2924 lines
58 KiB
JSON
2924 lines
58 KiB
JSON
{
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"Main Street":{
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"as in high street":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"high street",
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"through street",
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"backstreet",
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"branch",
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"bystreet",
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"byway",
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"crossroad",
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"secondary road",
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"shunpike",
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"side road",
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"side street",
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"corniche",
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"switchback",
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"alley",
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"alleyway",
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"beltway",
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"bypass",
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"parkway",
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"ring road",
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"circle",
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"lane",
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"laneway",
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"mews",
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"place",
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"autobahn",
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"autoroute",
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"autostrada",
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"dual carriageway",
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"interstate",
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"motorway",
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"superhighway",
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"close",
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"cul-de-sac",
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"dead end",
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"causeway"
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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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"mail carriers":{
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"a person who delivers mail":{
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"examples":[
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"we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"letter carriers",
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"mailmen",
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"posties",
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"postmen"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"couriers",
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"messengers",
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"postmasters",
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"postmistresses"
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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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"maiming":{
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"as in mayhem , mutilation":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"crippling",
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"mayhem",
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"mutilation",
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"force",
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"foul play",
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"violence",
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"barbarity",
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"brutality",
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"savagery",
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"damage",
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"detriment",
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"harm",
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"hurt",
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"impairment",
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"injury",
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"assault",
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"attack",
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"bashing",
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"battering",
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"battery",
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"batting",
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"beating",
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"belting",
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"bludgeoning",
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"buffeting",
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"clubbing",
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"cudgeling",
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"cudgelling",
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"drubbing",
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"flogging",
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"hammering",
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"lacing",
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"licking",
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"mauling",
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"paddling",
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"pelting",
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"pommeling",
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"pommelling",
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"pounding",
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"pummeling",
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"pummelling",
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"smashing",
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"socking",
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"thrashing",
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"thumping",
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"tromping",
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"walloping",
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"whaling",
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"whipping",
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"frenzy",
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"fury",
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"onslaught",
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"outbreak",
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"outrage",
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"paroxysm",
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"rage",
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"rampage",
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"revolt",
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"riot",
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"rupture",
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"shock",
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"storm",
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"terror",
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"threat",
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"tumult",
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"turbulence",
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"upheaval",
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"uproar",
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"browbeating",
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"bulldozing",
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"bullying",
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"hectoring",
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"strong-arming"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"pacificism",
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"pacifism",
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"nonviolence"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to cause severe or permanent injury to":{
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"examples":[
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"on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crippling",
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"disabling",
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"incapacitating",
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"laming",
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"mutilating"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dismembering",
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"hamstringing",
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"hobbling",
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"paralyzing",
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"battering",
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"bruising",
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"bunging up",
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"mangling",
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"mauling",
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"roughing (up)",
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"goring",
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"lacerating",
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"winging",
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"wounding",
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"disfiguring",
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"scarring",
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"kneecapping",
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"breaking",
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"damaging",
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"harming",
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"hurting",
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"impairing",
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"injuring",
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"bashing",
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"beating",
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"belting",
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"bludgeoning",
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"buffeting",
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"drubbing",
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"hammering",
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"lacing",
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"lambasting",
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"licking",
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"pasting",
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"pelting",
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"pommeling",
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"pommelling",
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"pounding",
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"pummeling",
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"pummelling",
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"thumping",
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"banging",
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"boxing",
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"hitting",
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"punching",
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"slapping",
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"smacking",
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"smashing",
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"socking",
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"spanking",
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"swatting",
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"swiping",
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"thrashing",
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"thwacking",
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"whacking",
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"flogging",
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"lashing",
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"walloping",
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"whipping",
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"killing",
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"murdering",
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"tormenting",
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"torturing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"curing",
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"healing",
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"rehabilitating",
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"remedying",
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"doctoring",
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"fixing",
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"mending",
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"patching",
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"rejuvenating",
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"renewing",
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"repairing",
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"restoring"
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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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"maintaining":{
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"to keep in good condition":{
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"examples":[
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"he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conserving",
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"keeping up",
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"preserving",
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"saving"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"servicing",
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"supporting",
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"sustaining",
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"caring (for)",
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"husbanding",
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"managing",
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"defending",
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"guarding",
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"protecting",
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"safeguarding",
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"screening",
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"shielding",
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"curing",
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"fixing",
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"healing",
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"remedying",
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"mending",
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"patching",
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"rebuilding",
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"reconstructing",
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"rehabilitating",
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"rejuvenating",
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"restoring"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregarding",
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"ignoring",
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"neglecting",
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"breaking",
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"damaging",
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"destroying",
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"harming",
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"hurting",
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"impairing",
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"injuring",
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"ruining",
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"wrecking"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
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"examples":[
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"part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"defending",
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"justifying",
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"supporting",
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"upholding"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advocating",
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"championing",
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"espousing",
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"confirming",
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"vindicating",
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"warranting",
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"affirming",
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"asserting",
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"averring",
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"avouching",
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"avowing",
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"claiming",
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"contending",
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"insisting",
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"pleading",
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"proclaiming",
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"professing",
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"protesting",
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"stating",
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"arguing",
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"debating",
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"discussing",
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"emphasizing",
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"stressing",
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"underlining",
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"underscoring"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abandoning",
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"abjuring",
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"forsaking",
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"recanting",
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"retracting",
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"taking back",
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"withdrawing",
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"reversing",
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"switching",
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"controverting",
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"disproving",
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"rebutting",
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"refuting"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to pay the living expenses of":{
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"examples":[
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"we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"keeping",
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"providing (for)",
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"supporting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"financing",
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"funding",
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"patronizing",
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"setting up",
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"sponsoring",
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"staking",
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"underwriting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
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"examples":[
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"she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arguing",
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"asserting",
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"contending",
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"pleading",
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"reasoning"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adducing",
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"citing",
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"mentioning",
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"claiming",
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"insisting",
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"affirming",
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"averring",
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"avouching",
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"avowing",
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"advancing",
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"giving",
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"offering",
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"proposing",
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"submitting",
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"advising",
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"counseling",
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"counselling",
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"recommending",
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"suggesting",
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"urging",
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"convincing",
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"persuading",
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"advocating",
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"championing",
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"defending",
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"enforcing",
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"espousing",
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"supporting",
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"explaining",
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"justifying",
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"rationalizing",
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"considering",
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"debating",
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"discussing",
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"confuting",
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"countering",
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"disproving",
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"rebutting",
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"refuting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
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"examples":[
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"he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affirming",
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"alleging",
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"asserting",
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"averring",
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"avouching",
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"avowing",
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"claiming",
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"contending",
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"declaring",
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"insisting",
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"professing",
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"protesting",
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"purporting",
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"warranting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"announcing",
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"broadcasting",
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"proclaiming",
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"arguing",
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"rationalizing",
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"reasoning",
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"confirming",
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"justifying",
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"vindicating",
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"defending",
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"persevering",
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"supporting",
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"upholding",
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"reaffirming",
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"reasserting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abandoning",
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"disavowing",
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"disclaiming",
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"disowning",
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"negating",
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"negativing",
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"rejecting",
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"repudiating",
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"challenging",
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"disputing",
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"questioning",
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"confuting",
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"disproving",
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"rebutting",
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"refuting",
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"contradicting",
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"countering"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"denying",
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"gainsaying"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"main":{
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"coming before all others in importance":{
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"examples":[
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"this is the main point of the study\u2014everything else is secondary"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arch",
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"big",
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"capital",
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"cardinal",
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"central",
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"chief",
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"dominant",
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"first",
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"foremost",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"greatest",
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"highest",
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"key",
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"leading",
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"master",
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"number one",
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"No. 1",
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"numero uno",
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"overbearing",
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"overmastering",
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"overriding",
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"paramount",
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"predominant",
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"preeminent",
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"premier",
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"primal",
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"primary",
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"principal",
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"prior",
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"sovereign",
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"sovran",
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"supreme"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"distinguished",
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"eminent",
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"illustrious",
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"noble",
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"notable",
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"noteworthy",
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"outstanding",
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"prestigious",
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"signal",
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"star",
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"stellar",
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"superior",
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"high-level",
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"senior",
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"top",
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"important",
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"influential",
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"major",
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"mighty",
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"momentous",
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"significant",
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"incomparable",
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"matchless",
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"unequaled",
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"unequalled",
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"unparalleled",
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"unsurpassed",
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"celebrated",
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"famed",
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"famous",
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"renowned"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"inconsequential",
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"inconsiderable",
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"insignificant",
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"minor",
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"negligible",
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"slight",
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"trifling",
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"trivial",
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"unimportant",
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"collateral",
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"inferior",
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"secondary",
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"subordinate",
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"subsidiary"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"last",
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"least"
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]
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},
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"muscular strength":{
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"examples":[
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"all their might and main could not budge the stalled car"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beef",
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"brawn",
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"muscle",
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"thew"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"force",
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"might",
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"potency",
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"power",
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"puissance",
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"sinew",
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"energy",
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"vigor"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"impotence",
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"impotency",
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"weakness",
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"debilitation",
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"debility",
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"enfeeblement",
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"faintness",
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"feebleness",
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"frailness",
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"frailty",
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"infirmity"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division":{
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"examples":[
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"islanders periodically traveled back to the main for supplies"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"continent",
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"landmass",
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"mainland"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"subcontinent",
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"supercontinent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"island",
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"isle",
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"islet",
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"atoll",
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"barrier reef",
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"cay",
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"coral reef",
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"key",
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"cape",
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"headland",
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"peninsula",
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"promontory"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the main of the tree is still healthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"body",
|
|
"brunt",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"staple",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"amount",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"quantum",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"sum total",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"marrow",
|
|
"meat",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"pith",
|
|
"quintessence",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"center",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"hub",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"gist",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"text",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"topic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"appendage",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"offshoot",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"segment",
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"facet",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"side"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maid":{
|
|
"a female domestic servant":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biddy",
|
|
"char",
|
|
"charwoman",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"house girl",
|
|
"housekeeper",
|
|
"housemaid",
|
|
"maidservant",
|
|
"skivvy",
|
|
"wench"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"chambermaid",
|
|
"abigail",
|
|
"lady-in-waiting",
|
|
"maid-in-waiting",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"nursemaid",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"menial",
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a young unmarried woman":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dance where the fair maids and handsome bucks of the village hoped to meet one another"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damsel",
|
|
"demoiselle",
|
|
"girl",
|
|
"maiden",
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"virgin",
|
|
"deb",
|
|
"debutante",
|
|
"ingenue",
|
|
"ing\u00e9nue",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"chit",
|
|
"filly",
|
|
"lass",
|
|
"lassie",
|
|
"sheila",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"colleen",
|
|
"mademoiselle",
|
|
"senhorita",
|
|
"senorita",
|
|
"se\u00f1orita"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maiden names":{
|
|
"a woman's last name before she is married":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After she divorced, she took back her maiden name ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"family names",
|
|
"middle names",
|
|
"surnames",
|
|
"appellations",
|
|
"appellatives",
|
|
"cognomens",
|
|
"cognomina",
|
|
"compellations",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"denotations",
|
|
"designations",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"monikers",
|
|
"monickers",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nomenclatures",
|
|
"titles",
|
|
"baptismal names",
|
|
"Christian names",
|
|
"first names",
|
|
"forenames",
|
|
"given names",
|
|
"matronymics",
|
|
"patronymics",
|
|
"bynames",
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"epithets",
|
|
"hypocorisms",
|
|
"nicknames",
|
|
"sobriquets",
|
|
"soubriquets",
|
|
"banners",
|
|
"rubrics",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"aliases",
|
|
"cryptonyms",
|
|
"noms de guerre",
|
|
"noms de plume",
|
|
"pen names",
|
|
"pseudonyms",
|
|
"binomials",
|
|
"monomials",
|
|
"trivial names",
|
|
"vernaculars",
|
|
"misnomers",
|
|
"brand names",
|
|
"labels",
|
|
"trademarks",
|
|
"trade names"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mail carrier":{
|
|
"a person who delivers mail":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"letter carrier",
|
|
"mailman",
|
|
"postie",
|
|
"postman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"messenger",
|
|
"postmaster",
|
|
"postmistress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maiden name":{
|
|
"a woman's last name before she is married":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After she divorced, she took back her maiden name ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"family name",
|
|
"middle name",
|
|
"surname",
|
|
"appellation",
|
|
"appellative",
|
|
"cognomen",
|
|
"compellation",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"moniker",
|
|
"monicker",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nomenclature",
|
|
"title",
|
|
"baptismal name",
|
|
"Christian name",
|
|
"first name",
|
|
"forename",
|
|
"given name",
|
|
"matronymic",
|
|
"patronymic",
|
|
"byname",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"hypocorism",
|
|
"nickname",
|
|
"sobriquet",
|
|
"soubriquet",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"alias",
|
|
"cryptonym",
|
|
"nom de guerre",
|
|
"nom de plume",
|
|
"pen name",
|
|
"pseudonym",
|
|
"binomial",
|
|
"monomial",
|
|
"trivial name",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"misnomer",
|
|
"brand name",
|
|
"label",
|
|
"trademark",
|
|
"trade name"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maim":{
|
|
"to cause severe or permanent injury to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"incapacitate",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"mutilate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"hamstring",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"paralyze",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"bruise",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"wing",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"kneecap",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"restore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mains":{
|
|
"one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"islanders periodically traveled back to the main for supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"continents",
|
|
"landmasses",
|
|
"mainlands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subcontinents",
|
|
"supercontinents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"islands",
|
|
"isles",
|
|
"islets",
|
|
"atolls",
|
|
"barrier reefs",
|
|
"cays",
|
|
"coral reefs",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"capes",
|
|
"headlands",
|
|
"peninsulas",
|
|
"promontories"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the main of the tree is still healthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"brunts",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"chiefs",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"generalities",
|
|
"hefts",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"staples",
|
|
"weights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"majorities",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"amounts",
|
|
"entireties",
|
|
"quanta",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"sum totals",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"wholes",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"marrows",
|
|
"meats",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"piths",
|
|
"quintessences",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"hubs",
|
|
"kernels",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"seats",
|
|
"affairs",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"cruxes",
|
|
"cruces",
|
|
"foci",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"gists",
|
|
"nubs",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"purports",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"texts",
|
|
"themes",
|
|
"topics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"appendages",
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"offshoots",
|
|
"components",
|
|
"constituents",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"segments",
|
|
"angles",
|
|
"aspects",
|
|
"facets",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"qualities",
|
|
"sides"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"main men":{
|
|
"as in figures , big shots":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"big boys",
|
|
"big cheeses",
|
|
"bigfeet",
|
|
"bigfoots",
|
|
"biggies",
|
|
"big guns",
|
|
"big shots",
|
|
"big wheels",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"fat cats",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"heavies",
|
|
"heavyweights",
|
|
"honchos",
|
|
"kahunas",
|
|
"movers and shakers",
|
|
"nabobs",
|
|
"nawabs",
|
|
"notables",
|
|
"personages",
|
|
"pooh-bahs",
|
|
"poo-bahs",
|
|
"supremos",
|
|
"VIPs",
|
|
"barons",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"czars",
|
|
"tsars",
|
|
"tzars",
|
|
"kings",
|
|
"lions",
|
|
"lords",
|
|
"magnates",
|
|
"moguls",
|
|
"monarchs",
|
|
"Napoleons",
|
|
"princes",
|
|
"tycoons",
|
|
"celebrities",
|
|
"personalities",
|
|
"stars",
|
|
"superstars",
|
|
"deities",
|
|
"demigods",
|
|
"gods"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"half-pints",
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"small-timers",
|
|
"inferiors",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"underlings",
|
|
"nobodies",
|
|
"zeros",
|
|
"zeroes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in brothers , sisters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blood brothers",
|
|
"brothers",
|
|
"brethren",
|
|
"sisters",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"hearties",
|
|
"hobnobbers",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"peers",
|
|
"sports",
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"acquaintances",
|
|
"pen pals",
|
|
"alter egos",
|
|
"amigos",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"compadres",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"confidantes",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"musketeers",
|
|
"pals",
|
|
"benefactors",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"sympathizers",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"friendlies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"antagonists",
|
|
"competitors",
|
|
"opponents",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"archenemies",
|
|
"nemeses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mainstay":{
|
|
"something or someone to which one looks for support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anchor",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"dependence",
|
|
"dependance",
|
|
"pillar",
|
|
"reliance",
|
|
"standby"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"sinew(s)",
|
|
"spine",
|
|
"right hand",
|
|
"bolsterer",
|
|
"crutch",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"prop",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"anchorage",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"refuge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maisonettes":{
|
|
"as in garden apartments , duplex apartments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bed-sitters",
|
|
"bedsits",
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
|
"cohousings",
|
|
"condominiums",
|
|
"condominia",
|
|
"condos",
|
|
"duplex apartments",
|
|
"duplexes",
|
|
"efficiencies",
|
|
"efficiency apartments",
|
|
"flatlets",
|
|
"floor-throughs",
|
|
"garden apartments",
|
|
"granny flats",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maintains":{
|
|
"to keep in good condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conserves",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"services",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"husbands",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"rebuilds",
|
|
"reconstructs",
|
|
"rehabilitates",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"restores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"wrecks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"vindicates",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"pleads",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"emphasizes",
|
|
"stresses",
|
|
"underlines",
|
|
"underscores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"abjures",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"recants",
|
|
"retracts",
|
|
"takes back",
|
|
"withdraws",
|
|
"reverses",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"controverts",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pay the living expenses of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"supports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"sponsors",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"underwrites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"pleads",
|
|
"reasons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adduces",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"mentions",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"proposes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"explains",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"rationalizes",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"alleges",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"purports",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"rationalizes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"vindicates",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"perseveres",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"reaffirms",
|
|
"reasserts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"counters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mainly":{
|
|
"for the most part":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearly",
|
|
"next to",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"practically",
|
|
"some",
|
|
"virtually",
|
|
"well-nigh",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"plus or minus",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"commonly",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"normally",
|
|
"ordinarily",
|
|
"typically",
|
|
"usually",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly",
|
|
"rather",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"unqualifiedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maid-in-waiting":{
|
|
"as in lady-in-waiting , abigail":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abigail",
|
|
"lady-in-waiting",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"chambermaid",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"nursemaid",
|
|
"biddy",
|
|
"char",
|
|
"charwoman",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"house girl",
|
|
"housekeeper",
|
|
"housemaid",
|
|
"maid",
|
|
"maidservant",
|
|
"skivvy",
|
|
"wench",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"menial",
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mailed":{
|
|
"to send through the postal system":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"posted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"airmailed",
|
|
"franked",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"remitted",
|
|
"routed",
|
|
"shipped",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"transported",
|
|
"registered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"got",
|
|
"received"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maimed":{
|
|
"as in disabled , crippled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"mutilated",
|
|
"paralytic",
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"lamed",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"hemiplegic",
|
|
"paraplegic",
|
|
"paretic",
|
|
"quadriplegic",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause severe or permanent injury to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"lamed",
|
|
"mutilated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"bruised",
|
|
"bunged up",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mauled",
|
|
"roughed (up)",
|
|
"gored",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"winged",
|
|
"wounded",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"scarred",
|
|
"kneecapped",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"bludgeoned",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"pasted",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"pommeled",
|
|
"pommelled",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"pummeled",
|
|
"pummelled",
|
|
"thumped",
|
|
"banged",
|
|
"boxed",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"slapped",
|
|
"smacked",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"socked",
|
|
"spanked",
|
|
"swatted",
|
|
"swiped",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"thwacked",
|
|
"whacked",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"murdered",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"restored"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maids-in-waiting":{
|
|
"as in ladies-in-waiting , abigails":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abigails",
|
|
"ladies-in-waiting",
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"chambermaids",
|
|
"au pairs",
|
|
"nursemaids",
|
|
"biddies",
|
|
"chars",
|
|
"charwomen",
|
|
"handmaidens",
|
|
"handmaids",
|
|
"house girls",
|
|
"housekeepers",
|
|
"housemaids",
|
|
"maids",
|
|
"maidservants",
|
|
"skivvies",
|
|
"wenches",
|
|
"domestics",
|
|
"menials",
|
|
"amahs",
|
|
"ayahs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mailable":{
|
|
"as in transferable , transportable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shippable",
|
|
"transferable",
|
|
"transferrable",
|
|
"transmittable",
|
|
"transportable",
|
|
"addressable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nontransferable",
|
|
"receivable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maidens":{
|
|
"a young unmarried woman":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damsels",
|
|
"demoiselles",
|
|
"girls",
|
|
"maids",
|
|
"misses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"virgins",
|
|
"debs",
|
|
"debutantes",
|
|
"ingenues",
|
|
"ing\u00e9nues",
|
|
"birds",
|
|
"chits",
|
|
"fillies",
|
|
"lasses",
|
|
"lassies",
|
|
"sheilas",
|
|
"sisters",
|
|
"colleens",
|
|
"mademoiselles",
|
|
"mesdemoiselles",
|
|
"senhoritas",
|
|
"senoritas",
|
|
"se\u00f1oritas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maitre d'":{
|
|
"as in ma\u00eetre d'h\u00f4tel , headwaiter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"headwaiter",
|
|
"ma\u00eetre d'h\u00f4tel",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"stewardess",
|
|
"sommelier",
|
|
"barkeep",
|
|
"barkeeper",
|
|
"barman",
|
|
"bartender",
|
|
"waitress",
|
|
"gar\u00e7on",
|
|
"server",
|
|
"waiter",
|
|
"waitperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maintainable":{
|
|
"capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it is important to choose a maintainable position for your thesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defendable",
|
|
"defensible",
|
|
"justifiable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"tenable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"well-grounded",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"admissible",
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"exceptionable",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"unobjectionable",
|
|
"viable",
|
|
"warrantable",
|
|
"confirmable",
|
|
"provable",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"explainable",
|
|
"explicable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"outrageous",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"groundless",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unfounded",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unexplainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"indefensible",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"unjustifiable",
|
|
"unsustainable",
|
|
"untenable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maintenances":{
|
|
"the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care and feeding",
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"sustentation",
|
|
"upkeep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conservancy",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"safekeeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"inattention",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"negligence",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injury",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruination"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maiden":{
|
|
"coming before all others in time or order":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"earliest",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"foremost",
|
|
"headmost",
|
|
"inaugural",
|
|
"initial",
|
|
"leadoff",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"premier",
|
|
"virgin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"early",
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"preceding",
|
|
"previous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"subsequent",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"penultimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"final",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"latter",
|
|
"terminal",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"ultimate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"never having had sexual relations":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only maiden girls were allowed to serve as priestesses in that temple in ancient Roman times"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"virgin",
|
|
"virginal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"vestal",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"untouched",
|
|
"abstinent",
|
|
"celibate",
|
|
"continent",
|
|
"unmarried",
|
|
"unwed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a young unmarried woman":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damsel",
|
|
"demoiselle",
|
|
"girl",
|
|
"maid",
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"virgin",
|
|
"deb",
|
|
"debutante",
|
|
"ingenue",
|
|
"ing\u00e9nue",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"chit",
|
|
"filly",
|
|
"lass",
|
|
"lassie",
|
|
"sheila",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"colleen",
|
|
"mademoiselle",
|
|
"senhorita",
|
|
"senorita",
|
|
"se\u00f1orita"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maidservant":{
|
|
"a female domestic servant":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a large estate that once had many maidservants"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biddy",
|
|
"char",
|
|
"charwoman",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"house girl",
|
|
"housekeeper",
|
|
"housemaid",
|
|
"maid",
|
|
"skivvy",
|
|
"wench"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"chambermaid",
|
|
"abigail",
|
|
"lady-in-waiting",
|
|
"maid-in-waiting",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"nursemaid",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"menial",
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mailing":{
|
|
"to send through the postal system":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"posting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"airmailing",
|
|
"franking",
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"shipping",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"transporting",
|
|
"registering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"receiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"main man":{
|
|
"as in figure , big shot":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"big boy",
