{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/common-crossword-themes/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"These Common Themes Will Help You Solve Your Crossword","content":{"topicLabel":"Games"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/common-themes-will-help-you-solve-your-crossword-20251124.jpg","description":"Crack the code of crossword puzzles with our handy tips. Sharpen your skills and fill in those blanks with confidence and a bit of fun!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/what-makes-a-word-funny/","text":"Why Do Some Words Sound So Funny?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/cool-words-about-words/","text":"Portmanteau and Other Cool Words About How We Use Words"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/tree-names-types-of-trees-tree-species/","text":"15 Fascinating Tree Names, Types of Trees, and Tree Species"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/what-are-the-major-punctuation-marks/","text":"Carets & Pipes: The Difference Between Punctuation and Typographical Symbols"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/shakespeare/","text":"Words Popularized by Shakespeare That We Still Use"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/trends-in-education-from-personalized-learning-to-gamification/","text":"Trends in Education: From Personalized Learning to Gamification"}],"topicLabel":"Education"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/turkey/","text":"Which Turkey Came First: The Bird or the Country?"}],"topicLabel":"Holidays 🦃"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/sagittarius-words/","text":"Do These Words Best Describe a Sagittarius?"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♐"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"Cw1sFKP69VyFtiy9POVOt","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6748699-1623","sentence":"And I said, ‘Why am I pussyfooting around?’","source":{"sourceName":"Literature","publicationDate":"2010-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2010-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393338827","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Michael Lewis","title":"The Big Short"},"offsets":[22,34]},{"id":"6675381-74","sentence":"He took me aside and said sternly, “You can’t pussyfoot it.”","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2024-09-22T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-09-22T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2024/09/22/tim-walz-and-the-of-football-democrats-tackle-the-manhood-game/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"G.F. Fuller","title":"Tim Walz and the politics of football: Democrats tackle the manhood game"},"offsets":[46,55]},{"id":"6537400-3","sentence":"“I tried to pussyfoot around it, I tried to break up with her,” Wade told sports commentator Shannon Sharpe in a recirculated clip from his June interview on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2023-09-22T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-09-22T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-09-22/dwyane-wade-gabrielle-affair-child-difficult-conversation","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Carlos De Loera","title":"Dwyane Wade reveals 'hard conversation' with Gabrielle Union about child with another woman"},"offsets":[12,21]},{"id":"6482128-5","sentence":"Perhaps – nah, let's stop pussyfooting and call it like it is.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2023-07-09T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-07-09T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2023/07/09/and-just-like-that-miranda-che/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Melanie McFarland","title":"\"And Just Like That,\" Miranda ruined Che for viewers"},"offsets":[26,38]},{"id":"6475395-15","sentence":"“The government is pussyfooting around the ESM, which is a very, very small piece in a much larger problem that has to do with overall European economic governance,” he said.","source":{"sourceName":"Reuters","publicationDate":"2023-06-29T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-06-29T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.reuters.com/article/italy-economy-esm-idUSKBN2YF0BL","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte","title":"Analysis-Deep distrust of EU leaves Italy's Meloni in a corner over bailout fund"},"offsets":[19,31]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"pussyfoot"},"requestId":"Gwp6WPzU30IXblRRifnLa","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"cautious","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"careful, guarded","slug":"cautious","synonyms":[{"headword":"alert","slug":"alert"},{"headword":"all ears","slug":"all-ears"},{"headword":"cagey","slug":"cagey"},{"headword":"calculating","slug":"calculating"},{"headword":"chary","slug":"chary"},{"headword":"circumspect","slug":"circumspect"},{"headword":"considerate","slug":"considerate"},{"headword":"discreet","slug":"discreet"},{"headword":"forethoughtful","slug":"forethoughtful"},{"headword":"gingerly","slug":"gingerly"},{"headword":"hedging one's bets","slug":"hedging-ones-bets"},{"headword":"heedful","slug":"heedful"},{"headword":"judicious","slug":"judicious"},{"headword":"keeping on one's toes","slug":"keeping-on-ones-toes"},{"headword":"leery","slug":"leery"},{"headword":"on the lookout","slug":"on-the-lookout"},{"headword":"playing it cool","slug":"playing-it-cool"},{"headword":"playing safe","slug":"playing-safe"},{"headword":"politic","slug":"politic"},{"headword":"provident","slug":"provident"},{"headword":"prudent","slug":"prudent"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"safe","slug":"safe"},{"headword":"shrewd","slug":"shrewd"},{"headword":"taking it easy","slug":"taking-it-easy"},{"headword":"taking it slow","slug":"taking-it-slow"},{"headword":"tentative","slug":"tentative"},{"headword":"thinking twice","slug":"thinking-twice"},{"headword":"vigilant","slug":"vigilant"},{"headword":"walking on eggs","slug":"walking-on-eggs"},{"headword":"wary","slug":"wary"},{"headword":"watchful","slug":"watchful"},{"headword":"watching one's step","slug":"watching-ones-step"},{"headword":"watching out","slug":"watching-out"},{"headword":"with one's eyes peeled","slug":"with-ones-eyes-peeled"}]},{"headword":"creep","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"crawl along, usually on ground","slug":"creep","synonyms":[{"headword":"approach unnoticed","slug":"approach-unnoticed"},{"headword":"crawl on all fours","slug":"crawl-on-all-fours"},{"headword":"edge","slug":"edge"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"grovel","slug":"grovel"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"inch","slug":"inch"},{"headword":"insinuate","slug":"insinuate"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"scrabble","slug":"scrabble"},{"headword":"scramble","slug":"scramble"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"squirm","slug":"squirm"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"tiptoe","slug":"tiptoe"},{"headword":"worm","slug":"worm"},{"headword":"wriggle","slug":"wriggle"},{"headword":"writhe","slug":"writhe"}]},{"headword":"creeped","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"crawl along, usually on ground","slug":"creeped","synonyms":[{"headword":"approach unnoticed","slug":"approach-unnoticed"},{"headword":"crawl on all fours","slug":"crawl-on-all-fours"},{"headword":"edge","slug":"edge"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"grovel","slug":"grovel"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"inch","slug":"inch"},{"headword":"insinuate","slug":"insinuate"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"scrabble","slug":"scrabble"},{"headword":"scramble","slug":"scramble"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"squirm","slug":"squirm"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"tiptoe","slug":"tiptoe"},{"headword":"worm","slug":"worm"},{"headword":"wriggle","slug":"wriggle"},{"headword":"writhe","slug":"writhe"}]},{"headword":"crept","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"crawl along, usually on ground","slug":"crept","synonyms":[{"headword":"approach unnoticed","slug":"approach-unnoticed"},{"headword":"crawl on all fours","slug":"crawl-on-all-fours"},{"headword":"edge","slug":"edge"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"grovel","slug":"grovel"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"inch","slug":"inch"},{"headword":"insinuate","slug":"insinuate"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"scrabble","slug":"scrabble"},{"headword":"scramble","slug":"scramble"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"squirm","slug":"squirm"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"tiptoe","slug":"tiptoe"},{"headword":"worm","slug":"worm"},{"headword":"wriggle","slug":"wriggle"},{"headword":"writhe","slug":"writhe"}]},{"headword":"demur","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"disagree","slug":"demur","synonyms":[{"headword":"balk","slug":"balk"},{"headword":"cavil","slug":"cavil"},{"headword":"challenge","slug":"challenge"},{"headword":"combat","slug":"combat"},{"headword":"complain","slug":"complain"},{"headword":"deprecate","slug":"deprecate"},{"headword":"disapprove","slug":"disapprove"},{"headword":"dispute","slug":"dispute"},{"headword":"doubt","slug":"doubt"},{"headword":"fight","slug":"fight"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"hesitate","slug":"hesitate"},{"headword":"object","slug":"object"},{"headword":"oppose","slug":"oppose"},{"headword":"pause","slug":"pause"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"refuse","slug":"refuse"},{"headword":"remonstrate","slug":"remonstrate"},{"headword":"resist","slug":"resist"},{"headword":"scruple","slug":"scruple"},{"headword":"shy","slug":"shy"},{"headword":"stick","slug":"stick"},{"headword":"stickle","slug":"stickle"},{"headword":"strain","slug":"strain"},{"headword":"take exception","slug":"take-exception"},{"headword":"vacillate","slug":"vacillate"},{"headword":"wait and see","slug":"wait-and-see"},{"headword":"waver","slug":"waver"}]},{"headword":"demurred","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"disagree","slug":"demurred","synonyms":[{"headword":"balk","slug":"balk"},{"headword":"cavil","slug":"cavil"},{"headword":"challenge","slug":"challenge"},{"headword":"combat","slug":"combat"},{"headword":"complain","slug":"complain"},{"headword":"deprecate","slug":"deprecate"},{"headword":"disapprove","slug":"disapprove"},{"headword":"dispute","slug":"dispute"},{"headword":"doubt","slug":"doubt"},{"headword":"fight","slug":"fight"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"hesitate","slug":"hesitate"},{"headword":"object","slug":"object"},{"headword":"oppose","slug":"oppose"},{"headword":"pause","slug":"pause"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"refuse","slug":"refuse"},{"headword":"remonstrate","slug":"remonstrate"},{"headword":"resist","slug":"resist"},{"headword":"scruple","slug":"scruple"},{"headword":"shy","slug":"shy"},{"headword":"stick","slug":"stick"},{"headword":"stickle","slug":"stickle"},{"headword":"strain","slug":"strain"},{"headword":"take exception","slug":"take-exception"},{"headword":"vacillate","slug":"vacillate"},{"headword":"wait and see","slug":"wait-and-see"},{"headword":"waver","slug":"waver"}]},{"headword":"dissemble","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"disguise, pretend","slug":"dissemble","synonyms":[{"headword":"affect","slug":"affect"},{"headword":"camouflage","slug":"camouflage"},{"headword":"cloak","slug":"cloak"},{"headword":"conceal","slug":"conceal"},{"headword":"counterfeit","slug":"counterfeit"},{"headword":"cover","slug":"cover"},{"headword":"cover up"},{"headword":"dissimulate","slug":"dissimulate"},{"headword":"double-talk","slug":"double-talk"},{"headword":"doublespeak","slug":"doublespeak"},{"headword":"dress up","slug":"dress-up"},{"headword":"fake","slug":"fake"},{"headword":"falsify","slug":"falsify"},{"headword":"feign","slug":"feign"},{"headword":"four-flush","slug":"four-flush"},{"headword":"hide","slug":"hide"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"make like","slug":"make-like"},{"headword":"mask","slug":"mask"},{"headword":"pass","slug":"pass"},{"headword":"play