AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
meltdown: a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933
visitation: any disaster or catastrophe a visitation of the plague
break: an unexpected piece of good luck he finally got his big break
coincidence: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
lottery: something that is regarded as a chance event the election was just a lottery to them
smash: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
slip: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall he blamed his slip on the ice the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
failure: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose the surprise party was a complete failure
downfall: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
flame-out: a complete or conspicuous failure the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings
blowout: a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus the right front tire had a blowout as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights
stall: a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it
success: an event that accomplishes its intended purpose let's call heads a success and tails a failure the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
barnburner: an impressively successful event the rock concert was a real barnburner
godspeed: a successful journey they wished him Godspeed
miscarriage: failure of a plan
miss: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
emergence: the becoming visible not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
birth: the event of being born they celebrated the birth of their first child
delivery: the event of giving birth she had a difficult delivery
blessed event: the live birth of a child
reincarnation: a second or new birth
reappearance: the event of something appearing again the reappearance of Halley's comet
egress: (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
ingress: (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
second coming: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
makeup: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event he missed the test and had to take a makeup the two teams played a makeup one week later
materialization: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
manifestation: a clear appearance a manifestation of great emotion
apparition: the appearance of a ghostlike figure I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter
word of god: a manifestation of the mind and will of God
origin: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
germination: the origin of some development the germination of their discontent
genesis: a coming into being
ground floor: becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage) he got in on the ground floor
emergence: the gradual beginning or coming forth figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
start: the beginning of anything it was off to a good start
onset: the beginning or early stages the onset of pneumonia
dawn: the earliest period the dawn of civilization the morning of the world
flying start: a quick and auspicious beginning
opener: the first event in a series she played Chopin for her opener the season's opener was a game against the Yankees
cause: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
preliminary: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows training is a necessary preliminary to employment drinks were the overture to dinner
emanation: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost the emanation of the Holy Spirit the rising of the Holy Ghost the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
etiology: the cause of a disease
factor: anything that contributes causally to a result a number of factors determined the outcome
fundamental: any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure
unknown quantity: a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent I don't know what the new man will do; he's still an unknown quantity
wild card: an unpredictable factor the weather was a wild card
producer: something that produces Maine is a leading producer of potatoes this microorganism is a producer of disease
creation: the event that occurred at the beginning of something from its creation the plan was doomed to failure
alpha: the beginning of a series or sequence; --Revelations the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end
opening: the first performance (as of a theatrical production) the opening received good critical reviews
kickoff: a start given to contestants I was there with my parents at the kickoff
flying start: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
destiny: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
inevitable: an unavoidable event don't argue with the inevitable
kismet: (Islam) the will of Allah
annihilation: total destruction bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll
eradication: the complete destruction of every trace of something
debilitation: serious weakening and loss of energy
separation: coming apart
dispersion: spreading widely or driving off
diaspora: the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
dissipation: breaking up and scattering by dispersion the dissipation of the mist
invasion: (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures
extinction: complete annihilation they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
crucifixion: the death of Jesus by crucifixion
fatality: a death resulting from an accident or a disaster a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities
finish: the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) booze will be the finish of him it was a fight to the finish
megadeath: the death of a million people they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths
passing: euphemistic expressions for death thousands mourned his passing
doom: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
destruction: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
ravage: (usually plural) a destructive action the ravages of time the depredations of age and disease
razing: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
ruin: an event that results in destruction
devastation: an event that results in total destruction
wrack: the destruction or collapse of something wrack and ruin
evanescence: the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight the evanescence of the morning mist
receding: a slow or gradual disappearance
disappearance: ceasing to exist he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest? the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures
adversity: a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event a period marked by adversities
hardship: something that causes or entails suffering; - James Boswell I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women the many hardships of frontier life
knock: a bad experience the school of hard knocks
vagary: an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) the vagaries of the weather his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market he has dealt with human vagaries for many years
variation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
vicissitude: a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research
engagement: contact by fitting together the engagement of the clutch the meshing of gears
flick: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) he gave it a flick with his finger he felt the flick of a whip
blow: an impact (as from a collision) the bump threw him off the bicycle
jolt: a sudden jarring impact the door closed with a jolt all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
contact: the physical coming together of two or more things contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
damage: loss of military equipment
battle damage: loss of military equipment in battle
operational damage: loss of military equipment in field operations
wound: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
personnel casualty: military personnel lost by death or capture
cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons
cardiac cycle: the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram
carnot cycle: a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
pass: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
repeat: an event that repeats the events today were a repeat of yesterday's
cycle: a periodically repeated sequence of events a cycle of reprisal and retaliation
merry-go-round: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose) if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over
replay: something (especially a game) that is played again
recurrence: happening again (especially at regular intervals) the return of spring
atavism: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
ground swell: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
surf: waves breaking on the shore
wake: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe
swash: the movement or sound of water the swash of waves on the beach
ripple: a small wave on the surface of a liquid
gravity wave: (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
oscillation: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
fluctuation: a wave motion the fluctuations of the sea
soliton: (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure
standing wave: a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
traveling wave: a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
sound wave: (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
wave form: the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
shock wave: a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity the explosion created a shock wave
sonic boom: an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship
swell: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
lift: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
billow: a large sea wave
tidal wave: an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon a tidal wave of nausea the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave a tidal wave of crime
tsunami: a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes
roller: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
periodic motion: motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same
recoil: a movement back from an impact
bounce: rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
resilience: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
recoil: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
squeeze: a twisting squeeze gave the wet cloth a wring
throw: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
turning: a movement in a new direction the turning of the wind
twist: a jerky pulling movement
wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
whitecap: a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
wave: something that rises rapidly a wave of emotion swept over him there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right
shipwreck: an accident that destroys a ship at sea
finish: designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) excitement grew as the finish neared my horse was several lengths behind at the finish the winner is the team with the most points at the finish
draw: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided the game ended in a draw their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
second-place finish: a finish in second place (as in a race)
win: a victory (as in a race or other competition) he was happy to get the win
omega: the ending of a series or sequence; --Revelation the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end
conversion: a change of religion his conversion to the Catholic faith
christianization: conversion to Christianity
death: the event of dying or departure from life her death came as a terrible shock upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
decrease: a change downward there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided there was a sharp drop-off in sales
sinking: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market he could not control the sinking of his legs
increase: a change resulting in an increase the increase is scheduled for next month
attrition: a wearing down to weaken or destroy a war of attrition
easing: a change for the better
breath of fresh air: a welcome relief the new management was like a breath of fresh air
improvement: a change for the better; progress in development
refinement: the result of improving something he described a refinement of this technique
assumption: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
transfiguration: (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus
ground swell: an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment
leap: an abrupt transition a successful leap from college to the major leagues
quantum leap: a sudden large increase or advance this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer
transformation: a qualitative change
tin pest: the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
infection: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
scene: an incident (real or imaginary) their parting was a sad scene
sideshow: a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event instruction is not an educational sideshow
collapse: a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in the roof is in danger of collapse the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
cave in: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
killing: an event that causes someone to die
fatal accident: an accident that causes someone to die
cessation: a stopping a cessation of the thunder
settling: a gradual sinking to a lower level
drop: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
gravitation: movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
set: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon before the set of sun
shower: a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower a little shower of rose petals a sudden cascade of sparks
sinking: a descent as through liquid (especially through water) they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
submergence: sinking until covered completely with water
foundering: (of a ship) sinking
shimmy: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels) he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
flop: a complete failure the play was a dismal flop
turkey: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual the first experiment was a real turkey the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
debacle: a sudden and violent collapse
implosion: a sudden inward collapse the implosion of a light bulb
stop: the event of something ending it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
stand: an interruption of normal activity
deviation: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm the deviation from the mean
discrepancy: an event that departs from expectations
inflection: deviation from a straight or normal course
malformation: something abnormal or anomalous
monstrosity: something hideous or frightful they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity
dislocation: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
break: the occurrence of breaking the break in the dam threatened the valley
interruption: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity the telephone is an annoying interruption there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
suspension: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
eclipse: one celestial body obscures another
adjustment: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
shakedown: initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state the new industry's economic shakedown
entrance: a movement into or inward
fall: a movement downward the rise and fall of the tides
climb: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
elevation: the event of something being raised upward an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
heave: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) the heaving of waves on a rough sea
sound: the sudden occurrence of an audible event the sound awakened them
fuss: an angry disturbance he didn't want to make a fuss they had labor trouble a spot of bother
headway: forward movement the ship made little headway against the gale
trial: an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him life is full of tribulations a visitation of the plague
union: the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
fusion: an occurrence that involves the production of a union
combining: an occurrence that results in things being united
mix: an event that combines things in a mixture a gradual mixture of cultures
concoction: an occurrence of an unusual mixture it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
conglomeration: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
rapid climb: a rapid rise
upheaval: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
uplifting: the rise of something the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky
bang: a sudden very loud noise
beat: the sound of stroke or blow he heard the beat of a drum
beep: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
bell: the sound of a bell being struck saved by the bell she heard the distant toll of church bells
blare: a loud harsh or strident noise
boom: a deep prolonged loud noise
buzz: sound of rapid vibration the buzz of a bumble bee
chatter: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
chatter: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
cheep: the short weak cry of a young bird
chink: a short light metallic sound
chirrup: a series of chirps
chorus: any utterance produced simultaneously by a group a chorus of boos
clack: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
clang: a loud resonant repeating noise he could hear the clang of distant bells
clatter: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) the shutters clattered against the house the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
clickety-clack: a fast and rhythmic click-clack the clickety-clack of the typewriters
clip-clop: the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
cluck: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
crack: a sudden sharp noise the crack of a whip he heard the cracking of the ice he can hear the snap of a twig
crackle: the sharp sound of snapping noises
creak: a squeaking sound the creak of the floorboards gave him away
crunch: the sound of something crunching he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
cry: the characteristic utterance of an animal animal cries filled the night
drip: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop the constant sound of dripping irritated him
drum: the sound of a drum he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes
explosion: the noise caused by an explosion the explosion was heard a mile away
footfall: the sound of a step of someone walking he heard footsteps on the porch
growl: the sound of growling (as made by animals)
grunt: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
hiss: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
howl: a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound the howl of the wind made him restless
hubbub: loud confused noise from many sources
hum: a humming noise the hum of distant traffic
jingle: a metallic sound the jingle of coins the jangle of spurs
knock: the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) the knocking grew louder
meow: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
mutter: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
neigh: the characteristic sounds made by a horse
noise: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) he enjoyed the street noises they heard indistinct noises of people talking during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
paradiddle: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
pat: the sound made by a gentle blow
patter: a quick succession of light rapid sounds the patter of mice the patter of tiny feet
peal: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
pitter-patter: a series of rapid tapping sounds she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house
pop: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
rat-a-tat-tat: a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
rattle: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) the death rattle
report: a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) they heard a violent report followed by silence