2702 lines
54 KiB
JSON
2702 lines
54 KiB
JSON
{
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"laid off":{
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"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
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"examples":[
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"you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"broke",
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"broke off",
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"broke up",
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"canned",
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"ceased",
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"cut off",
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"cut out",
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"desisted (from)",
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"discontinued",
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"dropped",
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"ended",
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"gave over",
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"halted",
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"knocked off",
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"left off",
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"packed (up or in)",
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"quit",
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"quitted",
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"shut off",
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"stopped"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"completed",
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"concluded",
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"finished",
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"closed (down)",
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"deactivated",
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"blockaded",
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"blocked",
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"dammed",
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"delayed",
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"detained",
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"held",
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"held back",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"kiboshed",
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"obstructed",
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"stemmed",
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"called",
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"suspended",
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"arrested",
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"braked",
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"checked",
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"clamped down",
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"reined (in)",
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"squashed",
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"squelched",
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"stamped",
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"stanched",
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"staunched",
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"stunted",
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"suppressed",
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"turned back",
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"paused",
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"stayed",
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"suspended",
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"abolished",
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"aborted",
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"annulled",
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"demolished",
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"destroyed",
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"dissolved",
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"killed",
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"ruined",
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"scuttled",
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"snuffed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"carried on",
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"continued",
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"followed through (with)",
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"kept up",
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"ran on",
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"advanced",
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"proceeded",
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"progressed",
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"actuated",
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"drove",
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"impelled",
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"propelled",
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"stirred"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"laid up":{
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"to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place":{
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"examples":[
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"an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cached",
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"hoarded",
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"laid away",
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"laid by",
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"laid in",
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"put by",
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"salted away",
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"squirreled (away)",
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"squirrelled (away)",
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"stashed",
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"stockpiled",
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"stored",
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"stowed",
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"treasured"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accumulated",
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"acquired",
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"amassed",
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"assembled",
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"collected",
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"concentrated",
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"garnered",
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"gathered",
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"picked up",
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"rounded up",
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"scraped (together)",
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"heaped",
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"piled",
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"stacked",
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"conserved",
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"husbanded",
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"preserved",
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"banked",
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"coffered",
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"deposited",
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"held",
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"kept",
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"reserved",
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"retained",
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"saved",
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"set by",
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"stocked",
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"withheld",
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"buried",
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"concealed",
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"ensconced",
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"secreted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"cast",
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"discarded",
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"ditched",
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"dumped",
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"flung (off or away)",
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"jettisoned",
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"threw away",
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"threw out",
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"unloaded",
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"consumed",
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"squandered",
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"used up",
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"wasted",
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"handed out",
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"handed over",
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"relinquished",
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"surrendered",
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"blew",
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"dissipated",
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"frittered (away)",
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"lavished",
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"misspent",
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"ran through",
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"spent",
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"depleted",
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"exhausted",
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"expended",
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"impoverished",
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"dispelled",
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"dispersed",
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"dissipated",
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"scattered"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lair":{
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"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
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"examples":[
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"the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"concealment",
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"covert",
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"den",
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"hermitage",
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"hideaway",
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"hideout",
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"hidey-hole",
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"hidy-hole",
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"nest"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blind",
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"cover",
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"nook",
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"recess",
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"hangout",
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"harbor",
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"harborage",
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"haunt",
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"haven",
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"redoubt",
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"refuge",
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"retreat",
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"shelter"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the shelter or resting place of a wild animal":{
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"examples":[
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"we found an abandoned fox's lair in the woods behind the barn"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burrow",
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"den",
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"hole",
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"house",
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"lodge"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nest",
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"territory"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a place set aside for sleeping":{
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"examples":[
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"while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bed",
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"bunk",
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"doss",
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"hay",
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"kip",
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"pad",
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"rack",
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"sack"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bedstead",
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"futon",
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"mattress",
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"pallet",
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"bunk bed",
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"cot",
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"couch",
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"daybed",
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"feather bed",
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"four-poster",
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"hammock",
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"Murphy bed",
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"shakedown",
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"sleigh bed",
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"sofa",
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"sofa bed",
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"studio couch",
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"trundle bed",
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"water bed",
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"bassinet",
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"carry-cot",
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"cradle",
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"crib"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"laid on":{
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"to put a layer of on a surface":{
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"examples":[
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"she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"applied",
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"laid",
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"spread"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"anointed",
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"bedaubed",
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"besmeared",
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"dabbed",
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"daubed",
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"plastered",
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"slathered",
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"smeared",
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"blanketed",
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"carpeted",
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"coated",
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"covered",
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"layered",
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"mantled",
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"overlaid",
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"overlay",
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"overspread",
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"sheeted",
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"surfaced"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bared",
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"exposed",
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"peeled",
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"stripped",
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"stript",
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"uncovered"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to provide with a paying job":{
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"examples":[
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"lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"assumed",
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"employed",
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"engaged",
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"feed",
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"hired",
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"paid",
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"placed",
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"recruited",
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"retained",
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"signed (up or on)",
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"took on"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"reemployed",
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"re-employed",
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"reengaged",
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"re-engaged",
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"rehired",
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"apprenticed",
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"contracted",
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"jobbed",
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"partnered",
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"subcontracted",
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"enlisted",
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"advanced",
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"promoted",
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"upgraded",
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"kept (on)",
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"headhunted",
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"scouted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"furloughed",