possum","slug":"play-possum"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put on a false front","slug":"put-on-a-false-front"},{"headword":"put on a front","slug":"put-on-a-front"},{"headword":"put on an act","slug":"put-on-an-act"},{"headword":"put up a front","slug":"put-up-a-front"},{"headword":"put up a smokescreen","slug":"put-up-a-smokescreen"},{"headword":"sham","slug":"sham"},{"headword":"shroud","slug":"shroud"},{"headword":"shuck and jive","slug":"shuck-and-jive"},{"headword":"signify","slug":"signify"},{"headword":"simulate","slug":"simulate"},{"headword":"stonewall","slug":"stonewall"},{"headword":"whitewash","slug":"whitewash"}]},{"headword":"dodge","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"avoid","slug":"dodge","synonyms":[{"headword":"circumlocute","slug":"circumlocute"},{"headword":"dark","slug":"dark"},{"headword":"deceive","slug":"deceive"},{"headword":"ditch","slug":"ditch"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"escape","slug":"escape"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"fence","slug":"fence"},{"headword":"fend off","slug":"fend-off"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"get out of","slug":"get-out-of"},{"headword":"give the slip","slug":"give-the-slip"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"juke","slug":"juke"},{"headword":"lurch","slug":"lurch"},{"headword":"malinger","slug":"malinger"},{"headword":"move to the side","slug":"move-to-the-side"},{"headword":"parry","slug":"parry"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put the move on","slug":"put-the-move-on"},{"headword":"shake","slug":"shake"},{"headword":"shake off","slug":"shake-off"},{"headword":"shift","slug":"shift"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"short-circuit","slug":"short-circuit"},{"headword":"shuffle","slug":"shuffle"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"skip out on","slug":"skip-out-on"},{"headword":"skirt","slug":"skirt"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"swerve","slug":"swerve"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"tergiverse","slug":"tergiverse"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"turn aside","slug":"turn-aside"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"dodged","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"avoid","slug":"dodged","synonyms":[{"headword":"circumlocute","slug":"circumlocute"},{"headword":"dark","slug":"dark"},{"headword":"deceive","slug":"deceive"},{"headword":"ditch","slug":"ditch"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"escape","slug":"escape"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"fence","slug":"fence"},{"headword":"fend off","slug":"fend-off"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"get out of","slug":"get-out-of"},{"headword":"give the slip","slug":"give-the-slip"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"juke","slug":"juke"},{"headword":"lurch","slug":"lurch"},{"headword":"malinger","slug":"malinger"},{"headword":"move to the side","slug":"move-to-the-side"},{"headword":"parry","slug":"parry"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put the move on","slug":"put-the-move-on"},{"headword":"shake","slug":"shake"},{"headword":"shake off","slug":"shake-off"},{"headword":"shift","slug":"shift"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"short-circuit","slug":"short-circuit"},{"headword":"shuffle","slug":"shuffle"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"skip out on","slug":"skip-out-on"},{"headword":"skirt","slug":"skirt"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"swerve","slug":"swerve"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"tergiverse","slug":"tergiverse"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"turn aside","slug":"turn-aside"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"equivocate","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"avoid an issue","slug":"equivocate","synonyms":[{"headword":"beat around the bush","slug":"beat-around-the-bush"},{"headword":"beg the question","slug":"beg-the-question"},{"headword":"blow hot and cold","slug":"blow-hot-and-cold"},{"headword":"cavil","slug":"cavil"},{"headword":"cloud the issue","slug":"cloud-the-issue"},{"headword":"cop a plea","slug":"cop-a-plea"},{"headword":"cop out","slug":"cop-out"},{"headword":"cover up"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"double-talk","slug":"double-talk"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"escape","slug":"escape"},{"headword":"eschew","slug":"eschew"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"falsify","slug":"falsify"},{"headword":"fence","slug":"fence"},{"headword":"fib","slug":"fib"},{"headword":"flip-flop","slug":"flip-flop"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"give the runaround","slug":"give-the-runaround"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"jive","slug":"jive"},{"headword":"lie","slug":"lie"},{"headword":"mince words","slug":"mince-words"},{"headword":"palter","slug":"palter"},{"headword":"parry","slug":"parry"},{"headword":"pass the buck","slug":"pass-the-buck"},{"headword":"prevaricate","slug":"prevaricate"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"quibble","slug":"quibble"},{"headword":"run around","slug":"run-around"},{"headword":"shuck","slug":"shuck"},{"headword":"shuffle","slug":"shuffle"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"sit on the fence","slug":"sit-on-the-fence"},{"headword":"stonewall","slug":"stonewall"},{"headword":"tell white lie","slug":"tell-white-lie"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"tergiverse","slug":"tergiverse"},{"headword":"waffle","slug":"waffle"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"evade","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"get away from","slug":"evade","synonyms":[{"headword":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"headword":"baffle","slug":"baffle"},{"headword":"balk","slug":"balk"},{"headword":"beat around bush","slug":"beat-around-bush"},{"headword":"beg the question","slug":"beg-the-question"},{"headword":"bypass","slug":"bypass"},{"headword":"cavil","slug":"cavil"},{"headword":"circumvent","slug":"circumvent"},{"headword":"conceal","slug":"conceal"},{"headword":"confuse","slug":"confuse"},{"headword":"cop out","slug":"cop-out"},{"headword":"deceive","slug":"deceive"},{"headword":"decline","slug":"decline"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"double","slug":"double"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"escape","slug":"escape"},{"headword":"eschew","slug":"eschew"},{"headword":"fence","slug":"fence"},{"headword":"fend off","slug":"fend-off"},{"headword":"flee","slug":"flee"},{"headword":"fly","slug":"fly"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"give the runaround","slug":"give-the-runaround"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"hide","slug":"hide"},{"headword":"keep distance","slug":"keep-distance"},{"headword":"lay low","slug":"lay-low"},{"headword":"lead on a merry chase","slug":"lead-on-a-merry-chase"},{"headword":"lie","slug":"lie"},{"headword":"parry","slug":"parry"},{"headword":"pass up","slug":"pass-up"},{"headword":"pretend","slug":"pretend"},{"headword":"prevaricate","slug":"prevaricate"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put off","slug":"put-off"},{"headword":"shift","slug":"shift"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"shuck","slug":"shuck"},{"headword":"shuffle","slug":"shuffle"},{"headword":"shun","slug":"shun"},{"headword":"shy","slug":"shy"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slip out","slug":"slip-out"},{"headword":"sneak away","slug":"sneak-away"},{"headword":"steer clear of","slug":"steer-clear-of"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"trick","slug":"trick"},{"headword":"waffle","slug":"waffle"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"goldbrick","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"idle","slug":"goldbrick","synonyms":[{"headword":"bum","slug":"bum"},{"headword":"cheat","slug":"cheat"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"dog","slug":"dog"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"eschew","slug":"eschew"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"fence","slug":"fence"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"laze","slug":"laze"},{"headword":"lie down on job","slug":"lie-down-on-job"},{"headword":"loaf","slug":"loaf"},{"headword":"loiter","slug":"loiter"},{"headword":"lounge","slug":"lounge"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"malinger","slug":"malinger"},{"headword":"parry","slug":"parry"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"quit","slug":"quit"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"shuffle off","slug":"shuffle-off"},{"headword":"shun","slug":"shun"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slack","slug":"slack"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slough off","slug":"slough-off"}]},{"headword":"hedge","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"avoid, dodge","slug":"hedge","synonyms":[{"headword":"be noncommittal","slug":"be-noncommittal"},{"headword":"beat around the bush","slug":"beat-around-the-bush"},{"headword":"blow hot and cold","slug":"blow-hot-and-cold"},{"headword":"cop a plea","slug":"cop-a-plea"},{"headword":"cop out","slug":"cop-out"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"flip-flop","slug":"flip-flop"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"give the runaround","slug":"give-the-runaround"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"jive","slug":"jive"},{"headword":"pass the buck","slug":"pass-the-buck"},{"headword":"prevaricate","slug":"prevaricate"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"quibble","slug":"quibble"},{"headword":"run around","slug":"run-around"},{"headword":"shilly-shally","slug":"shilly-shally"},{"headword":"shuck","slug":"shuck"},{"headword":"shuffle","slug":"shuffle"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"sit on the fence","slug":"sit-on-the-fence"},{"headword":"stall","slug":"stall"},{"headword":"stonewall","slug":"stonewall"},{"headword":"temporize","slug":"temporize"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"tergiverse","slug":"tergiverse"},{"headword":"waffle","slug":"waffle"}]},{"headword":"hesitate","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"wait; be uncertain","slug":"hesitate","synonyms":[{"headword":"alternate","slug":"alternate"},{"headword":"balance","slug":"balance"},{"headword":"balk","slug":"balk"},{"headword":"be irresolute","slug":"be-irresolute"},{"headword":"be reluctant","slug":"be-reluctant"},{"headword":"be unwilling","slug":"be-unwilling"},{"headword":"blow hot and cold","slug":"blow-hot-and-cold"},{"headword":"dally","slug":"dally"},{"headword":"debate","slug":"debate"},{"headword":"defer","slug":"defer"},{"headword":"delay","slug":"delay"},{"headword":"demur","slug":"demur"},{"headword":"dillydally","slug":"dillydally"},{"headword":"dither","slug":"dither"},{"headword":"doubt","slug":"doubt"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"falter","slug":"falter"},{"headword":"flounder","slug":"flounder"},{"headword":"fluctuate","slug":"fluctuate"},{"headword":"fumble","slug":"fumble"},{"headword":"hang","slug":"hang"},{"headword":"hang back","slug":"hang-back"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"hold back","slug":"hold-back"},{"headword":"hold off"},{"headword":"hover","slug":"hover"},{"headword":"linger","slug":"linger"},{"headword":"oscillate","slug":"oscillate"},{"headword":"pause","slug":"pause"},{"headword":"ponder","slug":"ponder"},{"headword":"pull back","slug":"pull-back"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"scruple","slug":"scruple"},{"headword":"seesaw","slug":"seesaw"},{"headword":"shift","slug":"shift"},{"headword":"shrink","slug":"shrink"},{"headword":"shy away","slug":"shy-away"},{"headword":"sit on fence","slug":"sit-on-fence"},{"headword":"stammer","slug":"stammer"},{"headword":"stop","slug":"stop"},{"headword":"straddle","slug":"straddle"},{"headword":"stumble","slug":"stumble"},{"headword":"stutter","slug":"stutter"},{"headword":"swerve","slug":"swerve"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"think about","slug":"think-about"},{"headword":"think twice","slug":"think-twice"},{"headword":"vacillate","slug":"vacillate"},{"headword":"waffle","slug":"waffle"},{"headword":"waver","slug":"waver"},{"headword":"weigh","slug":"weigh"}]},{"headword":"hesitated","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"wait; be uncertain","slug":"hesitated","synonyms":[{"headword":"alternate","slug":"alternate"},{"headword":"balance","slug":"balance"},{"headword":"balk","slug":"balk"},{"headword":"be irresolute","slug":"be-irresolute"},{"headword":"be reluctant","slug":"be-reluctant"},{"headword":"be unwilling","slug":"be-unwilling"},{"headword":"blow hot and cold","slug":"blow-hot-and-cold"},{"headword":"dally","slug":"dally"},{"headword":"debate","slug":"debate"},{"headword":"defer","slug":"defer"},{"headword":"delay","slug":"delay"},{"headword":"demur","slug":"demur"},{"headword":"dillydally","slug":"dillydally"},{"headword":"dither","slug":"dither"},{"headword":"doubt","slug":"doubt"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"falter","slug":"falter"},{"headword":"flounder","slug":"flounder"},{"headword":"fluctuate","slug":"fluctuate"},{"headword":"fumble","slug":"fumble"},{"headword":"hang","slug":"hang"},{"headword":"hang back","slug":"hang-back"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"hold back","slug":"hold-back"},{"headword":"hold off"},{"headword":"hover","slug":"hover"},{"headword":"linger","slug":"linger"},{"headword":"oscillate","slug":"oscillate"},{"headword":"pause","slug":"pause"},{"headword":"ponder","slug":"ponder"},{"headword":"pull back","slug":"pull-back"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"scruple","slug":"scruple"},{"headword":"seesaw","slug":"seesaw"},{"headword":"shift","slug":"shift"},{"headword":"shrink","slug":"shrink"},{"headword":"shy away","slug":"shy-away"},{"headword":"sit on fence","slug":"sit-on-fence"},{"headword":"stammer","slug":"stammer"},{"headword":"stop","slug":"stop"},{"headword":"straddle","slug":"straddle"},{"headword":"stumble","slug":"stumble"},{"headword":"stutter","slug":"stutter"},{"headword":"swerve","slug":"swerve"},{"headword":"tergiversate","slug":"tergiversate"},{"headword":"think about","slug":"think-about"},{"headword":"think twice","slug":"think-twice"},{"headword":"vacillate","slug":"vacillate"},{"headword":"waffle","slug":"waffle"},{"headword":"waver","slug":"waver"},{"headword":"weigh","slug":"weigh"}]},{"headword":"pad","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"walk quietly; walk ploddingly","slug":"pad","synonyms":[{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"go barefoot","slug":"go-barefoot"},{"headword":"hike","slug":"hike"},{"headword":"march","slug":"march"},{"headword":"patter","slug":"patter"},{"headword":"pitter-patter","slug":"pitter-patter"},{"headword":"plod","slug":"plod"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"traipse","slug":"traipse"},{"headword":"tramp","slug":"tramp"},{"headword":"trek","slug":"trek"},{"headword":"trudge","slug":"trudge"}]},{"headword":"pads","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"walk quietly; walk ploddingly","slug":"pads","synonyms":[{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"go barefoot","slug":"go-barefoot"},{"headword":"hike","slug":"hike"},{"headword":"march","slug":"march"},{"headword":"patter","slug":"patter"},{"headword":"pitter-patter","slug":"pitter-patter"},{"headword":"plod","slug":"plod"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"traipse","slug":"traipse"},{"headword":"tramp","slug":"tramp"},{"headword":"trek","slug":"trek"},{"headword":"trudge","slug":"trudge"}]},{"headword":"shirk","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"avoid, get out of responsibility","slug":"shirk","synonyms":[{"headword":"bypass","slug":"bypass"},{"headword":"cheat","slug":"cheat"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"dog","slug":"dog"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"eschew","slug":"eschew"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"fence","slug":"fence"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"goldbrick","slug":"goldbrick"},{"headword":"lie down on job","slug":"lie-down-on-job"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"malinger","slug":"malinger"},{"headword":"parry","slug":"parry"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"quit","slug":"quit"},{"headword":"shuffle off","slug":"shuffle-off"},{"headword":"shun","slug":"shun"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slack","slug":"slack"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slough off","slug":"slough-off"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"}]},{"headword":"sidestep","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"dodge","slug":"sidestep","synonyms":[{"headword":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"headword":"bypass","slug":"bypass"},{"headword":"dance around","slug":"dance-around"},{"headword":"ditch","slug":"ditch"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"escape","slug":"escape"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"get out of","slug":"get-out-of"},{"headword":"give the slip","slug":"give-the-slip"},{"headword":"go around","slug":"go-around"},{"headword":"juke","slug":"juke"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put the move on","slug":"put-the-move-on"},{"headword":"shake","slug":"shake"},{"headword":"shake off","slug":"shake-off"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"skip out on","slug":"skip-out-on"},{"headword":"skirt","slug":"skirt"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"sidestepped","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"dodge","slug":"sidestepped","synonyms":[{"headword":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"headword":"bypass","slug":"bypass"},{"headword":"dance around","slug":"dance-around"},{"headword":"ditch","slug":"ditch"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"escape","slug":"escape"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"fudge","slug":"fudge"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"get out of","slug":"get-out-of"},{"headword":"give the slip","slug":"give-the-slip"},{"headword":"go around","slug":"go-around"},{"headword":"juke","slug":"juke"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put the move on","slug":"put-the-move-on"},{"headword":"shake","slug":"shake"},{"headword":"shake off","slug":"shake-off"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"skip out on","slug":"skip-out-on"},{"headword":"skirt","slug":"skirt"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"skulk","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"lurk; shirk","slug":"skulk","synonyms":[{"headword":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"headword":"bypass","slug":"bypass"},{"headword":"conceal oneself","slug":"conceal-oneself"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"crouch","slug":"crouch"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"hide","slug":"hide"},{"headword":"lie in wait","slug":"lie-in-wait"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"slack","slug":"slack"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"snoop","slug":"snoop"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"tiptoe","slug":"tiptoe"}]},{"headword":"skulked","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"lurk; shirk","slug":"skulked","synonyms":[{"headword":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"headword":"bypass","slug":"bypass"},{"headword":"conceal oneself","slug":"conceal-oneself"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"crouch","slug":"crouch"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"hide","slug":"hide"},{"headword":"lie in wait","slug":"lie-in-wait"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"slack","slug":"slack"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"snoop","slug":"snoop"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"}]},{"headword":"slank","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slank","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slank","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slank","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slink","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slink","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slink/slither","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slink-slither","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slinked","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slinked","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slinked","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slinked","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slinks","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slinks","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slinks","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slinks","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slip","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"move sneakily","slug":"slip","synonyms":[{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"tiptoe","slug":"tiptoe"}]},{"headword":"slithered","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slithered","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slithers","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slithers","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slunk","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slunk","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"slunk","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"creep by","slug":"slunk","synonyms":[{"headword":"coast","slug":"coast"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"glissade","slug":"glissade"},{"headword":"go stealthily","slug":"go-stealthily"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"meander","slug":"meander"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"pass quietly","slug":"pass-quietly"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skitter","slug":"skitter"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slick","slug":"slick"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"undulate","slug":"undulate"}]},{"headword":"sneak","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"move stealthily","slug":"sneak","synonyms":[{"headword":"ambush","slug":"ambush"},{"headword":"case","slug":"case"},{"headword":"cheat","slug":"cheat"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"crawl","slug":"crawl"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"deceive","slug":"deceive"},{"headword":"delude","slug":"delude"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"hide","slug":"hide"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"move secretly","slug":"move-secretly"},{"headword":"ooze","slug":"ooze"},{"headword":"pad","slug":"pad"},{"headword":"pass","slug":"pass"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"secrete","slug":"secrete"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"sly","slug":"sly"},{"headword":"smuggle","slug":"smuggle"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"snook","slug":"snook"},{"headword":"spirit","slug":"spirit"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"tiptoe","slug":"tiptoe"},{"headword":"worm","slug":"worm"}]},{"headword":"snuck","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"move stealthily","slug":"snuck","synonyms":[{"headword":"ambush","slug":"ambush"},{"headword":"case","slug":"case"},{"headword":"cheat","slug":"cheat"},{"headword":"cower","slug":"cower"},{"headword":"crawl","slug":"crawl"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"deceive","slug":"deceive"},{"headword":"delude","slug":"delude"},{"headword":"evade","slug":"evade"},{"headword":"glide","slug":"glide"},{"headword":"gumshoe","slug":"gumshoe"},{"headword":"hide","slug":"hide"},{"headword":"lurk","slug":"lurk"},{"headword":"mooch","slug":"mooch"},{"headword":"move secretly","slug":"move-secretly"},{"headword":"ooze","slug":"ooze"},{"headword":"pad","slug":"pad"},{"headword":"pass","slug":"pass"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"secrete","slug":"secrete"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"sidle","slug":"sidle"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"slide","slug":"slide"},{"headword":"slink","slug":"slink"},{"headword":"slip","slug":"slip"},{"headword":"slither","slug":"slither"},{"headword":"sly","slug":"sly"},{"headword":"smuggle","slug":"smuggle"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"snook","slug":"snook"},{"headword":"spirit","slug":"spirit"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"},{"headword":"worm","slug":"worm"}]},{"headword":"tiptoe","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"to walk cautiously or stealthily","slug":"tiptoe","synonyms":[{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"prowl","slug":"prowl"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"skulk","slug":"skulk"},{"headword":"sneak","slug":"sneak"},{"headword":"steal","slug":"steal"}]},{"headword":"weasel","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"avoid, evade","slug":"weasel","synonyms":[{"headword":"balk","slug":"balk"},{"headword":"beat around the bush","slug":"beat-around-the-bush"},{"headword":"circumvent","slug":"circumvent"},{"headword":"cop out","slug":"cop-out"},{"headword":"dance around an issue","slug":"dance-around-an-issue"},{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"},{"headword":"duck","slug":"duck"},{"headword":"elude","slug":"elude"},{"headword":"equivocate","slug":"equivocate"},{"headword":"eschew","slug":"eschew"},{"headword":"flee","slug":"flee"},{"headword":"get around","slug":"get-around"},{"headword":"give the runaround","slug":"give-the-runaround"},{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"},{"headword":"hem and haw","slug":"hem-and-haw"},{"headword":"lay low","slug":"lay-low"},{"headword":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"headword":"put off","slug":"put-off"},{"headword":"renege","slug":"renege"},{"headword":"shirk","slug":"shirk"},{"headword":"shuck","slug":"shuck"},{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"},{"headword":"slip out","slug":"slip-out"},{"headword":"sneak away","slug":"sneak-away"},{"headword":"tap dance","slug":"tap-dance"},{"headword":"waffle","slug":"waffle"},{"headword":"worm one's way out of","slug":"worm-ones-way-out-of"}]}],"slug":"pussyfoot"},"meta":{"arg":"pussyfoot","requestId":"wvUw02GG4JM0BkfUJc6Vb","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:53:42Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"pussyfoot","standardForm":"pussyfoot"},"id":"6097f7760000000156003248","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:53:42Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"pussyfoot","groups":["f","o","oo","p","s","ss","t","u","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"toofyssup","subwordTokens":["pussyfoot","ussyfoot","ssyfoot","syfoot","yfoot","foot","oot","ot","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"confront","id":"6097fb490000000296006968","slug":"confront"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"face","id":"6097fbc20000000088008aff","slug":"face"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"meet","id":"6097f6f7000000007e008df6","slug":"meet"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"take on","id":"6097f831000000033b00ffc3","slug":"take-on"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"plod","id":"6097f758000000036300e82f","slug":"plod"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097f776000000015600324d","ordinal":1,"shortText":"be cautious","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"avoid","id":"6097f80500000001190009bb","slug":"avoid"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"creep","id":"6097fb64000000021500b9e3","slug":"creep"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"dodge","id":"6097fb8c000000023400406f","slug":"dodge"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"equivocate","id":"6097fba70000000280007256","slug":"equivocate"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"evade","id":"6097fbb500000003be00ad81","slug":"evade"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"glide","id":"6097fbef0000000087003fd8","slug":"glide"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"hedge","id":"6097f6720000000306007b34","slug":"hedge"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"lurk","id":"6097f6d7000000016a005d7c","slug":"lurk"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"prevaricate","id":"6097f769000000008700fe43","slug":"prevaricate"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"prowl","id":"6097f776000000015600c664","slug":"prowl"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"shuffle","id":"6097f7c8000000018b00251a","slug":"shuffle"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"sidestep","id":"6097f7c8000000018b003a24","slug":"sidestep"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"skirt","id":"6097f7d7000000036f009dbf","slug":"skirt"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"skulk","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00a0eb","slug":"skulk"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"slide","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00c5d8","slug":"slide"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"slink","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00cb54","slug":"slink"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"slip","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00cc65","slug":"slip"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"sneak","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00222e","slug":"sneak"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"steal","id":"6097f7f5000000035a0097b1","slug":"steal"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"tergiversate","id":"6097f841000000014100a0b9","slug":"tergiversate"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"tiptoe","id":"6097f84100000001410078e1","slug":"tiptoe"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"be noncommittal","id":"6097f82400000003320088f2","slug":"be-noncommittal"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"beat around the bush","id":"6097f815000000037f00ca9b","slug":"beat-around-the-bush"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"duck the issues","id":"6097fb9900000001bf00f9d1","slug":"duck-the-issues"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"hem and haw","id":"6097f68300000000e000952d","slug":"hem-and-haw"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"play it close to the vest","id":"6097f758000000036300cb6d","slug":"play-it-close-to-the-vest"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"sit on the fence","id":"6097f7d7000000036f008271","slug":"sit-on-the-fence"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"tergiverse","id":"6097f841000000014100a23f","slug":"tergiverse"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"tread warily","id":"6097f85100000002ef004267","slug":"tread-warily"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"watch one's step","id":"6097f8890000000165003e8e","slug":"watch-ones-step"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"weasel","id":"6097f8890000000165006b19","slug":"weasel"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f776bb1f88f7c11dd0bc","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a12","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.flac","mpeg":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.mp3","ogg":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.ogg","wav":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.wav"},"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a13","ipa":{"text":"ˈpʊs iˌfʊt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"poos-ee-foot","italicIndices":[9,10],"text":"poos-ee-foot"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"pussyfoot","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"pussyfoot","requestId":"zOU1XFrFJJVjvh2LHfIVm","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:55:37Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"pussyfoot","standardForm":"pussyfoot","syllabicForm":"puss·y·foot"},"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a0e","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:55:37Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"pussyfoot","groups":["f","o","oo","p","s","ss","t","u","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"toofyssup","subwordTokens":["pussyfoot","ussyfoot","ssyfoot","syfoot","yfoot","foot","oot","ot","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a31","source":"dcom","text":"An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; pussy ¹ + foot","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a1d","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner."},{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a1f","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"straddle","slug":"straddle"}},{"entry":{"headword":"sidestep","slug":"sidestep"}},{"entry":{"headword":"dodge","slug":"dodge"}},{"entry":{"headword":"hedge","slug":"hedge"}}],"text":"to act cautiously or timidly, as if afraid to commit oneself on a point at issue."}],"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a1a","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb-intransitive"},{"definitions":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a28","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"a person with a catlike, or soft and stealthy, tread."},{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a2a","label":"Chiefly British.","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"British","type":"category"}],"text":"a teetotaler or prohibitionist."}],"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a21","inflectedFormSets":[{"grammaticalCategory":"plural","inflectedForms":[{"form":"pussyfoots","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"puss·y·foots"}]}],"ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a12","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.flac","mpeg":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.mp3","ogg":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.ogg","wav":"P09/P0950100/P0950100.wav"},"id":"55680d6900000001c8008a13","ipa":{"text":"ˈpʊs iˌfʊt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"poos-ee-foot","italicIndices":[9,10],"text":"poos-ee-foot"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"pussyfoot","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-09-02T20:48:40Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"pussyfoot","standardForm":"pussyfoot"},"id":"4c800da8899cfe89a04f5321","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-09-02T20:48:40Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"pussyfoot","groups":["f","o","oo","p","s","ss","t","u","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"toofyssup","subwordTokens":["pussyfoot","ussyfoot","ssyfoot","syfoot","yfoot","foot","oot","ot","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c1612d7f409d4c848a2b03f","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"to move about stealthily or warily like a cat"},{"id":"4c54786e5a7883154b09c5f9","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"to avoid committing oneself"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb"},{"definitions":[{"id":"4c4220e59aa2a94e77d90dcf","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a person who pussyfoots"}],"ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈpʊsɪˌfʊt"}}]}],"slug":"pussyfoot","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"pussyfoot","requestId":"d9WkwAaWcFHeBdRmxpxMM","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"displayForm":"puppyfoot","slug":"puppyfoot"},{"displayForm":"pussycat","slug":"pussycat"},{"displayForm":"pussy-toes","slug":"pussy-toes"},{"displayForm":"presser foot","slug":"presser-foot"},{"displayForm":"bun foot","slug":"bun-foot"},{"displayForm":"crossfoot","slug":"crossfoot"},{"displayForm":"goosefoot","slug":"goosefoot"},{"displayForm":"outfoot","slug":"outfoot"},{"displayForm":"pad foot","slug":"pad-foot"},{"displayForm":"puss moth","slug":"puss-moth"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"pussyfoot","slug":"pussyfoot"},{"displayForm":"pussycat","slug":"pussycat"},{"displayForm":"pussyfoot around","slug":"pussyfoot-around"},{"displayForm":"pussy","slug":"pussy"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"pussyfoot"},"requestId":"sQeUty63zAjCFT_s4i9ia","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

pussyfoot

Example Sentences

Related Words