skirmish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turning color":{
"to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)":{
"examples":[
"He turned color when his crush walked in the room."
],
"synonyms":[
"blooming",
"blushing",
"coloring",
"crimsoning",
"flushing",
"glowing",
"reddening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"incarnadining",
"rouging",
"ruddling",
"abashing",
"chagrining",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"embarrassing",
"fazing",
"humiliating",
"mortifying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turn one's back on":{
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"Despite encouragement from his teachers, he turned his back on college."
],
"synonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"deselect",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"nix",
"pass",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"reprobate",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"throw out",
"throw over",
"turn down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow off",
"disdain",
"rebuff",
"scorn",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"overrule",
"veto",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"dismiss",
"ignore",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"stick",
"abjure",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"detour",
"contradict",
"deny",
"disown",
"negate",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"renege",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condone",
"countenance",
"swallow",
"tolerate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"receive",
"take",
"welcome",
"accede",
"acquiesce",
"agree",
"assent",
"consent",
"choose",
"handpick",
"select",
"espouse",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"accept",
"agree (to)",
"approve"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"turbocar":{
"as in muscle car , stock car":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"gas-guzzler",
"land yacht",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
"limousine",
"mini",
"minicar",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"cream puff",
"convertible",
"fastback",
"hardtop",
"hatchback",
"notchback",
"ragtop",
"sports car",
"sport-utility vehicle",
"station wagon",
"SUV",
"town car",
"wagon",
"woody",
"woodie",
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"touring car",
"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minibus",
"minivan",
"omnibus",
"van",
"hybrid",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tuning":{
"as in adapting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adapting",
"accommodating",
"attuning",
"conciliating",
"conforming",
"coordinating",
"harmonizing",
"keying",
"reconciling",
"blending",
"combining",
"connecting",
"correlating",
"dovetailing",
"fitting",
"fusing",
"integrating",
"joining",
"matching",
"merging",
"orchestrating",
"pairing",
"squaring",
"suiting",
"synchronizing",
"synthesizing",
"unifying",
"uniting",
"aligning",
"alining",
"arranging",
"arraying",
"balancing",
"equalizing",
"evening",
"ordering",
"proportioning",
"regularizing",
"standardizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disharmonizing",
"confusing",
"disarraying",
"disordering",
"disorganizing",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"skewing",
"upsetting",
"alienating",
"estranging"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tuckers":{
"substances intended to be eaten":{
"examples":[
"you can get some downright peculiar tucker deep in the outback"
],
"synonyms":[
"bread",
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eatables",
"eats",
"edibles",
"fare",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving",
"finger food",
"natural food"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tucker":{
"substances intended to be eaten":{
"examples":[
"you can get some downright peculiar tucker deep in the outback"
],
"synonyms":[
"bread",
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eatables",
"eats",
"edibles",
"fare",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving",
"finger food",
"natural food"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turns off":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusts",
"grosses out",
"nauseates",
"puts off",
"repels",
"repulses",
"revolts",
"sickens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeases",
"distresses",
"appalls",
"appals",
"disquiets",
"horrifies",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offends",
"outrages",
"shocks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allures",
"attracts",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"disarms",
"draws",
"enchants",
"entices",
"fascinates",
"lures",
"pulls",
"seduces",
"tempts",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"rejoices",
"tickles",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"appeals (to)",
"interests",
"intrigues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left"
],
"synonyms":[
"detours",
"deviates",
"diverges",
"sheers",
"swerves",
"swings",
"turns",
"veers",
"wheels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tacks",
"zigzags",
"doubles (back)",
"turns back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee"
],
"synonyms":[
"axes",
"bounces",
"cans",
"cashiers",
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"fires",
"musters out",
"pink-slips",
"releases",
"removes",
"retires",
"sacks",
"terminates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsizes",
"excesses",
"furloughs",
"lays off",
"trims",
"boots (out)",
"chucks (out)",
"drums (out)",
"kicks out",
"throws out",
"unseats",
"separates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keeps",
"reemploys",
"rehires",
"contracts",
"subcontracts",
"recruits"
],
"antonyms":[
"employs",
"engages",
"hires",
"retains",
"signs (up or on)",
"takes on"
