1501 lines
28 KiB
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1501 lines
28 KiB
JSON
{
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"goldbricking":{
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"as in dallying , loafing":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dallying",
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"loafing",
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"lolling",
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"lounging",
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"apathy",
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"languor",
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"lassitude",
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"lethargy",
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"listlessness",
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"sluggishness",
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"supineness",
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"idleness",
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"indolence",
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"inertia",
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"laziness",
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"shiftlessness",
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"sloth"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drive",
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"industriousness",
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"industry",
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"ambition",
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"enterprise",
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"go",
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"hustle",
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"initiative",
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"assiduity",
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"assiduousness",
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"diligence",
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"perseverance",
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"animation",
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"briskness",
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"energy",
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"exuberance",
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"jazziness",
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"liveliness",
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"lustiness",
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"pep",
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"peppiness",
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"robustness",
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"sprightliness",
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"vibrancy",
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"vigor",
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"vim",
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"vitality",
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"vivacity"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in hanging , bumming":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bumming",
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"hanging",
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"hanging about",
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"hanging around",
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"idling",
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"loafing",
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"slacking (off)",
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"vegging out",
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"basking",
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"kicking back",
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"lolling",
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"lounging",
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"relaxing",
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"reposing",
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"resting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drudging",
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"grubbing",
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"humping",
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"hustling",
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"laboring",
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"moiling",
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"pegging (away)",
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"plodding",
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"plowing",
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"plugging",
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"slaving",
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"slogging",
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"straining",
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"striving",
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"struggling",
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"sweating",
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"toiling",
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"travailing",
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"working",
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"exercising",
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"working out"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"golden-ager":{
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"a person of advanced years":{
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"examples":[
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"offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ancient",
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"elder",
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"geriatric",
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"old-timer",
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"oldster",
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"senior",
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"senior citizen"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gaffer",
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"graybeard",
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"patriarch",
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"whitebeard",
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"beldam",
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"beldame",
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"dowager",
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"grandam",
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"grandame",
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"dotard"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adolescent",
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"minor",
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"child",
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"cub",
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"juvenile",
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"kid",
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"kiddie",
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"kiddy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"youngster",
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"youth"
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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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"golems":{
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"a stupid person":{
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"examples":[
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"the supervisor was a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in her life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"airheads",
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"birdbrains",
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"blockheads",
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"boneheads",
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"bubbleheads",
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"chowderheads",
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"chuckleheads",
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"clodpolls",
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"clodpoles",
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"clots",
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"clucks",
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"clunks",
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"cretins",
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"cuddies",
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"deadheads",
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"dim bulbs",
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"dimwits",
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"dips",
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"dodoes",
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"dodos",
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"dolts",
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"donkeys",
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"doofuses",
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"dufuses",
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"dopes",
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"dorks",
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"dullards",
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"dumbbells",
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"dumbheads",
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"dum-dums",
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"dummies",
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"dummkopfs",
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"dunces",
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"dunderheads",
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"fatheads",
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"ganders",
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"goofs",
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"goons",
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"half-wits",
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"hammerheads",
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"hardheads",
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"idiots",
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"ignoramuses",
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"ignorami",
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"imbeciles",
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"jackasses",
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"know-nothings",
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"knuckleheads",
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"lamebrains",
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"loggerheads",
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"loons",
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"lumps",
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"lunkheads",
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"meatheads",
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"momes",
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"morons",
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"mugs",
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"mutts",
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"naturals",
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"nimrods",
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"nincompoops",
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"ninnies",
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"ninnyhammers",
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"nits",
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"nitwits",
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"noddies",
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"noodles",
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"numskulls",
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"numbskulls",
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"oafs",
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"pinheads",
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"prats",
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"ratbags",
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"sapheads",
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"schlubs",
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"shlubs",
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"schnooks",
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"simpletons",
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"stocks",
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"stupes",
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"stupids",
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"thickheads",
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"turkeys",
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"woodenheads",
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"yahoos",
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"yo-yos"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"boobies",
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"buffoons",
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"fools",
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"geese",
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"loonies",
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"lunatics",
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"madmen",
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"nuts",
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"zanies",
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"losers",
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"gawks",
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"featherbrains",
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"scatterbrains",
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"beasts",
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"boors",
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"cads",
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"churls",
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"clowns",
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"creeps",
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"curs",
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"heels",
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"jerks",
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"skunks",
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"skunk",
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"snakes",
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"stinkers",
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"villains"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"intellects",
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"intellectuals",
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"sages",
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"thinkers",
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"whizzes",
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"wizards",
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"polymaths",
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"Renaissance men",
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"sharpies"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"brains",
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"geniuses",
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"genii"
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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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"goldbrick":{
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"one who deliberately avoids work or duty":{
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"examples":[
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"the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"shirker",
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"slacker"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"malingerer",
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"dropout",
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"quitter",
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"drone",
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"idler",
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"lazybones",
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"loafer",
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"slouch",
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"slug",
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"slugabed",
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"sluggard",
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"dallier",
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"lingerer",
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"loiterer",
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"lounger",
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"saunterer",
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"dawdler",
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"laggard",
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"putterer",
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"slowpoke"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"live wire",
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"pistol",
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"powerhouse",
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"doer",
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"go-getter",
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"hummer",
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"hustler",
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"self-starter"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in hang , bum":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bum",
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"hang",
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"hang about",
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"hang around",
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"idle",
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"loaf",
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"slack (off)",
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"veg out",
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"bask",
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"kick back",
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"loll",
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"lounge",
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"relax",
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"repose",
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"rest"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drudge",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg (away)",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"slog",
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"strain",
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"strive",
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"struggle",
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"sweat",
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"toil",
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"travail",
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"work",
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"exercise",
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"work out"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"golden ages":{
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"a period of high artistic or cultural development":{
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"examples":[
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"a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belle epoques",
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"belles \u00e9poques",
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"renaissances"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"silver ages",
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"millennia",
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"millenniums",
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"blooms",
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"blossoms",
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"flowers",
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"flushes",
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"glories",
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"heydays",
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"primes",
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"salad days",
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"acmes",
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"apexes",
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"apices",
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"climaxes",
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"meridians",
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"peaks",
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"pinnacles",
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"summits",
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"zeniths"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"dark ages"
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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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"golem":{
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"a stupid person":{
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"examples":[
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"the supervisor was a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in her life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"related":[
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"booby",
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"buffoon",
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"fool",
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"goose",
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"loony",
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"lunatic",
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"madman",
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"nut",
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"zany",
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"loser",
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"gawk",
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"featherbrain",
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"scatterbrain",
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"beast",
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"boor",
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"cad",
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"churl",
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"clown",
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"creep",
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"cur",
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"heel",
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"jerk",
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"skunk",
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"snake",
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"stinker",
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"villain"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"intellect",
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"intellectual",
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"sage",
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"thinker",
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"whiz",
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"wizard",
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"polymath",
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"Renaissance man",
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"sharpie",
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"sharpy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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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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"Goliath":{
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"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
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"examples":[
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"the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"behemoth",
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"blockbuster",
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"colossus",
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"dinosaur",
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"dreadnought",
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"elephant",
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"giant",
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"jumbo",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"mastodon",
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"monster",
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"titan",
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"whale",
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"whopper"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amazon",
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"giantess",
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"bulk",
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"hulk",
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"heavyweight",
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"juggernaut",
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"steamroller"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lightweight",
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"weakling",
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"wimp",
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"wisp",
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"nonentity",
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"twerp",
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"whippersnapper"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"diminutive",
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"dwarf",
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"half-pint",
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"midget",
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"mite",
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"peewee",
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"pygmy",
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"pigmy",
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"runt",
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"shrimp"
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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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"gold-plated":{
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"covered in a thin layer of gold":{
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"examples":[
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"Gold-plated jewelry is less expensive than solid gold."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gilded",
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"gilt",
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"gold",
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"golden",
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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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"laced",
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"sequined",
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"sequinned",
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"wreathed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"golden mean":{
|
|
"a middle point between extremes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when it comes to money, the golden mean is saving some income, while giving yourself a modest spending allowance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"middle ground",
|
|
"midpoint"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arithmetic mean",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"median",
|
|
"norm",
|
|
"par",
|
|
"standard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"utmost",
|
|
"minimum"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Goliaths":{
|
|
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoths",
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"colossi",
|
|
"dinosaurs",
|
|
"dreadnoughts",
|
|
"elephants",
|
|
"elephant",
|
|
"giants",
|
|
"jumbos",
|
|
"leviathans",
|
|
"mammoths",
|
|
"mastodons",
|
|
"monsters",
|
|
"titans",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whoppers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amazons",
|
|
"giantesses",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"hulks",
|
|
"heavyweights",
|
|
"juggernauts",
|
|
"steamrollers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"weaklings",
|
|
"wimps",
|
|
"wisps",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"twerps",
|
|
"whippersnappers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"dwarfs",
|
|
"dwarves",
|
|
"half-pints",
|
|
"midgets",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"peewees",
|
|
"pygmies",
|
|
"pigmies",
|
|
"runts",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"shrimps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gold standard":{
|
|
"something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barometer",
|
|
"benchmark",
|
|
"criterion",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"metric",
|
|
"par",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"touchstone",
|
|
"yardstick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"case",
|
|
"example",
|
|
"instance",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"norm",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"acme",
|
|
"apex",
|
|
"meridian",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"pinnacle",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"zenith"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aberration",
|
|
"abnormality",
|
|
"deviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"goldbricked":{
|
|
"as in hung , bummed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"hung around",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"slacked (off)",
|
|
"vegged out",
|
|
"basked",
|
|
"kicked back",
|
|
"lolled",
|
|
"lounged",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"rested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudged",
|
|
"grubbed",
|
|
"humped",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"moiled",
|
|
"pegged (away)",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"plowed",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"slaved",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"sweated",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"travailed",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Golcondas":{
|
|
"as in bonanzas , honeypots":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bonanzas",
|
|
"gravy trains",
|
|
"honeypots",
|
|
"caches",
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"stashes",
|
|
"armories",
|
|
"repositories",
|
|
"stockpots",
|
|
"storehouses",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"treasure-houses",
|
|
"argosies",
|
|
"cornucopias",
|
|
"gold mines",
|
|
"mines",
|
|
"mother lodes",
|
|
"treasure troves",
|
|
"wellsprings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"black holes",
|
|
"sinkholes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"golden years":{
|
|
"as in seniority , elderliness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elderliness",
|
|
"oldness",
|
|
"seniority",
|
|
"anecdotage",
|
|
"dotage",
|
|
"senility",
|
|
"adulthood",
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"maturity",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"middle age",
|
|
"midlife",
|
|
"ripeness",
|
|
"sunset",
|
|
"twilight",
|
|
"winter",
|
|
"afterlife",
|
|
"afternoon",
|
|
"age",
|
|
"autumn",
|
|
"evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"springtime",
|
|
"adolescence",
|
|
"youth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"golden":{
|
|
"having qualities which inspire hope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"auspicious",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"propitious",
|
|
"rose-colored",
|
|
"roseate",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"beamish",
|
|
"bullish",
|
|
"eupeptic",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"good"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"downbeat",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"unencouraging",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"unpromising",
|
|
"unpropitious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sang in a golden alto that filled the concert hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"orotund",
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
"resonant",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"reverberant",
|
|
"reverberating",
|
|
"reverberative",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
"vibrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"mellifluent",
|
|
"mellifluous",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"plummy",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"powerful",
|
|
"stentorian",
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
"thunderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"murmurous",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"tinny"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the golden age of industrialization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"boomy",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"halcyon",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"lush",
|
|
"palmy",
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
"prosperous",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"successful",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"moneyed",
|
|
"monied",
|
|
"opulent",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"wealthy",
|
|
"well-heeled",
|
|
"well-off",
|
|
"well-to-do",
|
|
"comfortable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"bankrupt",
|
|
"bankrupted",
|
|
"insolvent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"unprosperous",
|
|
"unsuccessful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a golden Labrador"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blond",
|
|
"blonde",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"flaxen",
|
|
"sandy",
|
|
"straw",
|
|
"tawny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ocherous",
|
|
"ochreous",
|
|
"ash-blond",
|
|
"ash-blonde",
|
|
"blondish",
|
|
"strawberry blonde",
|
|
"strawberry blond",
|
|
"towheaded",
|
|
"gold",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"white"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"black-a-vised",
|
|
"brown",
|
|
"brunet",
|
|
"brunette",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"olive",
|
|
"swart",
|
|
"swarthy",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"ebony",
|
|
"raven"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pointing toward a happy outcome":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that new job is a golden opportunity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"auspicious",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"propitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fortunate",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"lucky",
|
|
"providential",
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"prosperous",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"unlucky",
|
|
"calamitous",
|
|
"catastrophic",
|
|
"disastrous",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"ruinous",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"direful",
|
|
"doomy",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"ill-boding",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"minatory",
|
|
"ominous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"sinister",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"futureless",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unpromising",
|
|
"unpropitious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"golden means":{
|
|
"a middle point between extremes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when it comes to money, the golden mean is saving some income, while giving yourself a modest spending allowance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"means",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"middle grounds",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"midpoints"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arithmetic means",
|
|
"averages",
|
|
"medians",
|
|
"norms",
|
|
"pars",
|
|
"standards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maxima",
|
|
"maximums",
|
|
"utmosts",
|
|
"minima",
|
|
"minimums"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"golden-agers":{
|
|
"a person of advanced years":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ancients",
|
|
"elders",
|
|
"geriatrics",
|
|
"oldsters",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"senior citizens",
|
|
"seniors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gaffers",
|
|
"graybeards",
|
|
"patriarchs",
|
|
"whitebeards",
|
|
"beldams",
|
|
"beldames",
|
|
"dowagers",
|
|
"grandams",
|
|
"grandames",
|
|
"adults",
|
|
"grown-ups",
|
|
"dotards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adolescents",
|
|
"minors",
|
|
"children",
|
|
"cubs",
|
|
"juveniles",
|
|
"kiddies",
|
|
"kids"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"youngsters",
|
|
"youths"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gold mine":{
|
|
"an abundant source":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argosy",
|
|
"cornucopia",
|
|
"mine",
|
|
"mother lode",
|
|
"treasure trove",
|
|
"wellspring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armory",
|
|
"repository",
|
|
"stockpot",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"storehouse",
|
|
"treasure-house",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"stash",
|
|
"bonanza",
|
|
"Golconda",
|
|
"gravy train",
|
|
"honeypot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"black hole",
|
|
"sinkhole"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"golden age":{
|
|
"a period of high artistic or cultural development":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood"
|
|
],
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"synonyms":[
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"belle epoque",
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"belle \u00e9poque",
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"renaissance"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"silver age",
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"millennium",
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"bloom",
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"blossom",
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"flower",
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"flush",
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"glory",
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"heyday",
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"prime",
|
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"salad days",
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"acme",
|
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"apex",
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"climax",
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"meridian",
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"peak",
|
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"pinnacle",
|
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"summit",
|
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"zenith"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"dark age"
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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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"goldbricks":{
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"one who deliberately avoids work or duty":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"shirkers",
|
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"slackers"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"malingerers",
|
|
"dropouts",
|
|
"quitters",
|
|
"drones",
|
|
"idlers",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"loafers",
|
|
"slouches",
|
|
"slugabeds",
|
|
"sluggards",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"dalliers",
|
|
"lingerers",
|
|
"loiterers",
|
|
"loungers",
|
|
"saunterers",
|
|
"dawdlers",
|
|
"laggards",
|
|
"putterers",
|
|
"slowpokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"live wires",
|
|
"pistols",
|
|
"powerhouses",
|
|
"doers",
|
|
"go-getters",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"self-starters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hangs , bums":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bums",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"hangs about",
|
|
"hangs around",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"slacks (off)",
|
|
"vegges out",
|
|
"veges out",
|
|
"basks",
|
|
"kicks back",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"rests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"grubs",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"moils",
|
|
"pegs (away)",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"plows",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"strives",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweats",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"travails",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"works out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gold standards":{
|
|
"something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barometers",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"benchmarks",
|
|
"criteria",
|
|
"criterions",
|
|
"grades",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"metrics",
|
|
"pars",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"touchstones",
|
|
"yardsticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"examples",
|
|
"instances",
|
|
"averages",
|
|
"norms",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"zeniths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aberrations",
|
|
"abnormalities",
|
|
"deviations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |