AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
parade: a visible display she made a parade of her sorrows
display: something shown to the public the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
presentation: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view the presentation of new data he gave the customer a demonstration
demonstration: a show of military force or preparedness he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations
exhibition: the act of exhibiting a remarkable exhibition of musicianship
repudiation: the exposure of falseness or pretensions the debunking of religion has been too successful
exposure: presentation to view in an open or public manner the exposure of his anger was shocking
production: (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law the appellate court demanded the production of all documents
wild west show: a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
sport: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
break dancing: a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
nautch: an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
pavane: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
slam dancing: a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock
step dancing: dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
tap dancing: a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
toe dancing: a dance performed on tiptoe
soft-shoe: tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles
stage dancing: a show involving artistic dancing
ballet: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
pas seul: (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
pas de deux: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
clog dance: a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
belly dance: a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
strip: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music she did a strip right in front of everyone
interpretive dance: a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story
lindy: an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
flamenco: a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
tarantella: a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
dance step: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance he taught them the waltz step
chasse: (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
twist: social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s they liked to dance the twist
ballroom dancing: any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
cha-cha: a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips
fox-trot: a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
charleston: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
cotillion: a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
rumba: a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
round dance: a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
waltz: a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
folk dancing: a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
morris dance: any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
sword dance: any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
country-dance: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
longways: country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
virginia reel: an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
round dance: a folk dance; dancers form a circle
square dance: American country dancing in which couples form squares
reel: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
ritual dancing: a dance that is part of a religious ritual
rumba: a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
danse macabre: a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
hula: a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
music: musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) his music was his central interest
bell ringing: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
drumming: the act of playing drums he practiced his drumming several hours every day
singing: the act of singing vocal music
a cappella singing: singing without instrumental accompaniment
song: the act of singing with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
lullaby: the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
crooning: singing in a soft low tone her crooning soon put the child to sleep
scat: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
whistling: the act of whistling a tune his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work
beat: a stroke or blow the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
acting: the performance of a part or role in a drama
portrayal: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
impression: an impressionistic portrayal of a person he did a funny impression of a politician
impersonation: imitating the mannerisms of another person
apery: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
parody: humorous or satirical mimicry
method acting: an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
mime: a performance using gestures and body movements without words
business: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect his business with the cane was hilarious
shtik: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention play it straight with no shtik
performance: the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
program: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation the program lasted more than two hours
hamming: poor acting by a ham actor
heroics: ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood
reenactment: performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time the reenactment of the battle of Princeton
prestidigitation: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
liveliness: general activity and motion
circus: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment it was so funny it was a circus the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
disorganization: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack
disruption: the act of causing disorder
dislocation: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue the social dislocations resulting from government policies his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
surprise: the act of surprising someone
commotion: the act of making a noisy disturbance
furor: a sudden outburst (as of protest)
havoc: violent and needless disturbance
melee: a noisy riotous fight
agitation: disturbance usually in protest
outburst: a sudden violent disturbance
rampage: violently angry and destructive behavior
upset: the act of disturbing the mind or body his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
bustle: a rapid active commotion
burst: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) a burst of applause a fit of housecleaning
fits and starts: repeated bursts of activity they worked in fits and starts
haste: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner in his haste to leave he forgot his book
dash: the act of moving with great haste he made a dash for the door
scamper: rushing about hastily in an undignified way
maneuver: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill he made a great maneuver the runner was out on a play by the shortstop
figure: a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating she made the best score on compulsory figures
completion: (American football) a successful forward pass in football
play: a preset plan of action in team sports the coach drew up the plays for her team
icing: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
power play: (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties the team was unable to capitalize on the power play
run: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team the defensive line braced to stop the run the coach put great emphasis on running
draw: (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
end run: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
rush: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
pass: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
power play: a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play they used a power play to return the kickoff
forward pass: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
flare pass: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss
lateral pass: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
blocking: the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
interference: (American football) blocking a player's path with your body he ran interference for the quarterback
razzle-dazzle: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
pick: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body he was called for setting an illegal pick
suicide squeeze play: the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
safety squeeze play: the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully
stroke: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand it took two strokes to get out of the bunker a good shot requires good balance and tempo he left me an almost impossible shot
cut: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball cuts do not bother a good tennis player
tennis stroke: the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
return: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player he won the point on a cross-court return
backhand: a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
chop: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
drop shot: a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
forehand: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
serve: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play his powerful serves won the game
fault: (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) he served too many double faults
let: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
overhead: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
crawl: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
butterfly: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
baseball swing: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball he took a vicious cut at the ball
golf stroke: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
slice: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer he took lessons to cure his slicing
hook: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer he took lessons to cure his hooking
drive: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver he sliced his drive out of bounds
putt: hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet
approach: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green
chip: (golf) a low running approach shot
pitch: a high approach shot in golf
cinch: any undertaking that is easy to do marketing this product will be no picnic
work: activity directed toward making or doing something she checked several points needing further work
action: the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible
job: a damaging piece of work dry rot did the job of destroying the barn the barber did a real job on my hair
job: the performance of a piece of work she did an outstanding job as Ophelia he gave it up as a bad job
operation: a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work the operations in building a house certain machine tool operations
works: performance of moral or religious acts salvation by deeds the reward for good works
service: work done by one person or group that benefits another budget separately for goods and services
attestation service: a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
facility: a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you a cell phone with internet facility
shining: the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it the shining of shoes provided a meager living every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
shoeshine: the act of shining shoes he charged a dollar for a shoeshine
utility: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility the cost of utilities never decreases all the utilities were lost after the hurricane
heavy lifting: difficult work the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting
housecleaning: the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time
housecleaning: (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners
housework: the work of cleaning and running a house
workload: work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
busywork: active work of little value while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork
loose end: work that is left incomplete
welfare work: an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
occupation: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money he's not in my line of business
occupation: any activity that occupies a person's attention he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game
game: your occupation or line of work he's in the plumbing game she's in show biz
career: the particular occupation for which you are trained
specialization: the special line of work you have adopted as your career his specialization is gastroenterology
specialization: the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
spiritualization: the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
walk of life: careers in general it happens in all walks of life
employment: the occupation for which you are paid he is looking for employment a lot of people are out of work
job: the responsibility to do something it is their job to print the truth
service: employment in or work for another he retired after 30 years of service
telecommuting: employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
services: performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others the mayor tried to maintain city services the medical services are excellent
facility: something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service catering facilities toilet facilities educational facilities
appointment: the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed he applied for an appointment in the treasury
position: a job in an organization he occupied a post in the treasury
bishopry: the office and dignity of a bishop
captainship: the post of captain
chaplaincy: the position of chaplain
chieftaincy: the position of chieftain
commandership: the position or office of commander
councillorship: the position of council member
counselorship: the position of counselor
deanship: the position or office of a dean
generalship: the office and authority of a general
judgeship: the position of judge
legation: the post or office of legate
magistracy: the position of magistrate
pastorship: the position of pastor
peasanthood: the state of being a peasant the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood
plum: a highly desirable position or assignment a political plum
prelacy: the office or station of a prelate
presidency: the office and function of president Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time
president of the united states: the office of the United States head of state a President is elected every four years
proconsulship: the position of proconsul
professorship: the position of professor he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
bully pulpit: a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter the American presidency is a bully pulpit
rectorship: the office or station of a rector
attorney general: the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States the post of Attorney General was created in 1789
secretary of agriculture: the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889
secretary of commerce: the position of the head of the Department of Commerce the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913
secretary of defense: the position of the head of the Department of Defense the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947
secretary of education: the position of the head of the Education Department the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979
secretary of energy: the position of the head of the Department of Energy the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977
secretary of health and human services: the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979
secretary of housing and urban development: the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in 1966
secretary of labor: the position of the head of the Department of Labor the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913
secretary of state: the position of the head of the State Department the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789
secretary of the interior: the position of the head of the Department of the Interior the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849
secretary of the treasury: the position of the head of the Treasury Department the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789
secretary of transportation: the position of the head of the Department of Transportation the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966
secretary of veterans affairs: the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989
secretary of war: head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
secretary of the navy: head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
secretary of commerce and labor: head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913
secretary of health education and welfare: head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979
seigniory: the position and authority of a feudal lord
treadmill: a job involving drudgery and confinement
business life: a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
trade: the skilled practice of a practical occupation he learned his trade as an apprentice
cabinetwork: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)
carpentry: the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
drafting: the craft of drawing blueprints
interior decoration: the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
lighting: the craft of providing artificial light an interior decorator must understand lighting
painting: the occupation of a house painter house painting was the only craft he knew
piloting: the occupation of a pilot
plumbing: the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
metier: an occupation for which you are especially well suited in law he found his true metier
literature: the profession or art of a writer her place in literature is secure
law: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system he studied law at Yale
medicine: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries he studied medicine at Harvard
preventive medicine: the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine
theology: the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) he studied theology at Oxford
writing: the activity of putting something in written form she did the thinking while he did the writing
cryptography: act of writing in code or cipher
handwriting: the activity of writing by hand handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis
stenography: the act or art of writing in shorthand stenography is no longer a marketable skill
subscription: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document) the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature
encoding: the activity of converting data or information into code
mpeg: a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards
decoding: the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text a secret key or password is required for decryption
cabinetmaking: the craft of a joiner
pyrotechnics: the craft of making fireworks
shoemaking: the shoemaker's trade