2684 lines
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2684 lines
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{
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"tongue-lash":{
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"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
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"examples":[
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"the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baste",
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"bawl out",
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"berate",
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"call down",
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"castigate",
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"chastise",
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"chew out",
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"dress down",
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"flay",
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"hammer",
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"jaw",
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"keelhaul",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"lecture",
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"rag",
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"rail (at or against)",
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"rant (at)",
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"rate",
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"ream (out)",
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"rebuke",
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"reprimand",
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"reproach",
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"scold",
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"score",
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"upbraid"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"admonish",
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"chide",
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"remonstrate (with)",
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"reprove",
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"abuse",
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"assail",
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"attack",
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"bad-mouth",
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"blame",
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"blast",
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"censure",
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"condemn",
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"criticize",
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"crucify",
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"denounce",
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"dis",
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"diss",
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"excoriate",
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"fault",
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"harangue",
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"knock",
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"lace (into)",
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"lash",
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"pan",
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"reprehend",
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"revile",
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"scourge",
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"slam",
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"vituperate",
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"belittle",
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"disparage",
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"mock",
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"put down",
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"ridicule",
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"scoff",
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"scorn"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approve",
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"endorse",
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"indorse",
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"sanction",
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"extol",
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"extoll",
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"laud",
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"praise"
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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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"tones":{
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"a distinctive way of putting ideas into words":{
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"examples":[
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"the angry tone of his letter makes it clear he doesn't want to speak to me ever again"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fashions",
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"locutions",
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"manners",
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"modes",
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"phraseologies",
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"styles",
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"veins"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"addresses",
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"deliveries",
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"elocution",
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"archaisms",
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"colloquialisms",
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"regionalisms",
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"acceptations",
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"connotations",
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"denotations",
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"expressions",
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"idioms"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished":{
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"examples":[
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"fall fashions in deep jewel tones"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"casts",
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"colors",
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"hues",
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"shades",
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"tinctures",
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"tinges",
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"tints"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"overtones",
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"undertones",
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"primary colors",
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"secondary colors",
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"tertiary colors",
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"chromas",
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"chromaticities",
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"contrasts",
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"saturations",
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"values",
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"colorations",
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"colorings",
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"colorways",
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"pigmentations"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"achromatisms"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
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"examples":[
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"all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"characters",
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"clays",
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"colors",
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"complexions",
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"constitutions",
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"geniuses",
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"genii",
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"natures",
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"personalities",
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"selves"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"individualities",
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"singularities",
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"attributes",
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"characteristics",
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"earmarks",
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"essentialities",
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"features",
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"flavors",
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"hallmarks",
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"marks",
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"points",
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"properties",
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"savors",
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"savours",
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"stamps",
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"traits",
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"dispositions",
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"grains",
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"sorts",
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"temperaments",
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"tempers",
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"compositions",
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"makeups",
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"essences",
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"essentialities",
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"interiorities",
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"interiors",
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"souls",
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"spirits",
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"metals",
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"stuff",
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"substances",
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"habits",
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"ways"
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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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"tons":{
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"a considerable amount":{
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"examples":[
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"I received a ton of advice on the problem\u2014all of it unsolicited"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abundances",
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"barrels",
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"basketfuls",
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"basketsful",
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"boatloads",
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"buckets",
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"bunches",
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"bundles",
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"bushels",
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"carloads",
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"chunks",
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"deals",
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"dozens",
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"dozen",
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"fistfuls",
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"gobs",
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"good deals",
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"heaps",
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"hundreds",
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"hundred",
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"lashings",
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"lashins",
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"loads",
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"lots",
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"masses",
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"messes",
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"mountains",
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"much",
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"multiplicities",
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"myriads",
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"oodles",
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"packs",
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"passels",
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"pecks",
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"piles",
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"platefuls",
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"plenitudes",
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"plenties",
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"plentitudes",
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"potfuls",
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"pots",
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"profusions",
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"quantities",
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"rafts",
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"reams",
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"scads",
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"sheaves",
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"shiploads",
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"sights",
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"slews",
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"spates",
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"stacks",
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"stores",
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"truckloads",
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"volumes",
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"wads",
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"wealths",
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"yards"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"epidemics",
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"plagues",
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"rashes",
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"bonanzas",
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"embarrassments",
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"excesses",
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"overabundances",
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"overages",
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"overkills",
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"overmuch",
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"oversupplies",
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"plethoras",
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"redundancies",
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"superabundances",
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"superfluities",
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"surfeits",
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"surpluses",
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"deluges",
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"floods",
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"overflows",
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"armies",
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"bevies",
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"crams",
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"crowds",
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"crushes",
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"droves",
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"flocks",
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"herds",
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"hordes",
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"hosts",
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"legions",
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"mobs",
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"multitudes",
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"presses",
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"scores",
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"seas",
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"swarms",
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"throngs",
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"gazillions",
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"jillions",
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"kazillions",
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"millions",
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"million",
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"thousands",
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"trillions",
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"zillions"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"atoms",
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"crumbs",
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"dots",
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"flecks",
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"flyspecks",
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"fragments",
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"grains",
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"granules",
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"iotas",
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"jots",
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"modicums",
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"molecules",
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"motes",
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"nubbins",
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"particles",
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"rays",
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"scintillas",
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"scraps",
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"shreds",
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"tittles",
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"whits",
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"smatterings",
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"smatters",
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"dashes",
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"drops",
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"morsels",
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"shots",
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"pieces",
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"portions",
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"sections",
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"absences",
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"dearths",
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"famines",
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"lacks",
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"paucities",
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"poverties",
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"scarcities",
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"shortages",
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"undersupplies",
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"wants",
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"deficiencies",
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"deficits",
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"inadequacies",
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"insufficiencies"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"aces",
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"bits",
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"dabs",
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"drams",
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"driblets",
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"glimmers",
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"handfuls",
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"handsful",
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"hints",
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"licks",
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"little",
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"mites",
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"mouthfuls",
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"nips",
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"ounces",
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"peanuts",
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"pinches",
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"pittances",
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"scruples",
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"shades",
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"shadows",
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"smidgens",
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"smidgeons",
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"smidgins",
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"smidges",
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"specks",
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"spots",
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"sprinkles",
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"sprinklings",
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"strains",
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"streaks",
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"suspicions",
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"tastes",
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"touches",
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"traces"
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]
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},
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"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
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"examples":[
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"granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"buzzes",
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"chics",
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"crazes",
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"dernier cris",
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"enthusiasms",
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"fads",
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"fashions",
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"flavors",
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"hot tickets",
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"last words",
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"modes",
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"rages",
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"sensations",
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"styles",
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"trends",
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"vogues"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nine days' wonders",
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"nine day wonders",
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"new waves",
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"crushes",
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"infatuations",
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"fervors",
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"passions",
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"furors",
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"fusses",
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"hullabaloos",
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"to-dos",
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"uproars",
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"bandwagons",
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"crusades",
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"cults",
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"movements",
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"novelties",
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"wrinkles",
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"caprices",
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"fancies",
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"whims"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"classics",
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"standards"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tongues":{
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"the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication":{
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"examples":[
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"he spoke in a tongue that I didn't understand"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"languages",
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"lingos",
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"lingoes",
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"mother tongues",
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"speeches",
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"vocabularies"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acrolects",
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"argots",
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"cants",
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"colloquials",
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"dialects",
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"idiolects",
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"idioms",
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"jargons",
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"parlances",
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"patois",
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"patter",
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"pidgins",
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"slangs",
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"slanguages",
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"vernaculars",
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"colloquialisms",
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"localisms",
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"provincialisms",
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"regionalisms",
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"shibboleths",
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"vernacularisms",
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"terminologies",
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"coinages",
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"modernisms",
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"neologisms"
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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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"tongas":{
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"as in victorias , phaetons":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"barouches",
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"broughams",
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"buckboards",
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"buggies",
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"cabriolets",
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"cabs",
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"calashes",
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"cal\u00e8ches",
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"caleches",
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"caroches",
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"carryalls",
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"chaises",
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"chariots",
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"coaches",
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"coup\u00e9s",
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"coupes",
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"curricles",
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"diligences",
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"dogcarts",
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"droshkies",
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"droskies",
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"four-in-hands",
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"gigs",
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"go-carts",
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"hackneys",
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"hansoms",
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"hansom cabs",
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"jaunting cars",
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"landaus",
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"phaetons",
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"post chaises",
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"roadsters",
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"rockaways",
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"stagecoaches",
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"stages",
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"stanhopes",
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"surreys",
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"tandems",
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"tilburies",
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"traps",
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"troikas",
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"victorias",
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"carriages",
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"equipages",
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"rigs",
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"turnouts"
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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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"tone (down)":{
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"as in mute , muffle":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"muffle",
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"mute",
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"benumb",
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"blunt",
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"cauterize",
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"damp",
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"dampen",
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"deaden",
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"dull",
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"numb",
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"decrease",
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"diminish",
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"lessen",
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"let up (on)",
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"lower",
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"reduce",
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"subdue",
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"debilitate",
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"enfeeble",
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"weaken",
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"dwindle",
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"recede",
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"subside",
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"taper (off)",
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"wane",
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"alleviate",
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"ease",
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"lighten",
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"abate",
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"moderate"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"sharpen",
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"whet",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"beef (up)",
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"boost",
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"consolidate",
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"deepen",
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"enhance",
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"heighten",
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"intensify",
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"magnify",
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"redouble",
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"step up",
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"strengthen",
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"animate",
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"arouse",
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"stimulate"
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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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"tones (down)":{
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"as in mutes , muffles":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"muffles",
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"mutes",
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"benumbs",
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"blunts",
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"cauterizes",
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"dampens",
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"damps",
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"deadens",
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"dulls",
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"numbs",
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"decreases",
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"diminishes",
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"lessens",
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"lets up (on)",
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"lowers",
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"reduces",
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"subdues",
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"debilitates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"tapers (off)",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"moderates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sharpens",
|
|
"whets",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"redoubles",
|
|
"steps up",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"stimulates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toning (down)":{
|
|
"as in muting , muffling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"muting",
|
|
"benumbing",
|
|
"blunting",
|
|
"cauterizing",
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"damping",
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"letting up (on)",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"tapering (off)",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"moderating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sharpening",
|
|
"whetting",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"redoubling",
|
|
"stepping up",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"stimulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue-lashings":{
|
|
"as in invectives , vituperations":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"broadsides",
|
|
"invectives",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"vituperations",
|
|
"diatribes",
|
|
"harangues",
|
|
"jeremiads",
|
|
"philippics",
|
|
"rants",
|
|
"tirades",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reproofs",
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"castigations",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"belittlements",
|
|
"deprecations",
|
|
"depreciations",
|
|
"disparagements",
|
|
"excoriations",
|
|
"execrations",
|
|
"revilements",
|
|
"admonishments",
|
|
"admonitions",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"sermons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"encomiums",
|
|
"encomia",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"panegyrics",
|
|
"rhapsodies",
|
|
"tributes",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamations",
|
|
"accolades",
|
|
"citations",
|
|
"homages",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"blessings",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"endorsements",
|
|
"indorsements",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"ovations",
|
|
"plaudits",
|
|
"raves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tone (up)":{
|
|
"as in firm (up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"firm (up)",
|
|
"anneal",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"toughen",
|
|
"restrengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"incapacitate",
|
|
"paralyze",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"undercut",
|
|
"undermine"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue-tied":{
|
|
"unable to speak because you are nervous or shy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She became tongue-tied whenever he was around.",
|
|
"He gets tongue-tied in front of crowds."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"inarticulate",
|
|
"mute",
|
|
"speechless",
|
|
"voiceless",
|
|
"closemouthed",
|
|
"laconic",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"taciturn",
|
|
"tight-lipped",
|
|
"uncommunicative",
|
|
"mum",
|
|
"nonspeaking",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"wordless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blabby",
|
|
"chatty",
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"expansive",
|
|
"gabby",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"loquacious",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"talky",
|
|
"vocal",
|
|
"expatiating",
|
|
"speaking out",
|
|
"speaking up",
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"speaking",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"eloquent",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"voluble"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toned (up)":{
|
|
"as in firmed (up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"firmed (up)",
|
|
"annealed",
|
|
"tempered",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"toughened",
|
|
"restrengthened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"wore out",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"undercut",
|
|
"undermined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toned (down)":{
|
|
"not excessively showy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after such a heated argument, it was a relief to hear someone use toned-down language to state their position"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"low-key",
|
|
"low-keyed",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unflashy",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"undecorated",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in muted , muffled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"benumbed",
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"cauterized",
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"deadened",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"numbed",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered (off)",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"moderated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"whetted",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"stepped up",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"stimulated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tonics":{
|
|
"as in sodas , pops":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pops",
|
|
"soda pops",
|
|
"sodas",
|
|
"soft drinks",
|
|
"drinkables",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"libations",
|
|
"potables",
|
|
"quenchers",
|
|
"potions",
|
|
"nectars",
|
|
"mixers",
|
|
"mixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alcohols",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"intoxicants",
|
|
"liquors",
|
|
"spirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toners":{
|
|
"as in tints":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tints",
|
|
"colorants",
|
|
"colorings",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"dyes",
|
|
"dyestuffs",
|
|
"pigments",
|
|
"stains",
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"hues",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"tinges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tones (up)":{
|
|
"as in firms (up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"firms (up)",
|
|
"anneals",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"energizes",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"restrengthens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"cripples",
|
|
"incapacitates",
|
|
"paralyzes",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"undercuts",
|
|
"undermines"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tone":{
|
|
"a distinctive way of putting ideas into words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the angry tone of his letter makes it clear he doesn't want to speak to me ever again"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"locution",
|
|
"manner",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"phraseology",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"vein"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
|
"delivery",
|
|
"elocution",
|
|
"archaism",
|
|
"colloquialism",
|
|
"regionalism",
|
|
"acceptation",
|
|
"connotation",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fall fashions in deep jewel tones"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"hue",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"tincture",
|
|
"tinge",
|
|
"tint"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overtone",
|
|
"undertone",
|
|
"primary color",
|
|
"secondary color",
|
|
"tertiary color",
|
|
"brightness",
|
|
"chroma",
|
|
"chromaticity",
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"lightness",
|
|
"saturation",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"coloration",
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"colorway",
|
|
"pigmentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"achromatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexion",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"hallmark",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"temperament",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"interiority",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue-lashed":{
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basted",
|
|
"bawled out",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"called down",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"chewed out",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lectured",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"railed (at or against)",
|
|
"ranted (at)",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"reamed (out)",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"upbraided"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chid",
|
|
"chided",
|
|
"remonstrated (with)",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"crucified",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"excoriated",
|
|
"faulted",
|
|
"harangued",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"laced (into)",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"panned",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reviled",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"vituperated",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"scoffed",
|
|
"scorned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toned-down":{
|
|
"not excessively showy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after such a heated argument, it was a relief to hear someone use toned-down language to state their position"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"low-key",
|
|
"low-keyed",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unflashy",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"undecorated",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in muted , muffled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"benumbed",
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"cauterized",
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"deadened",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"numbed",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered (off)",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"moderated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"whetted",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"stepped up",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"stimulated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toner":{
|
|
"as in tint":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tint",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"colorant",
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"dye",
|
|
"dyestuff",
|
|
"pigment",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"hue",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"tinge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue-in-cheek":{
|
|
"as in flippant , facetious":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"cynical",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"ironic",
|
|
"ironical",
|
|
"wry",
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"vitriolic",
|
|
"incisive",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"sharp-tongued",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"spiky",
|
|
"spikey",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"acerb",
|
|
"acerbic",
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"barbed",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"corrosive",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"mordant",
|
|
"pungent",
|
|
"sarcastic",
|
|
"sardonic",
|
|
"satiric",
|
|
"satirical",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"smart-mouthed",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"tart",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"insincere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"sportive",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"good-humored",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"diplomatic",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"suave",
|
|
"urbane",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"sociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongueless":{
|
|
"as in speechless , mute":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mute",
|
|
"speechless",
|
|
"tongue-tied",
|
|
"voiceless",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"maundering",
|
|
"mumbling",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"stammering",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"stuttering",
|
|
"inarticulate",
|
|
"ineloquent",
|
|
"unvocal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"eloquent",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"silver-tongued",
|
|
"well-spoken",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"glib",
|
|
"smooth-tongued",
|
|
"voluble",
|
|
"expressive",
|
|
"outspoken",
|
|
"verbal",
|
|
"vocal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue-lashing":{
|
|
"as in invective , vituperation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"broadside",
|
|
"invective",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"vituperation",
|
|
"diatribe",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"jeremiad",
|
|
"philippic",
|
|
"rant",
|
|
"tirade",
|
|
"berating",
|
|
"chewing out",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"excoriation",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"revilement",
|
|
"admonishment",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"sermon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"rhapsody",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"ovation",
|
|
"plaudit",
|
|
"rave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basting",
|
|
"bawling out",
|
|
"berating",
|
|
"calling down",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"chewing out",
|
|
"dressing down",
|
|
"flaying",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"jawing",
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lecturing",
|
|
"ragging",
|
|
"railing (at or against)",
|
|
"ranting (at)",
|
|
"rating",
|
|
"reaming (out)",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"upbraiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"chiding",
|
|
"remonstrating (with)",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"blaming",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"crucifying",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"excoriating",
|
|
"faulting",
|
|
"haranguing",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"lacing (into)",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"panning",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"reviling",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"vituperating",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
|
"scoffing",
|
|
"scorning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toning":{
|
|
"as in trimming":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"warm-up",
|
|
"workout",
|
|
"aerobics",
|
|
"athletics",
|
|
"bodybuilding",
|
|
"body mechanics",
|
|
"calisthenics",
|
|
"gymnastics",
|
|
"isometrics",
|
|
"plyometrics",
|
|
"slimnastics",
|
|
"weight lifting",
|
|
"activity",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"exertion",
|
|
"physical therapy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue":{
|
|
"the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he spoke in a tongue that I didn't understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"language",
|
|
"lingo",
|
|
"mother tongue",
|
|
"speech",
|
|
"vocabulary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acrolect",
|
|
"argot",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"dialect",
|
|
"idiolect",
|
|
"idiom",
|
|
"jargon",
|
|
"parlance",
|
|
"patois",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"pidgin",
|
|
"slang",
|
|
"slanguage",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"colloquialism",
|
|
"localism",
|
|
"provincialism",
|
|
"regionalism",
|
|
"shibboleth",
|
|
"vernacularism",
|
|
"terminology",
|
|
"coinage",
|
|
"modernism",
|
|
"neologism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tonga":{
|
|
"as in victoria , phaeton":{
|
|
"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",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"troika",
|
|
"victoria",
|
|
"carriage",
|
|
"equipage",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"turnout"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tonnage":{
|
|
"as in poundage":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poundage",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"deadweight",
|
|
"avoirdupois",
|
|
"heaviness",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"heftiness",
|
|
"massiveness",
|
|
"ponderousness",
|
|
"weightiness",
|
|
"solidity",
|
|
"solidness",
|
|
"substantiality",
|
|
"substantialness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ton":{
|
|
"a considerable amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I received a ton of advice on the problem\u2014all of it unsolicited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"basketful",
|
|
"boatload",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"carload",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistful",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deal",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plateful",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"potful",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaf",
|
|
"shipload",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"truckload",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"bonanza",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"plethora",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"army",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"sea",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"gazillion",
|
|
"jillion",
|
|
"kazillion",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillion",
|
|
"zillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atom",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"flyspeck",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"granule",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"molecule",
|
|
"mote",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scintilla",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"morsel",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"famine",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarceness",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"shortage",
|
|
"undersupply",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"meagerness",
|
|
"scantiness",
|
|
"scantness",
|
|
"skimpiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"handful",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"mouthful",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pittance",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"craze",
|
|
"dernier cri",
|
|
"enthusiasm",
|
|
"fad",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hot ticket",
|
|
"last word",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"trend",
|
|
"vogue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nine days' wonder",
|
|
"nine day wonder",
|
|
"new wave",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"infatuation",
|
|
"fervor",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"uproar",
|
|
"bandwagon",
|
|
"crusade",
|
|
"cult",
|
|
"movement",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"wrinkle",
|
|
"caprice",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"whim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"standard"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tonic":{
|
|
"having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"breathe in clear tonic mountain air",
|
|
"never underestimate the tonic power of humor on a sick person"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stimulative",
|
|
"vital",
|
|
"vitalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"life-giving",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"curative",
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"medicinal",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"recuperative",
|
|
"reformative",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"rehabilitative",
|
|
"remedial",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"reparative",
|
|
"therapeutic",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"insalubrious",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"beneficial to the health of body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tonic air of the mountains is just what you need after being cooped up in the city for so long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"good",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"medicinal",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"salutiferous",
|
|
"sanative",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alleviative",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"curative",
|
|
"recuperative",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"rehabilitative",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"rejuvenescent",
|
|
"remedial",
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"aseptic",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"hygienic",
|
|
"sanitary",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nutritional",
|
|
"nutritious",
|
|
"nonpoisonous",
|
|
"nontoxic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"poisonous",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"toxic",
|
|
"insanitary",
|
|
"unhygienic",
|
|
"unsanitary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insalubrious",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in soda , pop":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"soda",
|
|
"soda pop",
|
|
"soft drink",
|
|
"drink",
|
|
"drinkable",
|
|
"libation",
|
|
"potable",
|
|
"quencher",
|
|
"potion",
|
|
"nectar",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alcohol",
|
|
"brew",
|
|
"intoxicant",
|
|
"liquor",
|
|
"spirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"toning (up)":{
|
|
"as in firming (up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"firming (up)",
|
|
"annealing",
|
|
"tempering",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"toughening",
|
|
"restrengthening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"incapacitating",
|
|
"paralyzing",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"undercutting",
|
|
"undermining"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tonal":{
|
|
"as in orchestral , harmonic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chordal",
|
|
"harmonic",
|
|
"homophonic",
|
|
"orchestral",
|
|
"polyphonic",
|
|
"polyphonous",
|
|
"cadenced",
|
|
"lilting",
|
|
"lyric",
|
|
"lyrical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"songful",
|
|
"songlike",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"quavering",
|
|
"trilling",
|
|
"warbling",
|
|
"echoing",
|
|
"resonant",
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
"dulcet",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"melodic",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"chiming",
|
|
"flowing",
|
|
"mellifluent",
|
|
"mellifluous",
|
|
"canorous",
|
|
"euphonic",
|
|
"euphonious",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"melodious",
|
|
"musical",
|
|
"symphonic",
|
|
"symphonious",
|
|
"tuneful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"dissonant",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"tuneless",
|
|
"unmelodious",
|
|
"unmusical",
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"clanging",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"clattering",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"metallic",
|
|
"raspy",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"scratching",
|
|
"screeching",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squeaky",
|
|
"strident",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"atonal",
|
|
"off-key"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tongue-lashes":{
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bawls out",
|
|
"berates",
|
|
"calls down",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"chastises",
|
|
"chews out",
|
|
"dresses down",
|
|
"flays",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"jaws",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"rails (at or against)",
|
|
"rants (at)",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reams (out)",
|
|
"rebukes",
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"reprimands",
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"reproaches",
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"scolds",
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"scores",
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"upbraids"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"admonishes",
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"chides",
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"remonstrates (with)",
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"reproves",
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"abuses",
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"assails",
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"attacks",
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"bad-mouths",
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"blames",
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"blasts",
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"censures",
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"condemns",
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"criticizes",
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"crucifies",
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"denounces",
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"disses",
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"excoriates",
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"faults",
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"harangues",
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"knocks",
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"laces (into)",
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"lashes",
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"pans",
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"reprehends",
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"reviles",
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"scourges",
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"slams",
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"vituperates",
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"belittles",
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"disparages",
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"mocks",
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"puts down",
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"ridicules",
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"scoffs",
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"scorns"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approves",
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"endorses",
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"indorses",
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"sanctions",
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"extols",
|
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"extolls",
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"lauds",
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"praises"
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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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} |