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"bigfoot",
|
|
"biggie",
|
|
"big gun",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"big wheel",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"kahuna",
|
|
"mover and shaker",
|
|
"nabob",
|
|
"nawab",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"pooh-bah",
|
|
"poo-bah",
|
|
"supremo",
|
|
"VIP",
|
|
"baron",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"czar",
|
|
"tsar",
|
|
"tzar",
|
|
"king",
|
|
"lion",
|
|
"lord",
|
|
"magnate",
|
|
"mogul",
|
|
"monarch",
|
|
"Napoleon",
|
|
"prince",
|
|
"tycoon",
|
|
"celebrity",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"star",
|
|
"superstar",
|
|
"deity",
|
|
"demigod",
|
|
"god"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"small-timer",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"underling",
|
|
"nobody",
|
|
"nothing",
|
|
"zero"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in brother , sister":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blood brother",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"pen pal",
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"confidante",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"opponent",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maidenhood":{
|
|
"as in girlhood":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"girlhood",
|
|
"effeminacy",
|
|
"effeteness",
|
|
"femaleness",
|
|
"girlishness",
|
|
"femininity",
|
|
"feminity",
|
|
"muliebrity",
|
|
"womanhood",
|
|
"womanishness",
|
|
"womanliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"manhood",
|
|
"manliness",
|
|
"masculinity",
|
|
"virility",
|
|
"androgyny",
|
|
"boyishness",
|
|
"mannishness",
|
|
"tomboyishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Main Streets":{
|
|
"as in high streets":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"high streets",
|
|
"through streets",
|
|
"backstreets",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"bystreets",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"crossroads",
|
|
"secondary roads",
|
|
"shunpikes",
|
|
"side roads",
|
|
"side streets",
|
|
"corniches",
|
|
"switchbacks",
|
|
"alleys",
|
|
"alleyways",
|
|
"beltways",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"parkways",
|
|
"ring roads",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"laneways",
|
|
"mews",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"autobahns",
|
|
"autoroutes",
|
|
"autostradas",
|
|
"autostrade",
|
|
"dual carriageways",
|
|
"interstates",
|
|
"motorways",
|
|
"superhighways",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"culs-de-sac",
|
|
"cul-de-sacs",
|
|
"dead ends",
|
|
"causeways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maisonette":{
|
|
"as in garden apartment , duplex apartment":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bed-sitter",
|
|
"bedsit",
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
|
"cohousing",
|
|
"condo",
|
|
"condominium",
|
|
"duplex",
|
|
"duplex apartment",
|
|
"efficiency",
|
|
"efficiency apartment",
|
|
"flatlet",
|
|
"floor-through",
|
|
"garden apartment",
|
|
"granny flat",
|
|
"penthouse",
|
|
"railroad flat",
|
|
"salon",
|
|
"saloon",
|
|
"studio",
|
|
"studio apartment",
|
|
"triplex",
|
|
"walk-up",
|
|
"apartment",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"lodgings",
|
|
"suite",
|
|
"tenement",
|
|
"gallery",
|
|
"wing",
|
|
"apartment building",
|
|
"apartment house",
|
|
"tenement house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maintained":{
|
|
"as in cared-for , kept-up":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cared-for",
|
|
"kept-up",
|
|
"brand-new",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"spiffy",
|
|
"spruce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beat-up",
|
|
"bombed-out",
|
|
"dilapidated",
|
|
"dog-eared",
|
|
"down-at-the-heels",
|
|
"down-at-heel",
|
|
"down-at-the-heel",
|
|
"down-at-heels",
|
|
"dumpy",
|
|
"grungy",
|
|
"mangy",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"scrubby",
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"scruffy",
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"seedy",
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"shabby",
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"sleazy",
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"tacky",
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"tatterdemalion",
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"tatty",
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"threadbare",
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"timeworn",
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"tumbledown",
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"abandoned",
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"unkept",
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"desolate",
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"forlorn",
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"godforsaken"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to keep in good condition":{
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"examples":[
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"he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conserved",
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"kept up",
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"preserved",
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"saved"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"serviced",
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"supported",
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"sustained",
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"cared (for)",
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"husbanded",
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"managed",
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"defended",
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"guarded",
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"protected",
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"safeguarded",
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"screened",
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"shielded",
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"cured",
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"fixed",
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"healed",
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"remedied",
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"mended",
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"patched",
|
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"rebuilt",
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"reconstructed",
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"rehabilitated",
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"rejuvenated",
|
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"restored"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregarded",
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"ignored",
|
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"neglected",
|
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"broke",
|
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"damaged",
|
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"destroyed",
|
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"harmed",
|
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"hurt",
|
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"impaired",
|
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"injured",
|
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"ruined",
|
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"wrecked"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
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"examples":[
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"part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"defended",
|
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"justified",
|
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"supported",
|
|
"upheld"
|
|
],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"advocated",
|
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"championed",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"vindicated",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"pleaded",
|
|
"pled",
|
|
"plead",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"protested",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"underlined",
|
|
"underscored"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"abjured",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"recanted",
|
|
"retracted",
|
|
"took back",
|
|
"withdrew",
|
|
"reversed",
|
|
"switched",
|
|
"controverted",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pay the living expenses of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"provided (for)",
|
|
"supported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"financed",
|
|
"funded",
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"sponsored",
|
|
"staked",
|
|
"underwrote"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"pleaded",
|
|
"pled",
|
|
"plead",
|
|
"reasoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adduced",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"proposed",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"protested",
|
|
"purported",
|
|
"warranted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"vindicated",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"persevered",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"reaffirmed",
|
|
"reasserted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"countered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"gainsaid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |