AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
arousal: the act of arousing the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions
ushering in: the introduction of something new it signalled the ushering in of a new era
inauguration: the ceremonial induction into a position the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration
first base: the initial stage in accomplishing something we didn't get to first base with that approach
cooking: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat cooking can be a great art people are needed who have experience in cookery he left the preparation of meals to his wife
toasting: cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread
broil: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
frying: cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
roasting: cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added) the slow roasting took several hours
boiling: cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
tenderization: the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it
infusion: the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent
improvement: the act of improving something their improvements increased the value of the property
advancement: gradual improvement or growth or development advancement of knowledge great progress in the arts
forwarding: the advancement of some enterprise his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career
stride: significant progress (especially in the phrase ) make strides they made big strides in productivity
work flow: progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
development: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency they funded research and development
broadening: the action of making broader the broadening of travel
elaboration: developing in intricate and painstaking detail
cleaning: the act of making something clean he gave his shoes a good cleaning
scrub: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
swabbing: cleaning with a mop he gave it a good mopping
purge: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
purge: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
purification: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing purification through repentance
purification: a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
catharsis: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
catharsis: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
sterilization: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
pasteurization: partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
sanitation: making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
depilation: the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
shave: the act of removing hair with a razor
washup: the act of washing yourself (or another person)
dishwashing: the act of washing dishes
wash: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
soak: washing something by allowing it to soak
brush: the act of brushing your hair he gave his hair a quick brush
comb: the act of drawing a comb through hair his hair needed a comb
comb-out: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
hair care: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
shower: washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle he took a shower after the game
bath: you soak and wash your body in a bathtub he has a good bath every morning
turkish bath: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
correction: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
redress: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
salve: anything that remedies or heals or soothes he needed a salve for his conscience
recompense: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
optimization: the act of rendering optimal the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products
reform: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
amelioration: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
self-improvement: the act of improving yourself
reform: self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
glamorization: the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way)
ornamentation: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
trimming: the act of adding decoration the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree
titivation: sprucing up; making decorative additions to
clearing: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
humanization: the act of making more human
modernization: making modern in appearance or behavior the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
renovation: the act of improving by renewing and restoring they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed
face lift: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes give your home a facelift more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
moralization: the act of making moral (or more moral) for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature
enhancement: an improvement that makes something more agreeable
downturn: a worsening of business or economic activity the market took a downturn
ventilation: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
repair: the act of putting something in working order again
care: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order he wrote the manual on car care
overhaul: periodic maintenance on a car or machine it was time for an overhaul on the tractor
band aid: hurried repair
reclamation: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
makeover: a complete reconstruction and renovation of something the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover
reassembly: assembling again
re-formation: forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
coaching: the job of a professional coach
engagement: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time the play had bookings throughout the summer
gig: a booking for musicians they played a gig in New Jersey
degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
dehumanization: the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life
brutalization: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
barbarization: an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
bastardization: an act that debases or corrupts
corruption: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity corruption of a minor the big city's subversion of rural innocence
demoralization: destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
stultification: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
popularization: the act of making something attractive to the general public
humiliation: depriving one of self-esteem
whitening: changing to a lighter color
etiolation: (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight the etiolation of celery
blackening: changing to a darker color
discoloration: the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
coloring: the act or process of changing the color of something
tinting: the act of adding a tinge of color the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting
gram's method: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
fixation: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
soiling: the act of soiling something
staining: the act of spotting or staining something
contamination: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
submersion: the act of wetting something by submerging it
drenching: the act of making something completely wet he gave it a good drenching
moistening: the act of making something slightly wet
splash: the act of scattering water about haphazardly
watering: wetting with water the lawn needs a great deal of watering
sprinkle: the act of sprinkling or splashing water baptized with a sprinkling of holy water a sparge of warm water over the malt
chew: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
mumbling: ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
rumination: (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination
motion: the act of changing location from one place to another police controlled the motion of the crowd the movement of people from the farms to the cities his move put him directly in my path
movement: the act of changing the location of something the movement of cargo onto the vessel
approach: the act of drawing spatially closer to something the hunter's approach scattered the geese
access: the act of approaching or entering he gained access to the building
back door: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) he got his job through the back door
closing: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
overshoot: an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
progress: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
push: an effort to advance the army made a push toward the sea
career: the general progression of your working or professional life the general had had a distinguished career he had a long career in the law
march: a steady advance the march of science the march of time
plain sailing: easy unobstructed progress after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing
locomotion: self-propelled movement
walk: the act of traveling by foot walking is a healthy form of exercise
ambulation: walking about the hospital encouraged early ambulation
amble: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
ramble: an aimless amble on a winding course
foot: travel by walking he followed on foot the swiftest of foot
walk: the act of walking somewhere he took a walk after lunch
sleepwalking: walking by a person who is asleep
sleep talking: uttering speech while asleep
step: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down he walked with unsteady steps
pace: a step in walking or running
trip: a light or nimble tread he heard the trip of women's feet overhead
hitch: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
rack: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
curvet: a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
canter: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
hike: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure she enjoys a hike in her spare time
lurch: an unsteady uneven gait
saunter: a careless leisurely gait he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world
stalk: a stiff or threatening gait
strut: a proud stiff pompous gait
lurch: the act of moving forward suddenly
waddle: walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other ducks walk with a waddle
march: the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) it was a long march we heard the sound of marching
lockstep: a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep
plodding: the act of walking with a slow heavy gait I could recognize his plod anywhere
turn: taking a short walk out and back we took a turn in the park
shamble: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet from his shambling I assumed he was very old
moonwalk: a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s
walk-through: the act of walking in order to view something the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment
run: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace he broke into a run his daily run keeps him fit
jog: a slow pace of running
dash: a quick run
break: a sudden dash he made a break for the open door
crawl: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body a crawl was all that the injured man could manage the traffic moved at a creep
lap: movement once around a course he drove an extra lap just for insurance
victory lap: a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory
travel: the act of going from one place to another he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
circumnavigation: traveling around something (by ship or plane) Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe
procession: the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation processions were forbidden
traversal: travel across
wandering: travelling about without any clear destination she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him
ford: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
traversal: taking a zigzag path on skis
tourism: the business of providing services to tourists Tourism is a major business in Bermuda
riding: travel by being carried on horseback
air travel: travel via aircraft air travel involves too much waiting in airports if you've time to spare go by air
flight: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports I took the noon flight to Chicago
nonstop flight: a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination how many nonstops are there to Dallas?
redeye: a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning
flight: an instance of traveling by air flying was still an exciting adventure for him
acrobatics: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
blind flying: using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
flyover: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
glide: the activity of flying a glider
jump: descent with a parachute he had done a lot of parachuting in the army
maiden flight: the first flight of its kind the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989
parasailing: gliding in a parasail
pass: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target the plane turned to make a second pass
aircraft landing: landing an aircraft
ground-controlled approach: aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
tailspin: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
terrain flight: flight at very low altitudes
journey: the act of traveling from one place to another
stage: a section or portion of a journey or course then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
commute: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work there is standing room only on the high-speed commute
drive: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) he took the family for a drive in his new car
long haul: a journey over a long distance it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles
trip: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return) he took a trip to the shopping center
run: a regular trip the ship made its run in record time
run: a short trip take a run into town
passage: a journey usually by ship the outward passage took 10 days
lift: a ride in a car he gave me a lift home
joyride: a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars
spin: a short drive in a car he took the new car for a spin
campaign: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
exploration: to travel for the purpose of discovery
digression: wandering from the main path of a journey
schlep: a tedious or difficult journey
tour: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area they took an extended tour of Europe we took a quick circuit of the park a ten-day coach circuit of the island
on the road: travelling about they took the show on the road they lost all their games on the road
pilgrimage: a journey to a sacred place
excursion: a journey taken for pleasure many summer excursions to the shore it was merely a pleasure trip after cautious sashays into the field
airing: a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air he took the dogs for an airing
way: a journey or passage they are on the way
ocean trip: an act of traveling by water
cruise: an ocean trip taken for pleasure
maiden voyage: the first voyage of its kind in 1912 the ocean liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage
spaceflight: a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
water travel: travel by water
ministry: the work of a minister of religion he is studying for the ministry
seafaring: the work of a sailor
boating: water travel for pleasure
bareboating: boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions we saved money by bareboating
commutation: the travel of a commuter
displacement: to move something from its natural environment
transportation: the act of moving something from one location to another
airlift: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
berlin airlift: airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
connection: shifting from one form of transportation to another the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
delivery: the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) his reluctant delivery of bad news
airdrop: delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop
passage: the act of passing something to another person
post: the delivery and collection of letters and packages it came by the first post if you hurry you'll catch the post
service: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone he accepted service of the subpoena
relay: the act of passing something along from one person or group to another the relay was successful
packing: carrying something in a pack on the back the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts
pursuit: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
trailing: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
shadowing: the act of following someone secretly
stalk: the act of following prey stealthily
insertion: the act of putting one thing into another
cannulation: the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
catheterization: the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
instillation: the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
enclosure: the act of enclosing something inside something else
packing: the enclosure of something in a package or box
encasement: the act of enclosing something in a case
fix: something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug she needed a fix of chocolate
transfusion: the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
rise: the act of changing location in an upward direction
heave: the act of lifting something with great effort
funambulism: walking on a tightrope or slack rope
climb: the act of climbing something it was a difficult climb to the top
clamber: an awkward climb reaching the crest was a real clamber
mountain climbing: the activity of climbing a mountain
alpinism: mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
soar: the act of rising upward into the air
dive: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
rappel: (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
drop: the act of dropping something they expected the drop would be successful
flop: the act of throwing yourself down he landed on the bed with a great flop
lowering: the act of causing something to move to a lower level
swing: changing location by moving back and forth
return: the act of going back to a prior location they set out on their return to the base camp
slide: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
slippage: failing to hold or slipping out of place the knots allowed no slippage
skid: an unexpected slide
flow: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
spill: the act of allowing a fluid to escape
flood: a large flow
crawl: a very slow movement the traffic advanced at a crawl
speed: changing location rapidly
acceleration: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
deceleration: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed he initiated deceleration by braking
scud: the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
translation: the act of uniform movement
transplant: the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location the transplant did not flower until the second year too frequent transplanting is not good for families she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation
shift: the act of moving from one place to another his constant shifting disrupted the class
motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise movement is a sign of life an impatient move of his hand gastrointestinal motility
body english: a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
fetal movement: motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
flit: a sudden quick movement
headshake: the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me
jab: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) he warned me with a jab with his finger he made a thrusting motion with his fist
inclination: the act of inclining; bending forward an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
inversion: the act of turning inside out
inversion: turning upside down; setting on end
jerk: an abrupt spasmodic movement
bob: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head) he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement
kick: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him
kneel: supporting yourself on your knees
lurch: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
opening: the act of opening something the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door