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"laid off",
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"locked out"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"axed",
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"canned",
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"discharged",
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"dismissed",
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"fired",
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"sacked"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"laid-back":{
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"having a relaxed, casual manner":{
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"examples":[
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"a laid-back fisherman, he didn't really care if he caught anything, being content to relax and enjoy the sunshine"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affable",
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"breezy",
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"devil-may-care",
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"easygoing",
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"happy-go-lucky",
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"low-pressure",
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"mellow"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"carefree",
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"casual",
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"d\u00e9gag\u00e9",
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"lackadaisical",
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"nonchalant",
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"unaffected",
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"unconcerned",
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"unfussy",
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"unperturbed",
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"untroubled",
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"unworried",
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"familiar",
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"homey",
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"homy",
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"informal",
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"flexible",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"permissive",
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"pliable",
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"pliant",
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"soft",
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"accessible",
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"approachable",
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"imperturbable",
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"nerveless",
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"unflappable",
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"unshakable",
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"amicable",
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"companionable",
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"comradely",
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"cordial",
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"genial",
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"hail-fellow-well-met",
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"hearty",
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"neighborly",
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"warm",
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"warmhearted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ceremonious",
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"decorous",
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"formal",
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"rigid",
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"strict",
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"anxious",
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"bothered",
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"distressed",
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"worried",
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"jittery",
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"jumpy",
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"nervous",
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"skittish",
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"tense"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"high-strung",
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"uptight"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"laid":{
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"to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{
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"examples":[
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"just lay the book over there on the table for now"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deposed",
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"deposited",
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"disposed",
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"emplaced",
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"fixed",
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"placed",
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"positioned",
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"put",
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"set",
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"set up",
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"situated",
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"stuck"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"moved",
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"rearranged",
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"reordered",
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"shifted",
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"oriented",
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"established",
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"located",
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"planted",
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"settled",
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"clapped",
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"clapt",
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"flopped",
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"planked",
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"plopped",
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"plumped",
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"plunked",
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"plonked",
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"plunked down",
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"plonked down",
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"slapped",
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"ensconced",
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"niched",
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"assembled",
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"collected",
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"carried",
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"berthed",
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"parked",
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"affixed",
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"anchored",
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"locked",
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"lodged",
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"wedged",
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"arrayed",
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"laid out",
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"lined up",
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"queued",
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"ranked",
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"set down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"relocated",
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"removed",
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"took",
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"banished",
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"dislodged",
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"displaced",
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"replaced",
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"superseded",
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"supplanted"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)":{
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"examples":[
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"the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"sedimented",
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"settled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"filtered",
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"screened",
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"sieved",
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"sifted",
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"strained",
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"clarified",
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"cleared",
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"resettled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"agitated",
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"disturbed",
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"mixed",
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"stirred"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"raised"
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]
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},
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"to establish or apply as a charge or penalty":{
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"examples":[
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"state officials tried to lay a tax on merchandise sold over the Internet"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"assessed",
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"charged",
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"exacted",
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"fined",
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"imposed",
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"levied",
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"put"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"docked",
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"excised",
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"mulcted",
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"penalized",
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"taxed",
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"extorted",
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"shook down",
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"wrested",
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"wrung",
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"bled",
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"fleeced",
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"gouged",
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"milked",
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"skinned",
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"squeezed",
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"coerced",
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"compelled",
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"forced",
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"inflicted",
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"wreaked",
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"set",
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"reapplied",
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"reimposed",
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"relaid"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abated",
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"diminished",
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"lessened",
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"forgave",
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"released",
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"condoned",
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"disregarded",
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"excused",
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"glossed (over)",
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"glozed (over)",
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"ignored",
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"pardoned"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"remitted"
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]
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},
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"to make ready in advance":{
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"examples":[
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"she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fitted",
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"fit",
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"fixed",
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"groomed",
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"prepared",
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"prepped",
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"readied"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"braced",
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"fortified",
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"girded",
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"girt",
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"steeled",
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"battened",
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"gathered",
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"geared up",
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"mounted",
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"educated",
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"indoctrinated",
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"instructed",
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"schooled",
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"trained",
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"tutored",
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"booted (up)",
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"primed",
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"arranged",
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"set",
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"spread",
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"armed",
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"equipped",
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"forearmed",
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"furnished",
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"outfitted",
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"provided",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"predisposed",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"drew up",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"warmed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put a layer of on a surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mason laid mortar over the first row of bricks before starting the second"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applied",
|
|
"laid on",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anointed",
|
|
"bedaubed",
|
|
"besmeared",
|
|
"dabbed",
|
|
"daubed",
|
|
"plastered",
|
|
"slathered",
|
|
"smeared",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"carpeted",
|
|
"coated",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"layered",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"sheeted",
|
|
"surfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"peeled",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"uncovered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll lay five dollars that you can't do it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bet",
|
|
"betted",
|
|
"gambled",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"staked",
|
|
"wagered",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bade",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"adventured",
|
|
"chanced",
|
|
"hazarded",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"ventured",
|
|
"endangered",
|
|
"imperiled",
|
|
"imperilled",
|
|
"jeopardized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredited",
|
|
"ascribed",
|
|
"attributed",
|
|
"chalked up",
|
|
"credited",
|
|
"imputed",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"fathered (on)",
|
|
"imputed (to)",
|
|
"pinned (on)",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"referred",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"linked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"lay the corpse to rest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"entombed",
|
|
"hearsed",
|
|
"inhumed",
|
|
"interred",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"tombed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"inurned",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"reburied",
|
|
"reinterred",
|
|
"coffined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"cremated",
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"exhibited",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncoffined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterred",
|
|
"exhumed",
|
|
"unearthed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laity":{
|
|
"the people of a religion who are not priests, ministers, etc.":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a member of the laity",
|
|
"The laity has played an important role in the history of the church."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"parish",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"church",
|
|
"congregation",
|
|
"communion",
|
|
"confession",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"sect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid out":{
|
|
"to hand over or use up in payment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disbursed",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"forked (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"outlaid",
|
|
"paid",
|
|
"shelled out",
|
|
"spent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"rained",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"squandered",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"wasted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cached",
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"laid up",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"earned",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"procured",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"won"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to work out the details of (something) in advance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"blueprinted",
|
|
"budgeted",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"charted",
|
|
"choreographed",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"mapped (out)",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"schemed (out)",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"strategized (about)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"machinated",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"sketched",
|
|
"aimed",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"had on",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"meant",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"premeditated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into a particular arrangement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"classified",
|
|
"codified",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"drew up",
|
|
"marshaled",
|
|
"marshalled",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"ranged",
|
|
"systematized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"spruced (up)",
|
|
"straightened (up)",
|
|
"tidied (up)",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"cued",
|
|
"lined",
|
|
"lined up",
|
|
"queued",
|
|
"alphabetized",
|
|
"filed",
|
|
"hierarchized",
|
|
"prioritized",
|
|
"sequenced",
|
|
"emplaced",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"mapped (out)",
|
|
"set out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deranged",
|
|
"disarranged",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mussed (up)",
|
|
"rumpled",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to present so as to invite notice or attention":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"disported",
|
|
"exhibited",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"flashed",
|
|
"flaunted",
|
|
"paraded",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"showed off",
|
|
"sported",
|
|
"strutted",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brandished",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"waved",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"heralded",
|
|
"placarded",
|
|
"posted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"sounded",
|
|
"trumpeted",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"talked (about)",
|
|
"told (of)",
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"occulted",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laic":{
|
|
"as in lay , nonclerical":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"nonclerical",
|
|
"atheistic",
|
|
"godless",
|
|
"irreligious",
|
|
"pagan",
|
|
"paganish",
|
|
"religionless",
|
|
"nondenominational",
|
|
"nonsectarian",
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"terrene",
|
|
"terrestrial",
|
|
"worldly",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"blasphemous",
|
|
"impious",
|
|
"irreverent",
|
|
"sacrilegious",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"churchly",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"godly",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"prayerful",
|
|
"reverent",
|
|
"worshipful",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"bodiless",
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"nonphysical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid siege to":{
|
|
"to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The military is preparing to lay siege to the city."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beleaguered",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"blockaded",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"leaguered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barricaded",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"cut off",
|
|
"dammed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"insulated",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"quarantined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"rescued"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid off (of)":{
|
|
"to stop doing (something) permanently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we warned him to lay off of the cigarette smoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"packed (up or in)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broke off",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"tapered off",
|
|
"threw up",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"held on",
|
|
"hung in",
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
"persevered",
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
"followed through (with)",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"reopened",
|
|
"restarted",
|
|
"resumed",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"started"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"maintained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lain (down)":{
|
|
"as in couched , flopped (down)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"couched",
|
|
"dossed (down)",
|
|
"flopped (down)",
|
|
"reclined",
|
|
"bunked",
|
|
"perched",
|
|
"roosted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"catnapped",
|
|
"dozed",
|
|
"dropped off",
|
|
"lain up",
|
|
"napped",
|
|
"nodded",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"slept",
|
|
"slumbered",
|
|
"snoozed",
|
|
"bedded (down)",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"turned in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arisen",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"gotten up",
|
|
"risen",
|
|
"rolled out",
|
|
"turned out",
|
|
"uprisen",
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"awakened",
|
|
"awoken",
|
|
"awaked",
|
|
"awoke",
|
|
"bestirred",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"woken",
|
|
"waked",
|
|
"woke"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid an egg":{
|
|
"to make a mistake":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His book report was going perfectly until he laid an egg and got the main character's name wrong."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"boobed",
|
|
"erred",
|
|
"flubbed",
|
|
"fluffed",
|
|
"fouled up",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"goofed (up)",
|
|
"loused up",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"screwed up",
|
|
"slipped up",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"tripped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nodded",
|
|
"bobbled",
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"bungled",
|
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"butchered",
|
|
"foozled",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"muffed",
|
|
"murdered",
|
|
"miscalculated",
|
|
"misconceived",
|
|
"miscounted",
|
|
"miscued",
|
|
"misdeemed",
|
|
"misgauged",
|
|
"misgaged",
|
|
"misjudged",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"misconstrued",
|
|
"misinterpreted",
|
|
"misunderstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The gymnast nailed perfect landings on her first two vaults but really laid an egg on the third."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"cratered",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"flamed out",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"flunked",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"foundered",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"struck out",
|
|
"tanked",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"skidded",
|
|
"slipped",
|
|
"slumped",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"crumbled",
|
|
"miscarried",
|
|
"misfired",
|
|
"went under",
|
|
"imploded",
|
|
"self-destructed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cooked",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
"throve",
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"triumphed",
|
|
"won"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"came off",
|
|
"clicked",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"panned out",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"went over",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid away":{
|
|
"to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the weather forecast warned of a severe storm, so we laid away a generous supply of bottled water and canned food just in case"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cached",
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"laid by",
|
|
"laid in",
|
|
"laid up",
|
|
"put by",
|
|
"salted away",
|
|
"squirreled (away)",
|
|
"squirrelled (away)",
|
|
"stashed",
|
|
"stockpiled",
|
|
"stored",
|
|
"stowed",
|
|
"treasured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"rounded up",
|
|
"scraped (together)",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"piled",
|
|
"stacked",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"husbanded",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"coffered",
|
|
"deposited",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"set by",
|
|
"stocked",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"secreted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"flung (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"unloaded",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"squandered",
|
|
"used up",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"handed out",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"misspent",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"dispelled",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lairs":{
|
|
"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concealments",
|
|
"coverts",
|
|
"dens",
|
|
"hermitages",
|
|
"hideaways",
|
|
"hideouts",
|
|
"hidey-holes",
|
|
"hidy-holes",
|
|
"nests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"nooks",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"hangouts",
|
|
"harborages",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"havens",
|
|
"redoubts",
|
|
"refuges",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"shelters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the shelter or resting place of a wild animal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we found an abandoned fox's lair in the woods behind the barn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burrows",
|
|
"dens",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"lodges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nests",
|
|
"territories"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a place set aside for sleeping":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"dosses",
|
|
"hays",
|
|
"kips",
|
|
"pads",
|
|
"racks",
|
|
"sacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedsteads",
|
|
"futons",
|
|
"futon",
|
|
"mattresses",
|
|
"pallets",
|
|
"bunk beds",
|
|
"cots",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"daybeds",
|
|
"feather beds",
|
|
"four-posters",
|
|
"hammocks",
|
|
"Murphy beds",
|
|
"shakedowns",
|
|
"sleigh beds",
|
|
"sofa beds",
|
|
"sofas",
|
|
"studio couches",
|
|
"trundle beds",
|
|
"water beds",
|
|
"bassinets",
|
|
"carry-cots",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"cribs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid by":{
|
|
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a politician who had laid by his principles years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cashiered",
|
|
"cast (off)",
|
|
"chucked",
|
|
"deep-sixed",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"eighty-sixed",
|
|
"86'd",
|
|
"exorcised",
|
|
"exorcized",
|
|
"flung (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"junked",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"scrapped",
|
|
"shed",
|
|
"shucked (off)",
|
|
"sloughed (off)",
|
|
"sluffed (off)",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"tossed",
|
|
"unloaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"abdicated",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"kicked out",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"eradicated",
|
|
"expunged",
|
|
"exterminated",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"extirpated",
|
|
"liquidated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"rooted (out)",
|
|
"stamped (out)",
|
|
"wiped out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"used",
|
|
"utilized",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cached",
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"laid away",
|
|
"laid in",
|
|
"laid up",
|
|
"put by",
|
|
"salted away",
|
|
"squirreled (away)",
|
|
"squirrelled (away)",
|
|
"stashed",
|
|
"stockpiled",
|
|
"stored",
|
|
"stowed",
|
|
"treasured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"rounded up",
|
|
"scraped (together)",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"piled",
|
|
"stacked",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"husbanded",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"coffered",
|
|
"deposited",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"set by",
|
|
"stocked",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"secreted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"flung (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"unloaded",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"squandered",
|
|
"used up",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"handed out",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"misspent",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"dispelled",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid-backness":{
|
|
"as in easygoingness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"easygoingness",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-trust",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"numbness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"sangfroid",
|
|
"self-composedness",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"excitability",
|
|
"excitableness",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid in":{
|
|
"to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cached",
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"laid away",
|
|
"laid by",
|
|
"laid up",
|
|
"put by",
|
|
"salted away",
|
|
"squirreled (away)",
|
|
"squirrelled (away)",
|
|
"stashed",
|
|
"stockpiled",
|
|
"stored",
|
|
"stowed",
|
|
"treasured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"rounded up",
|
|
"scraped (together)",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"piled",
|
|
"stacked",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"husbanded",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"coffered",
|
|
"deposited",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"set by",
|
|
"stocked",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"secreted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"flung (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"unloaded",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"squandered",
|
|
"used up",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"handed out",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"misspent",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"dispelled",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laical":{
|
|
"as in lay , nonclerical":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"nonclerical",
|
|
"atheistic",
|
|
"godless",
|
|
"irreligious",
|
|
"pagan",
|
|
"paganish",
|
|
"religionless",
|
|
"nondenominational",
|
|
"nonsectarian",
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"terrene",
|
|
"terrestrial",
|
|
"worldly",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"blasphemous",
|
|
"impious",
|
|
"irreverent",
|
|
"sacrilegious",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"churchly",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"godly",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"prayerful",
|
|
"reverent",
|
|
"worshipful",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"bodiless",
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"nonphysical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lain":{
|
|
"to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the train tracks lie just over that hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"borne",
|
|
"born",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"headed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"coursed",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"spanned",
|
|
"traversed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to occupy a place or location":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I left the book lying on the counter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"been",
|
|
"borne",
|
|
"born",
|
|
"sat",
|
|
"stood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"hung around",
|
|
"remained",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"stuck around",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"awaited",
|
|
"waited",
|
|
"posted",
|
|
"stationed",
|
|
"dwelled",
|
|
"dwelt",
|
|
"resided"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain out of sight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"holed up",
|
|
"lurked",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"skulked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slunk",
|
|
"slinked",
|
|
"sneaked",
|
|
"snuck",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"evaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"come out",
|
|
"materialized",
|
|
"shown up",
|
|
"showed up",
|
|
"turned up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appeared"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lain up":{
|
|
"as in slept , rested":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnapped",
|
|
"dozed",
|
|
"dropped off",
|
|
"napped",
|
|
"nodded",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"slept",
|
|
"slumbered",
|
|
"snoozed",
|
|
"bedded (down)",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"bunked",
|
|
"perched",
|
|
"roosted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"couched",
|
|
"dossed (down)",
|
|
"flopped (down)",
|
|
"lain (down)",
|
|
"reclined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arisen",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"gotten up",
|
|
"risen",
|
|
"rolled out",
|
|
"turned out",
|
|
"uprisen",
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"awakened",
|
|
"awoken",
|
|
"awaked",
|
|
"awoke",
|
|
"bestirred",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"woken",
|
|
"waked",
|
|
"woke"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid eyes on":{
|
|
"to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were smitten from the moment they first laid eyes on each other."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beheld",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"discerned",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"espied",
|
|
"eyed",
|
|
"looked (at)",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"perceived",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"remarked",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"sighted",
|
|
"spied",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"viewed",
|
|
"witnessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"identified",
|
|
"made out",
|
|
"picked out",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"attended (to)",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"inspected",
|
|
"scanned",
|
|
"scrutinized",
|
|
"surveyed",
|
|
"glanced (at)",
|
|
"glimpsed",
|
|
"peered (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"overlooked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lairds":{
|
|
"as in landowners , landholders":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"landholders",
|
|
"landowners",
|
|
"landladies",
|
|
"proprietors",
|
|
"landlords",
|
|
"lessors",
|
|
"letters",
|
|
"renters",
|
|
"slumlords"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lessees",
|
|
"lodgers",
|
|
"roomers",
|
|
"tenants"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laities":{
|
|
"the people of a religion who are not priests, ministers, etc.":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a member of the laity",
|
|
"The laity has played an important role in the history of the church."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"parishes",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"churches",
|
|
"congregations",
|
|
"communions",
|
|
"confessions",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"sects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lain low":{
|
|
"to remain out of sight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The thief decided to lie low after a string of crimes."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"holed up",
|
|
"lain",
|
|
"lurked",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"skulked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slunk",
|
|
"slinked",
|
|
"sneaked",
|
|
"snuck",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"evaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"come out",
|
|
"materialized",
|
|
"shown up",
|
|
"showed up",
|
|
"turned up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appeared"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid hold of":{
|
|
"to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"couldn't lay hold of the slippery shampoo bottle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clasped",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"took"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clenched",
|
|
"clung (to)",
|
|
"clutched",
|
|
"held on (to)",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"nabbed",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"snatched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"unhanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid over":{
|
|
"to assign to a later time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deferred",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"held off (on)",
|
|
"held over",
|
|
"held up",
|
|
"postponed",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put over",
|
|
"remitted",
|
|
"shelved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"hesitated",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"slowed",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"stretched (out)",
|
|
"waited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acted",
|
|
"dealt (with)",
|
|
"decided (upon)",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"worked (on)",
|
|
"wrought (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laird":{
|
|
"as in landowner , landholder":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"landholder",
|
|
"landowner",
|
|
"landlady",
|
|
"proprietor",
|
|
"landlord",
|
|
"lessor",
|
|
"letter",
|
|
"renter",
|
|
"slumlord"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lessee",
|
|
"lodger",
|
|
"roomer",
|
|
"tenant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid down":{
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"legislated",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"passed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenacted",
|
|
"repassed",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"dictated",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"ratified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"abrogated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"canceled",
|
|
"cancelled",
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"reversed",
|
|
"voided"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repealed",
|
|
"rescinded",
|
|
"revoked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state clearly and strongly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"guaranteed",
|
|
"professed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"accented",
|
|
"accentuated",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"underlined",
|
|
"underscored",
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"reaffirmed",
|
|
"reasserted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"prescribed",
|
|
"specified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"dictated",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"adjured",
|
|
"bade",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"obligated",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"coughed up",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laid into":{
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His parents laid into him for wrecking the car."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basted",
|
|
"bawled out",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"called down",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"chewed out",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lectured",
|
|
"ragged",
|
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"railed (at or against)",
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"ranted (at)",
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"rated",
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"reamed (out)",
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"rebuked",
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"reprimanded",
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"reproached",
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"scolded",
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"scored",
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"tongue-lashed",
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"upbraided"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"admonished",
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"chid",
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"chided",
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"remonstrated (with)",
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"reproved",
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"abused",
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"assailed",
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"attacked",
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"bad-mouthed",
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"blamed",
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"blasted",
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"censured",
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"condemned",
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"criticized",
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"crucified",
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"denounced",
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"dissed",
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"excoriated",
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"faulted",
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"harangued",
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"knocked",
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"laced (into)",
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"lashed",
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"panned",
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"reprehended",
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"reviled",
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"scourged",
|
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"slammed",
|
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"vituperated",
|
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"belittled",
|
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"disparaged",
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"mocked",
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"put down",
|
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"ridiculed",
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"scoffed",
|
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"scorned"
|
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approved",
|
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
|
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"sanctioned",
|
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"extolled",
|
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"lauded",
|
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"praised"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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}
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} |