]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"please turn off the fan when you're done"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivates",
"kills",
"shuts off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicks (off)",
"dismantles",
"mothballs",
"phases out",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"chocks",
"cuts off",
"draws up",
"halts",
"jams",
"stalls",
"sticks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charges",
"electrifies",
"energizes",
"fires",
"fuels",
"generates",
"powers",
"pushes",
"discharges",
"launches",
"releases",
"switches",
"trips",
"reactivates",
"recharges"
],
"antonyms":[
"activates",
"actuates",
"cranks (up)",
"drives",
"moves",
"propels",
"runs",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"starts",
"touches off",
"triggers",
"turns on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tumuli":{
"as in mounds , barrows":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrows",
"mounds",
"cemeteries",
"churchyards",
"graveyards",
"potter's fields",
"catacombs",
"charnels",
"charnel houses",
"columbaria",
"crypts",
"mausoleums",
"mausolea",
"vaults",
"burials",
"graves",
"sepulchres",
"sepulchers",
"sepultures",
"tombs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumultuous":{
"marked by sudden or violent disturbance":{
"examples":[
"one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the region"
],
"synonyms":[
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"convulsive",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fitful",
"spasmodic",
"sporadic",
"boisterous",
"clamorous",
"furious",
"noisy",
"riotous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unshaken",
"untroubled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements":{
"examples":[
"watched the tumultuous weather from the dry safety of our house"
],
"synonyms":[
"rough",
"rugged",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustering",
"blustery",
"raging",
"violent",
"brutal",
"harsh",
"severe",
"roily",
"unquiet",
"unsettled",
"bleak",
"inclement",
"nasty",
"raw",
"squally"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"bright",
"clear",
"clement",
"cloudless",
"fair",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"unclouded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{
"examples":[
"after a tumultuous day of trading, the stock market was down 500 points"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"savage",
"vicious",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"truculent",
"combustible",
"volatile",
"agitated",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"mad",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"destructive",
"ruinous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"pacific",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"turned on":{
"keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{
"examples":[
"a film genre that today's turned-on moviegoers seem little interested in"
],
"synonyms":[
"au courant",
"cool",
"def",
"downtown",
"groovy",
"hep",
"hip",
"in",
"mod",
"now",
"trendy",
"with-it"
],
"near synonyms":[
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"voguish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"geeky",
"nerdish",
"nerdy",
"dowdy",
"styleless",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"antonyms":[
"out",
"uncool",
"unhip",
"untrendy"
]
},
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"beset",
"bushwhacked",
"charged",
"descended (on or upon)",
"jumped (on)",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"raided",
"rushed",
"set on",
"sicced",
"sicked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"trashed",
"went in (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushed",
"ganged up (on)",
"mobbed",
"swarmed",
"mugged",
"robbed",
"ambuscaded",
"ambushed",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid",
"blitzed",
"bombarded",
"bombed",
"nuked",
"barraged",
"cannonaded",
"cannoned",
"banged away (at)",
"battered",
"buffeted",
"plastered",
"beleaguered",
"besieged",
"pressed",
"harried",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravaged",
"sacked",
"forayed",
"invaded",
"overran",
"enveloped",
"flanked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covered",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"secured",
"shielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"charged",
"electrified",
"excited",
"exhilarated",
"galvanized",
"intoxicated",
"pumped up",
"thrilled",
"titillated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"incited",
"inspired",
"provoked",
"stimulated",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"delighted",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"riveted",
"spellbound",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"tantalized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bored",
"jaded",
"palled",
"tired",
"wearied",
"dejected",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"would you turn on the TV?"
],
"synonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicked over",
"turned over",
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged",
"aroused",
"excited",
"jump-started",
"kick-started",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"ignited",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"stirred up",
"accelerated",
"catalyzed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"stepped up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stopped",
"stuck",
"decelerated",
"repressed",
"slowed",
"stunted",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivated",
"killed",
"shut off",
"turned off"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"tucker (out)":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"turn turtle":{
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"examples":[
"The waves caused the small boat to turn turtle ."
],
"synonyms":[
"capsize",
"overturn",
"turn over",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invert",
"overset",
"overthrow",
"pitchpole",
"topple",
"tump (over)",
"upend",
"careen",
"heel",
"keel",
"lean",
"list",
"tilt",
"tip",
"collapse",
"fall",
"founder",
"give"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stand up",
"straighten (up)",
"erect",
"raise"
],
"antonyms":[
"right"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tune":{
"a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect":{
"examples":[
"hummed a little tune while I sorted the laundry"
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"lay",
"melody",
"song",
"strain",
"warble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descant",
"discant",
"cadence",
"measure",
"meter",
"rhythm",
"ballad",
"ditty",
"hymn",
"lyric",
"madrigal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a state of consistency":{
"examples":[
"your negative assessment of the restaurant seems to be in tune with the opinions of the critics"
],
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"accordance",
"agreement",
"conformance",
"conformity",
"congruence",
"congruency",
"congruity",
"consonance",
"harmony"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compatibility",
"assimilation",
"integration",
"oneness",
"solidarity",
"togetherness",
"affinity",
"empathy",
"sympathy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrast",
"discrepancy",
"disparateness",
"disparity",
"dissimilarity",
"distinction",
"distinctiveness",
"distinctness",
"diverseness",
"diversity",
"unlikeness",
"deviance",
"divergence",
"discord",
"discordance",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"dissent",
"dissidence",
"disunity",
"friction",
"strife",
"variability",
"variance",
"incompatibility"
],
"antonyms":[
"conflict",
"disagreement",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness"
]
},
"an approximate amount, extent, or degree":{
"examples":[
"retail rents on the fashionable street can run to the tune of $100,000 a year"
],
"synonyms":[
"matter",
"neighborhood",
"vicinity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballpark",
"nearness",
"proximity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in adapt":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adapt",
"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"harmonize",
"key",
"reconcile",
"blend",
"combine",
"connect",
"correlate",
"dovetail",
"fit",
"fuse",
"integrate",
"join",
"match",
"merge",
"orchestrate",
"pair",
"square",
"suit",
"synchronize",
"synthesize",
"unify",
"unite",
"align",
"aline",
"arrange",
"array",
"balance",
"equalize",
"even",
"order",
"proportion",
"regularize",
"standardize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disharmonize",
"confuse",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"disorganize",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"skew",
"upset",
"alienate",
"estrange"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tundras":{
"a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{
"examples":[
"a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain"
],
"synonyms":[
"campos",
"champaigns",
"downs",
"grasslands",
"heaths",
"leas",
"leys",
"llanos",
"moors",
"pampas",
"plains",
"prairies",
"savannas",
"savannahs",
"steppes",
"velds",
"veldts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fields",
"meadows",
"floodplains",
"bottomlands",
"bottoms",
"flats",
"lowlands",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands",
"tables",
"uplands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tub-thumper":{
"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
"examples":[
"changes that came about only because of the relentless clamor of the group's tub-thumpers"
],
"synonyms":[
"advocate",
"advocator",
"apostle",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"white knight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loyalist",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"stalwart",
"adherent",
"cohort",
"disciple",
"follower",
"interpreter",
"applauder",
"cheerleader",
"encourager",
"fellow traveler"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enemy",
"foe",
"rival",
"belittler",
"critic",
"faultfinder"
],
"antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tumid":{
"enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"he'd just been in a fight, and was nursing his tumid lip"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloated",
"blown",
"distended",
"overinflated",
"puffed",
"swollen",
"tumescent",
"turgid",
"varicose",
"varicosed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballooned",
"blown up",
"expanded",
"bulging",
"dilated",
"protuberant",
"ventricose",
"ballooning",
"dilating",
"turgescent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"deflated",
"detumescent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tut-tutting (over or about)":{
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"deprecating",
"disapproving (of)",
"discountenancing",
"disesteeming",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"frowning (on or upon)",
"misliking",
"reproving",
"tsk-tsking",
"tutting (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelishing",
"objecting (to)",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"scorning",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"discommending",
"chiding",
"rebuking",
"reproaching",
"scolding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"supporting",
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"loving",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approving",
"favoring",
"liking"
]
},
"type":[]
}
}