AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
juggle: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
musical chairs: a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment
transposition: the act of reversing the order or place of
transposition: (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition
passing: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
shuffle: the act of mixing cards haphazardly
reshuffle: shuffling again the gambler demanded a reshuffle
reach: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
retraction: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back the retraction of the landing gear retraction of the foreskin
retroflection: the act of bending backward
rotation: the act of rotating as if on an axis the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music
feather: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
gyration: the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
pivot: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
spin: the act of rotating rapidly he gave the crank a spin it broke off after much twisting
birling: rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
shutting: the act of closing something
sitting: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position he read the mystery at one sitting
sitting: (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
snap: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand he gave his fingers a snap
squat: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
sweep: a movement in an arc a sweep of his arm
twist: turning or twisting around (in place) with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
wind: the act of winding or twisting he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
toss: an abrupt movement a toss of his head
vibration: the act of vibrating
wave: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon a wave of settlers troops advancing in waves
change of direction: the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
turn: the act of turning away or in the opposite direction he made an abrupt turn away from her
reversion: turning in the opposite direction
about-face: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
joggle: a slight irregular shaking motion
stirring: agitating a liquid with an implement constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan
wag: causing to move repeatedly from side to side
worrying: the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
rock: pitching dangerously to one side
upset: the act of upsetting something he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
waver: the act of moving back and forth
tremor: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
outreach: the act of reaching out the outreach toward truth of the human spirit
straddle: the act of sitting or standing astride
keystroke: the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work
wiggle: the act of wiggling
turn: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course he took a turn to the right
diversion: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) a diversion from the main highway a digression into irrelevant details a deflection from his goal
right: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east take a right at the corner
left: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east take a left at the corner
tack: (nautical) the act of changing tack
decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
cut: the act of reducing the amount or number the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
pay cut: the act of reducing a salary
price cutting: cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price
tax cut: the act of reducing taxation the new administration's large tax cut was highly controversial
moderation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity the object being control or moderation of economic depressions
tapering: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
devitalization: the act of reducing the vitality of something
evisceration: altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act
extenuation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
easing: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
liberalization: the act of making less strict
minimization: the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
consumption: the act of consuming something
compression: applying pressure
squeeze: the act of gripping and pressing firmly he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
pinch: a squeeze with the fingers
decompression: relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
condensing: the act of increasing the density of something
thickening: the act of thickening
crush: the act of crushing
grind: the act of grinding to a powder or dust
expression: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing the expression of milk from her breast
extrusion: squeezing out by applying pressure an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube the expulsion of pus from the pimple
shortening: act of decreasing in length the dress needs shortening
cut: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends the barber gave him a good cut
severance: the act of severing
clip: the act of clipping or snipping
trim: cutting down to the desired size or shape
miniaturization: act of making on a greatly reduced scale
subtraction: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
bite: a portion removed from the whole the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
abatement: the act of abating laws enforcing noise abatement
abatement of a nuisance: (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
discount: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
wilt: causing to become limp or drooping
etiolation: the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something the etiolation of the critical tradition
cutting: the act of diluting something the cutting of whiskey with water the thinning of paint with turpentine
increase: the act of increasing something he gave me an increase in salary
addition: the act of adding one thing to another the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect the addition of a leap day every four years
retrofit: the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles
advance: increase in price or value the news caused a general advance on the stock market
appreciation: an increase in price or value an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate
depreciation: a decrease in price or value depreciation of the dollar against the yen
surge: a sudden or abrupt strong increase stimulated a surge of speculation an upsurge of emotion an upsurge in violent crime
fluoridation: the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
expansion: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
dilation: the act of expanding an aperture the dilation of the pupil of the eye
distention: the act of expanding by pressure from within
tension: the action of stretching something tight tension holds the belt in the pulleys
escalation: an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy higher wages caused an escalation of prices there was a gradual escalation of hostilities
maximization: the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position
exaggeration: the act of making something more noticeable than usual the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
extension: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available extension of the program to all in need
spread: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
dispersion: the act of dispersing or diffusing something the dispersion of the troops the diffusion of knowledge
crop-dusting: the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
scatter: the act of scattering
contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
truncation: the act of cutting short it is an obvious truncation of the verse they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs
braxton-hicks contraction: painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
stretch: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit running at full stretch by no stretch of the imagination beyond any stretch of his understanding
expansion: adding information or detail
amplification: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail a few remarks added in amplification and defense an elaboration of the sketch followed
annotation: the act of adding notes
supplementation: the act of supplementing
accumulation: the act of accumulating
buildup: the act of building up an accumulation I envied his rapid buildup of assets a military buildup in preparation for the invasion
deposit: the act of putting something somewhere
repositing: depositing in a warehouse they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn my car is in storage publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing
stockpiling: accumulating and storing a reserve supply the stockpiling of war materials
annexation: incorporation by joining or uniting
aggrandizement: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something the aggrandizement of the king his elevation to cardinal
self-aggrandizement: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
roughness: harsh or severe speech or behavior men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet
aggravation: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
focalization: the act of bringing into focus
breakage: the act of breaking something the breakage was unavoidable
smashing: the act of breaking something into small pieces
fracture: the act of cracking something
chip: the act of chipping something
explosion: the act of exploding or bursting the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
fulmination: the act of exploding with noise and violence his fulminations frightened the horses
burning: the act of burning something the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
arson: malicious burning to destroy property the British term for arson is fire-raising
ignition: the act of setting something on fire
combination: the act of combining things to form a new whole
attachment: the act of attaching or affixing something
graft: the act of grafting something onto something else
confusion: an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel
mix: the act of mixing together paste made by a mix of flour and water the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
blend: the act of blending components together thoroughly
confluence: a flowing together
homogenization: the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition the homogenization of cream the network's homogenization of political news
interspersion: the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things the interspersion of illustrations in the text
union: the act of making or becoming a single unit the union of opposing factions he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
coalescence: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
reunion: the act of coming together again monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990
tribalization: the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis
detribalization: the decline or termination of tribal organization
umbrella: having the function of uniting a group of similar things the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups under the umbrella of capitalism
opening: becoming open or being made open the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
break: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity it was presented without commercial breaks there was a gap in his account
cut-in: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
cut-in: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
secession: formal separation from an alliance or federation
secession: the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
breakaway: the act of breaking away or withdrawing from there was a breakaway by the discontented members a breaking away from family and neighborhood
disconnection: the act of breaking a connection
parcellation: the division into parcels the increasing parcellation of land with every generation
schism: division of a group into opposing factions another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
cut: the act of cutting something into parts his cuts were skillful his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
cut: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
notch: a small cut
slash: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
atomization: separating something into fine particles
branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches
dichotomization: the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
quantization: the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
match-up: the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition it was a good match-up but the home team won we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools
syllabication: forming or dividing words into syllables
word division: division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
detachment: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
tear: the act of tearing he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear
rent: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
removal: the act of removing he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy
drawing: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source the drawing of water from the well
abscission: the act of cutting something off
extraction: the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
threshing: the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it
ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
denudation: the removal of covering
dislodgment: forced removal from a position of advantage
elimination: the act of removing or getting rid of something
emptying: the act of removing the contents of something
drain: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
rinse: the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
bowdlerization: the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
bowdlerization: written material that has been bowdlerized
censoring: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
bowdlerism: censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
comstockery: censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
expunction: deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
division: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
transformation: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
permutation: complete change in character or condition; - Henry Miller the permutations...taking place in the physical world
revision: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) it would require a drastic revision of his opinion
transmogrification: the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one) the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine
reforestation: the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
physical rehabilitation: providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities
reinstatement: the act of restoring someone to a previous position we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel
refreshment: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation time for rest and refreshment by the pool days of joyous recreation with his friends
transfiguration: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting
annealing: hardening something by heat treatment
damage: the act of damaging something or someone
defacement: the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
wound: the act of inflicting a wound
updating: the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something) criminal records need regular updating
contortion: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
flexion: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
flex: the act of flexing he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
involution: the action of enfolding something
fold: the act of folding he gave the napkins a double fold
plication: the act of folding in parallel folds
protrusion: the act of projecting out from something
widening: the act of making something wider
activity: any specific behavior they avoided all recreational activity
domesticity: domestic activities or life making a hobby of domesticity
operation: the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride
operation: a planned activity involving many people performing various actions they organized a rescue operation the biggest police operation in French history running a restaurant is quite an operation consolidate the companies various operations
practice: a customary way of operation or behavior it is their practice to give annual raises they changed their dietary pattern
practice: translating an idea into action a hard theory to put into practice differences between theory and praxis of communism
cooperation: the practice of cooperating economic cooperation they agreed on a policy of cooperation
symbolism: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
occult: supernatural practices and techniques he is a student of the occult
custom: accepted or habitual practice
americanism: a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
anglicism: a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
germanism: a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens
habit: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition owls have nocturnal habits she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair long use had hardened him to it
hijab: the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing
round: the usual activities in your day the doctor made his rounds
slavery: the practice of owning slaves
way: a course of conduct the path of virtue we went our separate ways our paths in life led us apart genius usually follows a revolutionary path
straight and narrow: the way of proper and honest behavior he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow
sunnah: (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran
line of least resistance: the easiest way In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance
chokehold: a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
embrace: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
cuddle: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
hug: a tight or amorous embrace come here and give me a big hug
mistreatment: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother
annoyance: the act of troubling or annoying someone
disregard: willful lack of care and attention
despite: contemptuous disregard she wanted neither favor nor despite
exploitation: an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) capitalistic exploitation of the working class paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
sexploitation: the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material sexploitation by advertisers is notorious
harassment: the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
maltreatment: cruel or inhumane treatment the child showed signs of physical abuse
repression: the act of repressing; control by holding down his goal was the repression of insolence
oppression: the act of subjugating by cruelty the tyrant's oppression of the people
torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
bastinado: a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
crucifixion: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
judicial torture: torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials the English renounced judicial torture in 1640
nail pulling: a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
picket: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
strappado: a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
cruelty: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
atrocity: an act of atrocious cruelty
brutality: a brutal barbarous savage act
badgering: the act of harassing someone
red flag: something that irritates or demands immediate action doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull