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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | junkyard |
| Synonyms: | ash heap, cesspool, depot, dumping ground, garbage lot, junk pile, magazine, refuse heap, rubbish pile, swamp |
| Main Entry: | dump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drop, throw away |
| Synonyms: | cast, chuck, clear out, deep-six, deposit, discard, discharge, dispose of, ditch, drain, eject, empty, evacuate, expel, exude, fling, fling down, get rid of, jettison, junk, leave, let fall, scrap, throw down, throw out, throw overboard, tip, unload, unpack |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, save |
| Main Entry: | dumps |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
| Synonyms: | blahs, blues, bummer, cheerlessness, doldrums, dreariness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits, melancholy, sulks, the blues, trouble, unhappiness, woefulness |
| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind, relinquish |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leave, leg it, let go, opt out, pull out, quit, run out on, screw*, ship out, stop, storm out, surrender, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, vacate, walk out on, wash hands of, withdraw, yield |
| Antonyms: | cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apartment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | set of rooms for rent |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, cave*, chambers, cold-water, condo, coop, cooperative, crash pad, den*, digs, dump*, flat, living quarters, lodging, pad, penthouse, rental, residence, suite, walk-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | armory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military building, usually for storing weapons |
| Synonyms: | arsenal, center, depot, dump, factory, headquarters, magazine, plant, range |
| Main Entry: | arsenal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | storage of weapons |
| Synonyms: | armory, depository, depot, dump, factory, magazine, ordnance, plant, repository, stock, stockpile, store, storehouse, supply, warehouse |
| Main Entry: | blight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disease; plague |
| Synonyms: | affliction, bane, blot on the landscape, canker, contamination, corruption, curse, decay, dump, evil, eyesore, fungus, infestation, mildew, pest, pestilence, pollution, rot, scourge, sight, withering, woe |
| Antonyms: | blessing, boon, health, prosperity |
| Main Entry: | blues |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
| Synonyms: | dejection, despondency, doldrums, dumps, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heavy heart, low spirits, melancholy, moodiness, mournfulness, sadness, the dismals, the mopes, unhappiness |
| Antonyms: | euphoria, gaiety, gladness, happiness |
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