4348 lines
84 KiB
JSON
4348 lines
84 KiB
JSON
{
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"bed table":{
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"as in card table":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"card table",
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"buffet",
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"sideboard",
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"side table",
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"bar",
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"counter",
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"coffee table",
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"refectory table",
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"tea table",
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"board",
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"table"
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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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"bed-sitter":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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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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"bedcover":{
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"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"comforter",
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"puff",
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"quilt",
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"bedclothes",
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"bedding",
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"clothes"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bedspread",
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"counterpane",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedcovering":{
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"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
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"examples":[
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"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bedspread",
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"counterpane",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"comforter",
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"puff",
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"quilt",
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"bedclothes",
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"bedding",
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"clothes"
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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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"bedding":{
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"as in clothes , bedclothes":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bedclothes",
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"clothes",
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"comforter",
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"puff",
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"quilt",
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"bedcover",
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"bedcovering",
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"bedspread",
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"counterpane",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
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"examples":[
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"the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crashing",
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"dossing (down)",
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"retiring",
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"turning in"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bunking",
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"perching",
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"roosting",
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"settling",
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"dozing",
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"dropping off",
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"napping",
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"nodding",
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"sleeping",
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"slumbering",
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"snoozing",
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"couching",
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"lying (down)",
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"reclining"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arousing",
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"awakening",
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"awaking",
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"rousing",
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"wakening",
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"waking",
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"bestirring",
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"stirring",
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"reawakening",
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"reawaking",
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"shifting",
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"stirring"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"arising",
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"getting up",
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"rising",
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"uprising"
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]
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},
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"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
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"examples":[
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"a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"embedding",
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"imbedding",
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"enrooting",
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"entrenching",
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"intrenching",
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"fixing",
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"impacting",
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"implanting",
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"ingraining",
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"engraining",
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"lodging",
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"rooting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"imbuing",
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"infusing",
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"instilling",
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"beating (into)",
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"driving (into)",
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"establishing",
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"placing",
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"putting",
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"settling",
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"sticking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"eliminating",
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"eradicating",
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"ejecting",
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"expelling",
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"detaching",
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"disconnecting",
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"disengaging",
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"removing"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dislodging",
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"rooting (out)",
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"uprooting"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bedecked":{
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"as in dressed , decorated":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adorned",
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"arrayed",
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"beautified",
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"decked",
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"decorated",
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"dressed",
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"embellished",
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"enriched",
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"garnished",
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"ornamented",
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"trimmed",
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"elaborate",
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"extreme",
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"flowery",
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"frilly",
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"lacy",
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"bedaubed",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"gaudy",
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"glitzy",
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"loud",
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"ostentatious",
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"pretentious",
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"showy",
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"swank",
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"swanky",
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"tawdry",
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"enhanced",
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"heightened",
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"intensified",
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"extravagant",
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"flamboyant",
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"spectacular",
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"splashy",
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"bejeweled",
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"bejewelled",
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"bossed",
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"chased",
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"emblazoned",
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"embossed",
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"embroidered",
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"flounced",
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"fringed",
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"garlanded",
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"gilded",
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"gilt",
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"laced",
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"sequined",
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"sequinned",
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"wreathed",
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"arabesque",
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"baroque",
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"rococo",
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"bedizened",
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"florid",
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"fussy",
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"gingerbread",
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"gingerbreaded",
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"gingerbready",
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"ornate",
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"overdecorated",
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"overwrought"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"austere",
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"plain",
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"severe",
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"stark",
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"unadorned",
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"bare",
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"denuded",
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"exposed",
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"naked",
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"stripped",
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"uncovered",
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"modest",
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"simple",
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"unassuming",
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"unpretentious",
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"conservative",
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"muted",
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"quiet",
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"restrained",
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"subdued",
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"tasteful",
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"toned-down",
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"understated",
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"unobtrusive"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
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"examples":[
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"bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adorned",
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"arrayed",
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"beautified",
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"bedizened",
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"blazoned",
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"caparisoned",
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"decked",
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"decorated",
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"did",
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"did up",
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"dolled up",
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"draped",
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"dressed",
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"embellished",
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"emblazed",
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"embossed",
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"enriched",
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"fancied up",
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"fancified",
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"festooned",
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"garnished",
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"glitzed (up)",
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"graced",
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"gussied up",
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"ornamented",
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"prettied (up)",
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"trimmed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accessorized",
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"dressed up",
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"trapped",
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"tricked (out)",
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"brightened",
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"freshened",
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"smartened",
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"spruced (up)",
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"bossed",
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"chased",
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"braided",
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"embroidered",
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"feathered",
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"figured",
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"filigreed",
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"filleted",
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"flounced",
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"frilled",
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"fringed",
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"furbelowed",
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"garlanded",
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"hung",
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"hanged",
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"laced",
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"ribboned",
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"swagged",
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"wreathed",
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"appliqu\u00e9d",
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"gilded",
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"gilt",
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"painted",
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"diamonded",
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"gemmed",
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"impearled",
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"jeweled",
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"jewelled",
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"pearled",
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"redecorated",
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"redid"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"simplified",
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"streamlined",
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"bared",
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"denuded",
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"dismantled",
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"displayed",
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"divested",
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"exposed",
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"revealed",
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"stripped",
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"stript",
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"uncovered",
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"uglified"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"blemished",
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"defaced",
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"disfigured",
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"marred",
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"scarred",
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"spoiled",
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"spoilt"
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]
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},
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"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
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"examples":[
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"the ladies arrived bedecked in furs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appareled",
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"apparelled",
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"arrayed",
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"attired",
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"caparisoned",
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"clothed",
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"clad",
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"costumed",
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"decked (out)",
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"did up",
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"dressed",
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"dressed up",
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"enrobed",
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"garbed",
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"garmented",
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"got up",
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"gowned",
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"habited",
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"invested",
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"rigged (out)",
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"robed",
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"suited",
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"togged (up or out)",
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"toileted",
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"vestured"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cloaked",
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"frocked",
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"jacketed",
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"mantled",
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"vested",
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"draped",
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"enswathed",
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"happed",
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"huddled",
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"swaddled",
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"swathed",
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"wrapped",
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"accoutred",
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"accoutered",
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"bedighted",
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"bedight",
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"equipped",
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"furnished",
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"habilitated",
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"outfitted",
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"tailored",
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"uniformed",
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"dressed down",
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"underdressed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"denuded",
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"divested",
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"uncovered",
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"undraped",
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"unveiled"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"disarrayed",
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"disrobed",
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"stripped",
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"stript",
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"unclothed",
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"undressed",
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"untrussed"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bedevil":{
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"to cause persistent suffering to":{
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"examples":[
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"a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"afflict",
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"agonize",
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"anguish",
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"beset",
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"besiege",
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"curse",
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"excruciate",
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"harrow",
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"persecute",
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"plague",
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"rack",
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"torment",
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"torture"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assail",
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"attack",
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"badger",
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"dog",
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"hound",
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"pursue",
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"ride",
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"aggravate",
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"agitate",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"chafe",
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"distress",
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"disturb",
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"exasperate",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hagride",
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"harass",
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"harry",
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"irk",
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"irritate",
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"molest",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"pester",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"vex",
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"discomfort",
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"discompose",
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"disquiet",
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"fluster",
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"grieve",
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"perturb",
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"strain",
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"stress",
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"trouble",
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"try",
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"upset",
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"worry",
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"crush",
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"oppress",
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"overpower",
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"overwhelm",
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"smite",
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"strike",
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"tyrannize",
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"victimize",
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"hurt",
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"pain",
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"pang",
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"prick",
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"smart",
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"stab",
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"sting",
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"wring",
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"martyr"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abet",
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"help",
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"deliver",
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"release",
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"relieve",
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"reprieve",
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"comfort",
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"console",
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"content",
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"quiet",
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"solace",
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"soothe",
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"succor"
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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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"bedight":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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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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"bedizened":{
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"elaborately and often excessively decorated":{
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"examples":[
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"a bedizened dress that looked more like a Christmas tree than an article of clothing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"florid",
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"fussy",
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"gingerbread",
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"gingerbreaded",
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"gingerbready",
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"ornate",
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"overdecorated",
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"overwrought"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arabesque",
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"baroque",
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"rococo",
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"extravagant",
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"flamboyant",
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"spectacular",
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"splashy",
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"bedaubed",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"gaudy",
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"glitzy",
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"loud",
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"ostentatious",
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"pretentious",
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"showy",
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"swank",
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"swanky",
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"tawdry",
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"elaborate",
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"extreme",
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"adorned",
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"arrayed",
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"beautified",
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"bedecked",
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"decked",
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"decorated",
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"dressed",
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"embellished",
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"enriched",
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"garnished",
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"ornamented",
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"trimmed",
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"flowery",
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"frilly",
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"lacy",
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"enhanced",
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"heightened",
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|
"intensified",
|
|
"bejeweled",
|
|
"bejewelled",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"emblazoned",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"sequined",
|
|
"sequinned",
|
|
"wreathed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"naked",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unobtrusive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"unadorned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorned",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"beautified",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"blazoned",
|
|
"caparisoned",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"did up",
|
|
"dolled up",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"emblazed",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fancied up",
|
|
"fancified",
|
|
"festooned",
|
|
"garnished",
|
|
"glitzed (up)",
|
|
"graced",
|
|
"gussied up",
|
|
"ornamented",
|
|
"prettied (up)",
|
|
"trimmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorized",
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"tricked (out)",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"freshened",
|
|
"smartened",
|
|
"spruced (up)",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"feathered",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"filigreed",
|
|
"filleted",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"frilled",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"furbelowed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"ribboned",
|
|
"swagged",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9d",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"diamonded",
|
|
"gemmed",
|
|
"impearled",
|
|
"jeweled",
|
|
"jewelled",
|
|
"pearled",
|
|
"redecorated",
|
|
"redid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"dismantled",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"uglified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"defaced",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"scarred",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedizenments":{
|
|
"as in glitters , gilts":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gilts",
|
|
"glitters",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9s",
|
|
"embossments",
|
|
"embroideries",
|
|
"fancyworks",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"enhancements",
|
|
"enrichments",
|
|
"improvements",
|
|
"furnishings",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trappings",
|
|
"fal-lals",
|
|
"flounces",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"furbelows",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"apparels",
|
|
"bells and whistles",
|
|
"blazonries",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"chichis",
|
|
"emblazonries",
|
|
"filigrees",
|
|
"fineries",
|
|
"foofaraws",
|
|
"fripperies",
|
|
"frostings",
|
|
"froufrous",
|
|
"frou-frous",
|
|
"adornments",
|
|
"beautifiers",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"doodads",
|
|
"embellishers",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"garnishes",
|
|
"garnishments",
|
|
"garnitures",
|
|
"ornamentations",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"setoffs",
|
|
"trims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"defacements",
|
|
"disfigurements",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"blots",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"stains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedraggle":{
|
|
"to make wet":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water",
|
|
"water-soak",
|
|
"waterlog",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wet down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asperse",
|
|
"bedew",
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"drizzle",
|
|
"humidify",
|
|
"hydrate",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"moisten",
|
|
"moisturize",
|
|
"shower",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"hose (down)",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"swamp",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"impregnate",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"irrigate",
|
|
"lave",
|
|
"rinse",
|
|
"slosh",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"dunk",
|
|
"rehydrate",
|
|
"rewash",
|
|
"rewet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dewater",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"freeze-dry",
|
|
"drip-dry",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"dehumidify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrate",
|
|
"desiccate",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"parch",
|
|
"scorch",
|
|
"sear"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedrock":{
|
|
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my religious faith is the bedrock of my life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"anchorage",
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"bulwark",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"framework",
|
|
"infrastructure",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"prop",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"substratum",
|
|
"substructure",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"justification",
|
|
"premise",
|
|
"premiss",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"rationale",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"thesis",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"hub",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"quintessence",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"touchstone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the lowest point or level":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"knew that his acting career was at bedrock when all he could get were bit parts in campy horror movies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"depth",
|
|
"nadir",
|
|
"rock bottom",
|
|
"zero"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abyss",
|
|
"armpit",
|
|
"pit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bloom",
|
|
"flood tide",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"heyday",
|
|
"crescendo",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"roof"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acme",
|
|
"apex",
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"culmination",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"high-water mark",
|
|
"meridian",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"pinnacle",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"zenith"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in strong , firm":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedecks":{
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorns",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"beautifies",
|
|
"bedizens",
|
|
"blazons",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"decorates",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"does up",
|
|
"dolls up",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"dresses",
|
|
"embellishes",
|
|
"emblazes",
|
|
"embosses",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"fancies up",
|
|
"fancifies",
|
|
"festoons",
|
|
"garnishes",
|
|
"glitzes (up)",
|
|
"graces",
|
|
"gussies up",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"pretties (up)",
|
|
"trims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorizes",
|
|
"dresses up",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"tricks (out)",
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"freshens",
|
|
"smartens",
|
|
"spruces (up)",
|
|
"bosses",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"embroiders",
|
|
"feathers",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"filigrees",
|
|
"fillets",
|
|
"flounces",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"furbelows",
|
|
"garlands",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"ribbons",
|
|
"swags",
|
|
"wreathes",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9s",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"paints",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"impearls",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"redecorates",
|
|
"redoes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"dismantles",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"uglifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"defaces",
|
|
"disfigures",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"spoils"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ladies arrived bedecked in furs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparels",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"attires",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"costumes",
|
|
"decks (out)",
|
|
"does up",
|
|
"dresses",
|
|
"dresses up",
|
|
"enrobes",
|
|
"garbs",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"gowns",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"rigs (out)",
|
|
"robes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"togs (up or out)",
|
|
"toilets",
|
|
"vestures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"frocks",
|
|
"jackets",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"wraps",
|
|
"accoutres",
|
|
"accouters",
|
|
"bedights",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"tailors",
|
|
"uniforms",
|
|
"dresses down",
|
|
"underdresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"undrapes",
|
|
"unveils"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disrobes",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"unclothes",
|
|
"undresses",
|
|
"untrusses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedcovers":{
|
|
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedspreads",
|
|
"counterpanes",
|
|
"coverlets",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comforters",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"quilts",
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"beddings",
|
|
"clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedimmed":{
|
|
"as in dim , darkened":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"hazed",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overclouded",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"cloudless",
|
|
"sunlit",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"sunshiny",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"shiny"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"bleared",
|
|
"blurred",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dislimned",
|
|
"fogged",
|
|
"fuzzed (up)",
|
|
"hazed",
|
|
"misted",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overclouded",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"shadowed",
|
|
"shrouded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adumbrated",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"obliterated",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"lit (up)",
|
|
"lighted (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedighted":{
|
|
"as in equipped , habilitated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accoutred",
|
|
"accoutered",
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"habilitated",
|
|
"outfitted",
|
|
"tailored",
|
|
"uniformed",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"happed",
|
|
"huddled",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"wrapped",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"underdressed",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"frocked",
|
|
"jacketed",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"vested",
|
|
"appareled",
|
|
"apparelled",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"attired",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"caparisoned",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"costumed",
|
|
"decked (out)",
|
|
"did up",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"enrobed",
|
|
"garbed",
|
|
"garmented",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"gowned",
|
|
"habited",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"rigged (out)",
|
|
"robed",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"togged (up or out)",
|
|
"toileted",
|
|
"vestured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disrobed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"unclothed",
|
|
"undressed",
|
|
"untrussed",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"undraped",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedim":{
|
|
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"blear",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dislimn",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"fuzz (up)",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overcloud",
|
|
"overshadow",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"shroud"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adumbrate",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unveil"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
|
"light (up)",
|
|
"lighten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedsteads":{
|
|
"as in mattresses , futons":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"futons",
|
|
"futon",
|
|
"mattresses",
|
|
"pallets",
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"dosses",
|
|
"hays",
|
|
"kips",
|
|
"lairs",
|
|
"pads",
|
|
"racks",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedding (down)":{
|
|
"as in camping (out) , encamping":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bivouacking",
|
|
"camping (out)",
|
|
"encamping",
|
|
"sleeping out",
|
|
"tenting",
|
|
"backpacking",
|
|
"caravanning",
|
|
"caravaning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedazzles":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"spellbinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enraptures",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"thrills",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"involves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to overpower with light":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theater's enormous chandelier bedazzled me as a child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"dazes",
|
|
"dazzles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"stuns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed tables":{
|
|
"as in card tables":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"card tables",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"sideboards",
|
|
"side tables",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"coffee tables",
|
|
"refectory tables",
|
|
"tea tables",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"tables"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedcoverings":{
|
|
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedspreads",
|
|
"counterpanes",
|
|
"coverlets",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comforters",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"quilts",
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"beddings",
|
|
"clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed (down)":{
|
|
"as in camp (out) , encamp":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bivouac",
|
|
"camp (out)",
|
|
"encamp",
|
|
"sleep out",
|
|
"tent",
|
|
"backpack",
|
|
"caravan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedizen":{
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorize",
|
|
"dress up",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"trick (out)",
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"freshen",
|
|
"smarten",
|
|
"spruce (up)",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"embroider",
|
|
"feather",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"filigree",
|
|
"fillet",
|
|
"flounce",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"furbelow",
|
|
"garland",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"ribbon",
|
|
"swag",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"impearl",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"redecorate",
|
|
"redo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"dismantle",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"uglify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedlam":{
|
|
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bedlam ravings that suggest that the man is in need of some serious therapy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"barmy",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"batty",
|
|
"bonkers",
|
|
"brainsick",
|
|
"bughouse",
|
|
"certifiable",
|
|
"crackbrained",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"crackers",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"crazed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"demented",
|
|
"deranged",
|
|
"fruity",
|
|
"gaga",
|
|
"haywire",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loco",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"loony tunes",
|
|
"looney tunes",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"maniacal",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"mental",
|
|
"meshuga",
|
|
"meshugge",
|
|
"meshugah",
|
|
"meshuggah",
|
|
"moonstruck",
|
|
"non compos mentis",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"psycho",
|
|
"psychotic",
|
|
"scatty",
|
|
"screwy",
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"wacko",
|
|
"whacko",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"wud"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"fey",
|
|
"loopy",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"potty",
|
|
"teched",
|
|
"tetched",
|
|
"touched",
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"delirious",
|
|
"delusional",
|
|
"delusionary",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"neurotic",
|
|
"obsessive-compulsive",
|
|
"paranoiac",
|
|
"paranoic",
|
|
"paranoid",
|
|
"paranoidal",
|
|
"schizoid",
|
|
"schizophrenic",
|
|
"sociopathic",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"pixilated",
|
|
"pixillated",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"amok",
|
|
"amuck",
|
|
"ape",
|
|
"ballistic",
|
|
"bananas",
|
|
"berserk",
|
|
"nuclear",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"distraught",
|
|
"frantic",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"raving",
|
|
"wigged-out",
|
|
"fixated",
|
|
"monomaniac",
|
|
"monomaniacal",
|
|
"obsessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"wise",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"well-adjusted",
|
|
"unneurotic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"compos mentis",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"uncrazy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a place of uproar or confusion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam , so I'm going to the library"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babel",
|
|
"circus",
|
|
"madhouse",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"three-ring circus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
|
"racket",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"brouhaha",
|
|
"clamor",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"din",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"noise",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"muss",
|
|
"shambles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arcadia",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"paradise",
|
|
"utopia",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"respite",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"stillness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedevilment":{
|
|
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constant bedevilments from a pesty neighbor kept me from finishing my work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"harassment",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"importunity",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggro",
|
|
"molestation",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"persecution",
|
|
"provocation",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"devilment",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"mischief"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedeviling":{
|
|
"to cause persistent suffering to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"anguishing",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"harrowing",
|
|
"persecuting",
|
|
"plaguing",
|
|
"racking",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"badgering",
|
|
"dogging",
|
|
"hounding",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"riding",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"griping",
|
|
"hagriding",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"molesting",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"rasping",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"stressing",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"worrying",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"tyrannizing",
|
|
"victimizing",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"paining",
|
|
"panging",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"smarting",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"martyring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"reprieving",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"succoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed of roses":{
|
|
"a situation or state of carefree comfort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Sure, working at a theme park can be fun, but the job is no bed of roses ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beer and skittles",
|
|
"easy street",
|
|
"fun and games",
|
|
"hog heaven",
|
|
"picnic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primrose path",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"paradise",
|
|
"utopia",
|
|
"American dream",
|
|
"good life",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"relaxation",
|
|
"rest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agony",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"horror",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"nightmare",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beds (down)":{
|
|
"as in camps (out) , encamps":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bivouacs",
|
|
"camps (out)",
|
|
"encamps",
|
|
"sleeps out",
|
|
"tents",
|
|
"backpacks",
|
|
"caravans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedew":{
|
|
"to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"moisten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"lave",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"impregnate",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"humidify",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dunk",
|
|
"immerge",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"irrigate",
|
|
"rinse",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"refresh",
|
|
"rehydrate",
|
|
"remoisten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dehumidify",
|
|
"dehydrate",
|
|
"desiccate",
|
|
"parch",
|
|
"scorch",
|
|
"sear"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dry"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedsits":{
|
|
"as in studio apartments , garden apartments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cohousings",
|
|
"condominiums",
|
|
"condominia",
|
|
"condos",
|
|
"duplex apartments",
|
|
"duplexes",
|
|
"efficiencies",
|
|
"efficiency apartments",
|
|
"flatlets",
|
|
"floor-throughs",
|
|
"garden apartments",
|
|
"granny flats",
|
|
"maisonettes",
|
|
"penthouses",
|
|
"railroad flats",
|
|
"salons",
|
|
"saloons",
|
|
"studio apartments",
|
|
"studios",
|
|
"triplexes",
|
|
"walk-ups",
|
|
"apartments",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"flats",
|
|
"lodgings",
|
|
"suites",
|
|
"tenements",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"wings",
|
|
"apartment buildings",
|
|
"apartment houses",
|
|
"tenement houses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedraggling":{
|
|
"to make wet":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathing",
|
|
"dousing",
|
|
"dowsing",
|
|
"drenching",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"soddening",
|
|
"sopping",
|
|
"sousing",
|
|
"washing",
|
|
"watering",
|
|
"waterlogging",
|
|
"water-soaking",
|
|
"wetting",
|
|
"wetting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aspersing",
|
|
"bedewing",
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"damping",
|
|
"drizzling",
|
|
"humidifying",
|
|
"hydrating",
|
|
"misting",
|
|
"moistening",
|
|
"moisturizing",
|
|
"showering",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"hosing (down)",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"splashing",
|
|
"impregnating",
|
|
"saturating",
|
|
"steeping",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"irrigating",
|
|
"laving",
|
|
"rinsing",
|
|
"sloshing",
|
|
"sluicing",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"dunking",
|
|
"rehydrating",
|
|
"rewashing",
|
|
"rewetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dewatering",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"freeze-drying",
|
|
"drip-drying",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"dehumidifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrating",
|
|
"desiccating",
|
|
"drying",
|
|
"parching",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedizenment":{
|
|
"as in glitter , gilt":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"glitter",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9",
|
|
"embossment",
|
|
"embroidery",
|
|
"fancywork",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"enhancement",
|
|
"enrichment",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"furnishings",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trappings",
|
|
"fal-lal",
|
|
"flounce",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"furbelow",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"bells and whistles",
|
|
"blazonry",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"chichi",
|
|
"emblazonry",
|
|
"filigree",
|
|
"finery",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"frippery",
|
|
"frosting",
|
|
"froufrou",
|
|
"adornment",
|
|
"beautifier",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"embellisher",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"garnishment",
|
|
"garniture",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"ornamentation",
|
|
"setoff",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"defacement",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"stain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedtime stories":{
|
|
"as in stories , fairy tales":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"narratives",
|
|
"novelettes",
|
|
"novellas",
|
|
"novelle",
|
|
"short stories",
|
|
"stories",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"yarns",
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"annals",
|
|
"chronicles",
|
|
"histories",
|
|
"records",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"fairy tales",
|
|
"folktales",
|
|
"legends",
|
|
"myths",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"exempla",
|
|
"fables",
|
|
"parables",
|
|
"anecdotes",
|
|
"anecdota",
|
|
"jokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed":{
|
|
"a place set aside for sleeping":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"doss",
|
|
"hay",
|
|
"kip",
|
|
"lair",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"sack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedstead",
|
|
"futon",
|
|
"mattress",
|
|
"pallet",
|
|
"bunk bed",
|
|
"cot",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"daybed",
|
|
"feather bed",
|
|
"four-poster",
|
|
"hammock",
|
|
"Murphy bed",
|
|
"shakedown",
|
|
"sleigh bed",
|
|
"sofa",
|
|
"sofa bed",
|
|
"studio couch",
|
|
"trundle bed",
|
|
"water bed",
|
|
"bassinet",
|
|
"carry-cot",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"crib"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the surface upon which a body of water lies":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"floor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"riverbed",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basement",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I always brush my teeth and floss before going to bed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catnapping",
|
|
"dozing",
|
|
"napping",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"shut-eye",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"slumbering",
|
|
"snoozing",
|
|
"z's",
|
|
"zs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnap",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"drowse",
|
|
"forty winks",
|
|
"nap",
|
|
"siesta",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"wink",
|
|
"oversleeping",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"rapid eye movement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"insomnia",
|
|
"sleeplessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"wake",
|
|
"wakefulness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"doss (down)",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"turn in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"perch",
|
|
"roost",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"drop off",
|
|
"nap",
|
|
"nod",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"lie (down)",
|
|
"recline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"wake",
|
|
"waken",
|
|
"bestir",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"reawake",
|
|
"reawaken",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"enroot",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"root"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"beat (into)",
|
|
"drive (into)",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"stick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"remove"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodge",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"uproot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beds":{
|
|
"a place set aside for sleeping":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"dosses",
|
|
"hays",
|
|
"kips",
|
|
"lairs",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the surface upon which a body of water lies":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"floors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"riverbeds",
|
|
"basements",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"surfaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"dosses (down)",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"turns in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"perches",
|
|
"roosts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"drops off",
|
|
"naps",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"sleeps",
|
|
"slumbers",
|
|
"snoozes",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"lies (down)",
|
|
"reclines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"wakens",
|
|
"wakes",
|
|
"bestirs",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"reawakens",
|
|
"reawakes",
|
|
"shifts",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"enroots",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"impacts",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"ingrains",
|
|
"engrains",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"roots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"beats (into)",
|
|
"drives (into)",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"sticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"removes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodges",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"uproots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedfellows":{
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"fellow travelers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"sympathizers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizers",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"coalitionists",
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"coadjutors",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"pals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beddings":{
|
|
"as in clothes , bedclothes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"comforters",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"quilts",
|
|
"bedcovers",
|
|
"bedcoverings",
|
|
"bedspreads",
|
|
"counterpanes",
|
|
"coverlets",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedevils":{
|
|
"to cause persistent suffering to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflicts",
|
|
"agonizes",
|
|
"anguishes",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"excruciates",
|
|
"harrows",
|
|
"persecutes",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"racks",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"pursues",
|
|
"rides",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"gripes",
|
|
"hagrides",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"molests",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"rasps",
|
|
"riles",
|
|
"vexes",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"grieves",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"stresses",
|
|
"tries",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"tyrannizes",
|
|
"victimizes",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"pains",
|
|
"pangs",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"smarts",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"stings",
|
|
"wrings",
|
|
"martyrs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
"reprieves",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"succors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed-and-breakfasts":{
|
|
"as in guesthouses , B and Bs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"B and Bs",
|
|
"guesthouses",
|
|
"auberges",
|
|
"caravansaries",
|
|
"caravanserais",
|
|
"caravanserai",
|
|
"hospices",
|
|
"hostelries",
|
|
"hostels",
|
|
"hotels",
|
|
"inns",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"public houses",
|
|
"taverns",
|
|
"apartment hotels",
|
|
"accommodations",
|
|
"lodgings",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"motels",
|
|
"motor courts",
|
|
"motor inns",
|
|
"motor lodges",
|
|
"resorts",
|
|
"spas",
|
|
"tourist courts",
|
|
"youth hostels",
|
|
"campgrounds",
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"bunkhouses",
|
|
"dormitories",
|
|
"dorms",
|
|
"boardinghouses",
|
|
"lodging houses",
|
|
"rooming houses",
|
|
"doss-houses",
|
|
"fleabags",
|
|
"flophouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedaub":{
|
|
"to rub an oily or sticky substance over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anoint",
|
|
"besmear",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"smear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"plaster",
|
|
"grease",
|
|
"oil",
|
|
"gum",
|
|
"lard",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"tar",
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedazzle":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"spellbind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrapture",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"involve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to overpower with light":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theater's enormous chandelier bedazzled me as a child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"daze",
|
|
"dazzle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"stun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedspread":{
|
|
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedcover",
|
|
"bedcovering",
|
|
"counterpane",
|
|
"coverlet",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comforter",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"quilt",
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"bedding",
|
|
"clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedrocks":{
|
|
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my religious faith is the bedrock of my life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"cornerstones",
|
|
"footings",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"grounds",
|
|
"groundworks",
|
|
"keystones",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"underpinnings",
|
|
"warp and woofs",
|
|
"warps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anchorages",
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"bulwarks",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"infrastructures",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"shores",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"substrata",
|
|
"substructures",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"justifications",
|
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"premises",
|
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"premisses",
|
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"presumptions",
|
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"presuppositions",
|
|
"rationales",
|
|
"suppositions",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"theses",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"backbones",
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"foci",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"hubs",
|
|
"kernels",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"seats",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"quintessences",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"touchstones"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the lowest point or level":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"knew that his acting career was at bedrock when all he could get were bit parts in campy horror movies"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bottoms",
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|
"depths",
|
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"nadirs",
|
|
"rock bottoms",
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|
"zeros",
|
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"zeroes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abysses",
|
|
"armpits",
|
|
"pits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"blooms",
|
|
"flood tides",
|
|
"flowers",
|
|
"glories",
|
|
"heydays",
|
|
"crescendos",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crescendi",
|
|
"highs",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"ceilings",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"roofs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"culminations",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"high-water marks",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"tip-tops",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"zeniths"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedaubed":{
|
|
"as in loud , flashy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"arabesque",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"adorned",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"beautified",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"garnished",
|
|
"ornamented",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"bedizened",
|
|
"florid",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"gingerbread",
|
|
"gingerbreaded",
|
|
"gingerbready",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overwrought",
|
|
"flowery",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"lacy",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"bejeweled",
|
|
"bejewelled",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"emblazoned",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"sequined",
|
|
"sequinned",
|
|
"wreathed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"naked",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unobtrusive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rub an oily or sticky substance over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anointed",
|
|
"besmeared",
|
|
"daubed",
|
|
"smeared"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coated",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"plastered",
|
|
"greased",
|
|
"oiled",
|
|
"gummed",
|
|
"larded",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"tarred",
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"begrimed",
|
|
"bemired",
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"dirtied",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"gaumed",
|
|
"grimed",
|
|
"mired",
|
|
"mucked",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"smirched",
|
|
"smudged",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"sullied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedizening":{
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorning",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"beautifying",
|
|
"bedecking",
|
|
"blazoning",
|
|
"caparisoning",
|
|
"decking",
|
|
"decorating",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"doing up",
|
|
"dolling up",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"embellishing",
|
|
"emblazing",
|
|
"embossing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fancifying",
|
|
"fancying up",
|
|
"festooning",
|
|
"garnishing",
|
|
"glitzing (up)",
|
|
"gracing",
|
|
"gussying up",
|
|
"ornamenting",
|
|
"prettying (up)",
|
|
"trimming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorizing",
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"trapping",
|
|
"tricking (out)",
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"freshening",
|
|
"smartening",
|
|
"sprucing (up)",
|
|
"bossing",
|
|
"chasing",
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"embroidering",
|
|
"feathering",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"filigreeing",
|
|
"filleting",
|
|
"flouncing",
|
|
"frilling",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"furbelowing",
|
|
"garlanding",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"ribboning",
|
|
"swagging",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9ing",
|
|
"gilding",
|
|
"painting",
|
|
"diamonding",
|
|
"gemming",
|
|
"impearling",
|
|
"jeweling",
|
|
"jewelling",
|
|
"pearling",
|
|
"redecorating",
|
|
"redoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"dismantling",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"uglifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"scarring",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedfellow":{
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"fellow traveler",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"coalitionist",
|
|
"collaborationist",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"detractor",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedimming":{
|
|
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beclouding",
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"blearing",
|
|
"blurring",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"dimming",
|
|
"dislimning",
|
|
"fogging",
|
|
"fuzzing (up)",
|
|
"hazing",
|
|
"misting",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"overcasting",
|
|
"overclouding",
|
|
"overshadowing",
|
|
"shadowing",
|
|
"shrouding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adumbrating",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"eclipsing",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"screening",
|
|
"shading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"veiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unveiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"lighting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedizens":{
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorns",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"beautifies",
|
|
"bedecks",
|
|
"blazons",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"decorates",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"does up",
|
|
"dolls up",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"dresses",
|
|
"embellishes",
|
|
"emblazes",
|
|
"embosses",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"fancies up",
|
|
"fancifies",
|
|
"festoons",
|
|
"garnishes",
|
|
"glitzes (up)",
|
|
"graces",
|
|
"gussies up",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"pretties (up)",
|
|
"trims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorizes",
|
|
"dresses up",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"tricks (out)",
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"freshens",
|
|
"smartens",
|
|
"spruces (up)",
|
|
"bosses",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"embroiders",
|
|
"feathers",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"filigrees",
|
|
"fillets",
|
|
"flounces",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"furbelows",
|
|
"garlands",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"ribbons",
|
|
"swags",
|
|
"wreathes",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9s",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"paints",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"impearls",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"redecorates",
|
|
"redoes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"dismantles",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"uglifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"defaces",
|
|
"disfigures",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"spoils"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedstead":{
|
|
"as in mattress , futon":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"futon",
|
|
"mattress",
|
|
"pallet",
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"doss",
|
|
"hay",
|
|
"kip",
|
|
"lair",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"bunk bed",
|
|
"cot",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"daybed",
|
|
"feather bed",
|
|
"four-poster",
|
|
"hammock",
|
|
"Murphy bed",
|
|
"shakedown",
|
|
"sleigh bed",
|
|
"sofa",
|
|
"sofa bed",
|
|
"studio couch",
|
|
"trundle bed",
|
|
"water bed",
|
|
"bassinet",
|
|
"carry-cot",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"crib"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedspreads":{
|
|
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedcovers",
|
|
"bedcoverings",
|
|
"counterpanes",
|
|
"coverlets",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comforters",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"quilts",
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"beddings",
|
|
"clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedaubing":{
|
|
"to rub an oily or sticky substance over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anointing",
|
|
"besmearing",
|
|
"daubing",
|
|
"smearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coating",
|
|
"painting",
|
|
"plastering",
|
|
"greasing",
|
|
"oiling",
|
|
"gumming",
|
|
"larding",
|
|
"pitching",
|
|
"tarring",
|
|
"befouling",
|
|
"begriming",
|
|
"bemiring",
|
|
"besmirching",
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"gauming",
|
|
"griming",
|
|
"miring",
|
|
"mucking",
|
|
"muddying",
|
|
"smirching",
|
|
"smudging",
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|
"soiling",
|
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"staining",
|
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"sullying"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedazzling":{
|
|
"giving off or reflecting much light":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bedazzling Christmas decorations that added to the holiday cheer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"candescent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"effulgent",
|
|
"fulgent",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"incandescent",
|
|
"lambent",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"lustrous",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"refulgent",
|
|
"sheeny",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"shiny",
|
|
"splendid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"agleam",
|
|
"aglitter",
|
|
"blinding",
|
|
"coruscant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashing",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"gemmy",
|
|
"glancing",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"gleaming",
|
|
"glimmering",
|
|
"glinting",
|
|
"glistening",
|
|
"glistering",
|
|
"glittering",
|
|
"scintillant",
|
|
"scintillating",
|
|
"shimmering",
|
|
"shimmery",
|
|
"sparkling",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"twinkling",
|
|
"winking",
|
|
"burnished",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"shined",
|
|
"superbright",
|
|
"ultrabright"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"palish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"unbright",
|
|
"unbrilliant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"involving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to overpower with light":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theater's enormous chandelier bedazzled me as a child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinding",
|
|
"dazing",
|
|
"dazzling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"stunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedecking":{
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorning",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"beautifying",
|
|
"bedizening",
|
|
"blazoning",
|
|
"caparisoning",
|
|
"decking",
|
|
"decorating",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"doing up",
|
|
"dolling up",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"embellishing",
|
|
"emblazing",
|
|
"embossing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fancifying",
|
|
"fancying up",
|
|
"festooning",
|
|
"garnishing",
|
|
"glitzing (up)",
|
|
"gracing",
|
|
"gussying up",
|
|
"ornamenting",
|
|
"prettying (up)",
|
|
"trimming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorizing",
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"trapping",
|
|
"tricking (out)",
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"freshening",
|
|
"smartening",
|
|
"sprucing (up)",
|
|
"bossing",
|
|
"chasing",
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"embroidering",
|
|
"feathering",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"filigreeing",
|
|
"filleting",
|
|
"flouncing",
|
|
"frilling",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"furbelowing",
|
|
"garlanding",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"ribboning",
|
|
"swagging",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9ing",
|
|
"gilding",
|
|
"painting",
|
|
"diamonding",
|
|
"gemming",
|
|
"impearling",
|
|
"jeweling",
|
|
"jewelling",
|
|
"pearling",
|
|
"redecorating",
|
|
"redoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"dismantling",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"uglifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"scarring",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ladies arrived bedecked in furs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appareling",
|
|
"apparelling",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"attiring",
|
|
"caparisoning",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costuming",
|
|
"decking (out)",
|
|
"doing up",
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"enrobing",
|
|
"garbing",
|
|
"garmenting",
|
|
"getting up",
|
|
"gowning",
|
|
"habiting",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"rigging (out)",
|
|
"robing",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"togging (up or out)",
|
|
"toileting",
|
|
"vesturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"frocking",
|
|
"jacketing",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"vesting",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"happing",
|
|
"huddling",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"wrapping",
|
|
"accoutring",
|
|
"accoutering",
|
|
"bedighting",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"outfitting",
|
|
"tailoring",
|
|
"uniforming",
|
|
"dressing down",
|
|
"underdressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"undraping",
|
|
"unveiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disarraying",
|
|
"disrobing",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"unclothing",
|
|
"undressing",
|
|
"untrussing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedfast":{
|
|
"as in bedridden":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedridden",
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"sickly",
|
|
"weakly",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"fragile",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"incurable",
|
|
"moribund",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"worn-out",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"peaked",
|
|
"poorly",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"unwell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well-conditioned",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |