LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
enable (v): to render capable or able for some task
Example: "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"
felicitous (a): exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
Example: "a felicitous speaker"
envious (s): painfully desirous of anothers advantages
Example: "envious of their art collection"
thinly (r): without force or sincere effort
Example: "smiled thinly"
thinly (r): in a small quantity or extent
Example: "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
dramatization (n): conversion into dramatic form
Example: "the play was a dramatization of a short story"
cushion (v): to protect from impact
Example: "cushion the blow"
Synonyms: buffer, modify
diversified (v): to spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
Example: "The plants on this island diversified"
Synonyms: radiate, vary, diversify, change, alter
diversified (v): to vary in order to spread risk or to expand
Example: "The company diversified"
Synonyms: vary, diversify, change, alter
diversified (a): having variety of character or form or components
Example: "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"
diversified (a): or having increased variety
Example: "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"
importunate (s): expressing earnest entreaty
Example: "an importunate job applicant"
glib (s): artfully persuasive in speech
Example: "a glib tongue"
distasteful (s): highly offensive
Example: "distasteful language"
Synonyms: disgusting, repellent, revolting, foul, wicked
distasteful (s): arousing aversion or disgust
Example: "distasteful language"
Synonyms: disgusting, repellent, revolting, foul, wicked
crisp (s): clearly defined
Example: "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
crisp (s): tender and brittle
Example: "crisp potato chips"
Synonyms: crispy
crisp (s): pleasantly cold and invigorating
Example: "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
amorous (s): expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
Example: "amorous glances"
pitiable (s): inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Example: "pitiable lack of character"
pitiable (s): deserving or inciting pity
Example: "pitiable homeless children"
spanker (n): a hitter who slaps usually another person with an open hand
Example: "my father was the designated spanker in our family"
Synonyms: slapper, hitter, striker
forbear (v): to resist doing something
Example: "she could not forbear weeping"
Synonyms: help, forbear, refrain, sparing, spare, forbearing, leave
badge (n): an emblem a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal that signifies your status rank or membership or affiliation etc. .
Example: "they checked everyone 's badge before letting them in"
badge (n): any feature that is regarded as a sign of status a particular power or quality or rank
Example: "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"
quizzical (s): playfully vexing especially by ridicule
Example: "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air " - Lawrence Durrell"
quizzical (s): perplexed as if being expected to know something that you do not know
Example: "he had a quizzical expression"
illegally (r): in an illegal manner
Example: "they dumped the waste illegally"
figural (s): consisting of or forming human or animal figures
Example: "a figural design"
unmistakable (s): clearly evident to the mind
Example: "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"
transcendental (s): existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
Example: "find transcendental motives for sublunary action " - Aldous Huxley"
agonistic (s): striving to overcome in argument
Example: "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
collected (v): to call for and obtain payment of
Example: "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"
Synonyms: take, raise, collect, farm
collected (s): in full control of your faculties
Example: "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"
hale (s): exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Example: "hale and hearty"
mop (v): to make a sad face and thrust out ones lower lip
Example: "mop and mow"
Synonyms: mown
masterfully (r): in a skillfully masterful manner
Example: "the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully"
masterfully (r): with the skill of a master
Example: "the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully"
agree (v): to be in accord
Example: "I ca n't agree with you !"
Synonyms: arrange, hold, grant, concurring, concur, concede, yield, concord, reconcile, resolve, settle, subscribe
agree (v): to be in agreement
Example: "I ca n't agree with you !"
Synonyms: arrange, hold, grant, concurring, concur, concede, yield, concord, reconcile, resolve, settle, subscribe
agree (v): to show grammatical agreement
Example: "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"
nonchalant (s): marked by blithe unconcern
Example: "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"
fastener (n): a person who fastens or makes fast
Example: "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
insincere (a): lacking sincerity
Example: "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"
vacantly (r): in a vacant manner
Example: "she was staring vacantly into the room"
florist (n): someone who grows and deals in flowers
Example: "the florist made up an attractive bouquet"
scarify (v): to puncture and scar the skin , as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
Example: "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
sharply (r): in a well delineated manner
Example: "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
sharply (r): changing suddenly in direction and degree
Example: "the road twists sharply after the light"
interlock (n): a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
Example: "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
peak (n): the top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill
Example: "the view from the peak was magnificent"
Synonyms: hilltop, brow, top, spot, crest, tip, place
formulation (n): the style of expressing yourself
Example: "he suggested a better formulation"
chromosome (n): a threadlike strand of dna in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Example: "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes"
singsong (s): uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
Example: "a singsong manner of speaking"
lone (s): single and isolated from others
Example: "the lone doctor in the entire county"
lone (s): lacking companions or companionship
Example: "the lone skier on the mountain"
inert (s): having only a limited ability to react chemically
Example: "inert matter"
inert (s): slow and apathetic
Example: "she was fat and inert"
Synonyms: sluggish, torpid, soggy
stably (r): in a stable solid fixed manner
Example: "the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon"
stably (r): in a stable unchanging manner
Example: "the death rate in Russia has been stably high"
correlative (s): expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
Example: "correlative conjunctions"
history (n): the aggregate of past events
Example: "a critical time in the school 's history"
history (n): a record or narrative description of past events
Example: "a history of France"
Synonyms: record, account, etymology, story, recital
history (n): the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
Example: "he teaches Medieval history"
fortuitous (s): occurring by happy chance
Example: "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
fortuitous (s): having no cause or apparent cause
Example: "fortuitous encounters -- strange accidents of fortune"
aloft (r): at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
Example: "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
aloft (r): at or to great height
Example: "eagles were soaring aloft"
aloft (r): high up in or into the air
Example: "eagles were soaring aloft"
mushy (s): effusively or insincerely emotional
Example: "mushy effusiveness"
contribution (n): the part played by a person in bringing about a result
Example: "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"
Synonyms: share, end, attempt, endeavor, try
synchronize (v): to make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
Example: "Let 's synchronize our efforts"
synchronize (v): to make motion picture sound exactly simultaneous with the action
Example: "synchronize this film"
scalar (a): of or relating to a musical scale
Example: "he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar"
scalar (a): of or relating to a directionless magnitude such as mass or speed etc. that is completely specified by its magnitude
Example: "scalar quantity"
scavenge (v): to feed on carrion or refuse
Example: "hyenas scavenge"
veiled (v): to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Example: "a veiled threat"
Synonyms: mystify, obscure, hide, change, alter, modify, veil, obliterate
unfailing (s): always able to supply more
Example: "an unfailing source of good stories"
unfailing (s): not liable to failure
Example: "the unfailing sign of an amateur"
backless (a): lacking a back
Example: "a stool is a backless and armless seat"
swelling (v): to become filled with pride , arrogance , or anger
Example: "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Synonyms: act, behave, swell
swelling (v): to expand abnormally
Example: "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
Synonyms: belly, blister, swell, expand, distend
penitentiary (s): used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
Example: "penitentiary institutions"
doctrinal (a): relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine
Example: "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae"
unilateral (a): involving only one part or side
Example: "unilateral paralysis"
fault (n): a crack in the earths crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Example: "they built it right over a geological fault"
Synonyms: shift, break, crack, fracture, cleft, fissure, crevice
fault (n): equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc. .
Example: "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
fault (n): responsibility for a bad situation or event
Example: "it was John 's fault"
builder (n): a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country
Example: "empire builder"
adventuresome (a): willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
Example: "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
Synonyms: adventurous
tightness (n): a tight feeling in some part of the body
Example: "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"
Synonyms: feeling, constriction
symbolize (v): to represent or identify by using a symbol
Example: "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
symbolize (v): to use symbols
Example: "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"
piracy (n): hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts
Example: "air piracy"
piracy (n): taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
Example: "air piracy"
untrue (s): not according with the facts
Example: "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
untrue (s): not true to an obligation or trust
Example: "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty " - Bruno Laske"
untrue (s): not accurately fitted
Example: "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
untrue (s): not level
Example: "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
economically (r): with respect to economic science
Example: "economically this proposal makes no sense"
economically (r): with respect to the economic system
Example: "economically the country is worse off"
bluntness (n): the quality of being direct and outspoken
Example: "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
well (n): an abundant source
Example: "she was a well of information"
Synonyms: wellspring, source
well (v): to come up , as of a liquid
Example: "Tears well in her eyes"
Synonyms: rise, swell, surface
well (a): in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
Example: "appears to be entirely well"
well (s): wise or advantageous and hence advisable
Example: "it would be well to start early"
well (r): indicating high probability
Example: "I might well do it"
Synonyms: easily
well (r): in all likelihood
Example: "I might well do it"
Synonyms: easily
native (n): a person born in a particular place or country
Example: "he is a native of Brazil"
native (a): characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
Example: "the native North American sugar maple"
native (a): characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Example: "native Americans"
stint (n): an individuals prescribed share of work
Example: "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"
archaic (s): little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Example: "archaic forms of life"
archaic (s): so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Example: "archaic laws"
painted (s): having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Example: "the painted desert"
wake (n): the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
Example: "the motorboat 's wake capsized the canoe"
Synonyms: wave, backwash
wake (n): a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
Example: "there 's no weeping at an Irish wake"
wake (n): the consequences of an event especially a catastrophic event
Example: "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
Synonyms: upshot, outcome, consequence, result, issue, backwash, event, aftermath
shadiness (n): of questionable honesty or legality
Example: "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"
shadiness (n): relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
Example: "there 's too much shadiness to take good photographs"
Synonyms: shade, shadow
dibble (v): to plant with a wooden hand tool
Example: "dibble Spring bulbs"
dibble (v): to make a hole with a wooden hand tool
Example: "dibble the ground"
adduct (v): to draw a limb towards the body
Example: "adduct the thigh muscle"
metamorphosis (n): a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
Example: "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
hesitate (v): to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Example: "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Synonyms: vacillating, hover, falter, oscillating, waver, vibrate, boggle, faltering, linger, oscillate
unbind (v): to untie or unfasten
Example: "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
thespian (a): of or relating to drama
Example: "the movie director had thespian cooperation"
spastic (a): relating to or characterized by spasm
Example: "a spastic colon"
spastic (s): affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
Example: "spastic movements"
rearward (n): direction toward the rear
Example: "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"
rearward (s): directed or moving toward the rear
Example: "a rearward glance"
rearward (s): located in or toward the back or rear
Example: "on the rearward side"
rearward (r): at or to or toward the back or rear
Example: "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
privately (r): kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
Example: "it was discussed privately between the two men"
uphill (r): upward on a hill or incline
Example: "this street lay uphill"
segmented (v): to divide or split up
Example: "The cells segmented"
Synonyms: divide, segment
sad (a): experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
Example: "feeling sad because his dog had died"
narrowly (r): in a narrow manner
Example: "he interprets the law narrowly"
narrowly (r): not allowing for exceptions
Example: "he interprets the law narrowly"
stop (n): the event of something ending
Example: "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
Synonyms: surcease, conclusion, halt, standstill, cessation, ending, finish, stand
reliever (n): a person who reduces the intensity e.g. , of fears and calms and pacifies
Example: "a reliever of anxiety"
Synonyms: individual, person, soul, comforter
municipal (s): of or relating to the government of a municipality
Example: "international law ... only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law " - J.L.kuntz"
coherent (a): marked by an orderly , logical , and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Example: "a coherent argument"
coherent (s): capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
Example: "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"
Synonyms: lucid, logical
northernmost (s): situated farthest north
Example: "Alaska is our northernmost state"
push (n): the act of applying force in order to move something away
Example: "he gave the door a hard push"
Synonyms: propulsion, shove, nudge, actuation, boost, jog, press, pressure, pushing, pressing
push (n): an effort to advance
Example: "the army made a push toward the sea"
perfectionism (n): a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable
Example: "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"
scholastic (a): of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism
Example: "scholastic philosophy"
assenting (n): agreeing with or consenting to often unwillingly
Example: "assenting to the Congressional determination"
Synonyms: agreement, accession
adjacent (s): near or close to but not necessarily touching
Example: "lands adjacent to the mountains"
patchy (s): irregular or uneven in quality , texture , etc. .
Example: "a patchy essay"
vastly (r): to an exceedingly great extent or degree
Example: "He had vastly overestimated his resources"
theretofore (r): up to that time
Example: "they had not done any work theretofore"
circuit (n): an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
Example: "she 's a familiar name on the club circuit"
thickness (n): indistinct articulation
Example: "judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily"
reposition (n): depositing in a warehouse
Example: "they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"
Synonyms: warehousing, storage, deposit, deposition
ductile (s): capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example: "ductile copper"
ceremoniously (r): in a ceremonious manner
Example: "my mother advised her children ceremoniously"
bimonthly (s): occurring every two months
Example: "bimonthly visits"
bimonthly (r): every two months
Example: "the bill was payable bimonthly"
collateral (a): descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
Example: "cousins are collateral relatives"
collateral (s): serving to support or corroborate
Example: "collateral evidence"
Synonyms: confirmatory, corroborative, confirmative
collateral (s): accompany , concomitant
Example: "collateral target damage from a bombing run"
collateral (s): situated or running side by side
Example: "collateral ridges of mountains"
pneumonic (a): pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia
Example: "pneumonic plague"
aglow (s): softly bright or radiant
Example: "a house aglow with lights"
Synonyms: luminous, lucent, lambent
bound (s): headed or intending to head in a certain direction
Example: "children bound for school"
deservedly (r): as deserved
Example: "he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season"
suspect (v): to imagine to be the case or true or probable
Example: "I suspect he is a fugitive"
Synonyms: suspected, guess, venture, pretend, hazard, surmise
leash (n): a figurative restraint
Example: "kept a tight leash on his emotions"
Synonyms: collar, restraint
amplification (n): addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
Example: "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"
beaten (s): much trodden and worn smooth or bare
Example: "did not stray from the beaten path"
sinistral (a): of or on the left
Example: "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"
sinistral (s): preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
Example: "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
mingle (v): to get involved or mixed-up with
Example: "He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair"
analytically (r): by virtue of analysis
Example: "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior ?"
immeasurably (r): to an immeasurable degree
Example: "the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man"
immeasurably (r): beyond measurement
Example: "the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man"
darkly (r): without light
Example: "the river was sliding darkly under the mist"
darkly (r): in a dark glowering menacing manner
Example: "he stared darkly at her"
caudal (a): constituting or relating to a tail
Example: "caudal appendage"
caudal (s): situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises
Example: "caudal fins"
neediness (n): the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
Example: "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"
firewood (n): wood used for fuel
Example: "they collected and cut their own firewood"
thickset (s): having a short and solid form or stature
Example: "a thickset young man"
Synonyms: compact
cyclic (a): forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
Example: "cyclic petals"
jealously (r): with jealousy
Example: "he guarded his privacy jealously"
jealously (r): with jealousy
Example: "he looked at his friend 's new car jealously"
jealously (r): in an envious manner
Example: "he looked at his friend 's new car jealously"
ventral (a): toward or on or near the belly front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal
Example: "the ventral aspect of the human body"
wanton (v): to spend wastefully
Example: "wanton one 's money away"
wanton (s): casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Example: "wanton behavior"
Synonyms: sluttish, promiscuous, loose
indirectly (r): not in a forthright manner
Example: "he answered very indirectly"
evert (v): to turn the inner surface of outward
Example: "evert the eyelid"
stream (n): dominant course suggestive of running water of successive events or ideas
Example: "stream of consciousness"
Synonyms: flow, line
forceful (a): characterized by or full of force or strength often but not necessarily physical
Example: "a forceful speaker"
obstruct (v): to block passage through
Example: "obstruct the path"
Synonyms: congested, blocking, block, stifle, dam, stop, jam, barricade, clogging, asphyxiated, screen, suffocate, blockade, hinder, asphyxiate, occlude, foul
obstruct (v): to shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
Example: "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
Synonyms: conceal, block, hide, concealed, hiding, hidden
finitely (r): with a finite limit
Example: "there are finitely many solutions to this problem"
rummage (n): a thorough search for something often causing disorder or confusion
Example: "he gave the attic a good rummage but could n't find his skis"
inadequate (a): lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Example: "inadequate training"
spat (v): to become permanently attached
Example: "mollusks or oysters spat"
nosocomial (a): taking place or originating in a hospital
Example: "nosocomial infection"
palpable (a): capable of being perceived
Example: "a barely palpable dust"
palpable (a): especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Example: "a barely palpable dust"
palpable (s): can be felt by palpation
Example: "a palpable tumor"
mordant (s): harshly ironic or sinister
Example: "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
lurid (s): horrible in fierceness or savagery
Example: "lurid crimes"
lurid (s): glaringly vivid and graphic
Example: "lurid details of the accident"
lurid (s): marked by sensationalism
Example: "lurid details of the accident"
lurid (s): shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
Example: "a lurid sunset"
indirection (n): indirect procedure or action
Example: "he tried to find out by indirection"
disorganization (n): the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
Example: "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"
mannish (s): resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
Example: "a mannish stride"
mannish (s): characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
Example: "true mannish arrogance"
nervy (s): showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
Example: "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
plumb (s): exactly vertical
Example: "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
plumb (r): exactly
Example: "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
plumb (r): completely
Example: "I 'm plumb ( or plum ) tuckered out"
plumb (r): used as intensifiers
Example: "I 'm plumb ( or plum ) tuckered out"
approximate (s): not quite exact or correct
Example: "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"
approximate (s): very close in resemblance
Example: "sketched in an approximate likeness"
dutiful (s): willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
Example: "a dutiful child"
necessarily (r): as a highly likely consequence
Example: "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe"
necessarily (r): in such a manner as could not be otherwise
Example: "it is necessarily so"
manifestly (r): unmistakably plain is often used informally for plainly
Example: "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"
warn (v): to admonish or counsel in terms of someones behavior
Example: "I warn you against false assumptions"
Synonyms: discouraging, counsel, advise, admonish
fissile (a): capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain
Example: "fissile crystals"
pyrrhic (a): of or relating to a war dance of ancient greece
Example: "pyrrhic dance movements"
pyrrhic (a): of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
Example: "pyrrhic verses"
zeal (n): excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
Example: "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
zeal (n): a feeling of strong eagerness usually in favor of a person or cause
Example: "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
zeal (n): prompt willingness
Example: "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"
tatty (s): showing signs of wear and tear
Example: "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
purification (n): the act of purging of sin or guilt
Example: "purification through repentance"
purification (n): moral or spiritual cleansing
Example: "purification through repentance"
suit (n): a set of garments usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
Example: "they buried him in his best suit"
suit (v): to accord or comport with
Example: "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman !"
Synonyms: agree, tally, befit, fit, befitting, jibe
quibble (v): to argue over petty things
Example: "Let 's not quibble over pennies"
Synonyms: argue, squabble, fence, niggling, debate, niggle
phantasmal (s): resembling or characteristic of a phantom
Example: "a phantasmal presence in the room"
lank (s): long and thin and often limp
Example: "grown lank with fasting"
quotable (a): able or fit to be repeated or quoted
Example: "he comes up with so many quotable phrases"
quotable (s): suitable for or worthy of quotation
Example: "a quotable slogan"
honorable (s): adhering to ethical and moral principles
Example: "followed the only honorable course of action"
nomenclature (n): a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Example: "biological nomenclature"
Synonyms: terminology, word
nonexistent (a): not having existence or being or actuality
Example: "chimeras are nonexistent"
mourning (v): to feel sadness
Example: "She is mourning her dead child"
Synonyms: mourn, grieve
fervid (s): extremely hot
Example: "set out ... when the fervid heat subsides " - Frances Trollope"
fixedly (r): in a fixed manner
Example: "he stared at me fixedly"
star (v): to mark with an asterisk
Example: "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
Synonyms: starred, asterisk, mark
star (s): indicating the most important performer or role
Example: "a star figure skater"
Synonyms: stellar, leading
top (n): the upper part of anything
Example: "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
top (n): the highest or uppermost side of anything
Example: "put your books on top of the desk"
Synonyms: face, crest, upside
top (n): the first half of an inning
Example: "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
top (n): while the visiting team is at bat
Example: "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
devotion (n): feelings of ardent love
Example: "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
devotion (n): commitment to some purpose
Example: "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
appreciation (n): an expression of gratitude
Example: "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
appreciation (n): an increase in price or value
Example: "an appreciation of 30 % in the value of real estate"
tempered (a): made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
Example: "a sword of tempered steel"
tempered (a): adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
Example: "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy"
negligently (r): in a negligent manner
Example: "he did his work negligently"
precipitate (s): done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Example: "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
unravel (v): to become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
Example: "unravel the thread"
Synonyms: unknot, undone, undoing, undo, unpick
unravel (v): to disentangle
Example: "can you unravel the mystery ?"
Synonyms: disentangle, ravel
lithographic (a): of or produced by or involved in lithography
Example: "lithographic reproduction"
ferment (n): a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Example: "the political ferment produced new leadership"
Synonyms: agitation, turbulence, unrest
ferment (v): to cause to undergo fermentation
Example: "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"
wearer (n): a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
Example: "the wearer of the crown"
highness (n): a high degree of amount or force etc. .
Example: "responsible for the highness of the rates"
return (n): the act of going back to a prior location
Example: "they set out on their return to the base camp"
return (v): to go or come back to place , condition , or activity where one has been before
Example: "return to your native land"
reality (n): the state of being actual or real
Example: "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
Synonyms: actuality, realness, realism, fact
punish (v): to impose a penalty on
Example: "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
Synonyms: retaliate, castigate, revenge, penalize, execute, correct, victimize, avenge, discipline, scourge
punish (v): to inflict punishment on
Example: "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
Synonyms: retaliate, castigate, revenge, penalize, execute, correct, victimize, avenge, discipline, scourge
change (n): an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Example: "the change was intended to increase sales"
Synonyms: shift, fluctuation, mutation, development, play, surprise, nativity, break, alteration, moderation, separation, transformation, increase, revolution, variation, birth, damage, conversion, scintillation, sublimation, vagary, deformation, expiry, nascency, decrease, harm, impairment, shimmer, transmutation, detachment, death, twinkle, modification, acceleration, sparkling
change (n): a relational difference between states
Example: "he attributed the change to their marriage"
change (n): especially between states before and after some event
Example: "he attributed the change to their marriage"
interception (n): the act of intercepting
Example: "he resorted to the interception of his daughter 's letters"
interception (n): preventing something from proceeding or arriving
Example: "he resorted to the interception of his daughter 's letters"
governing (n): exercising authority
Example: "regulations for the governing of state prisons"
Synonyms: misgovernment, government, lawmaking, governance, administration
governing (v): to exercise authority over
Example: "Who is governing the country now ?"
Synonyms: control, dictate, reign, throne, govern
governing (v): to as of nations
Example: "Who is governing the country now ?"
Synonyms: control, dictate, reign, throne, govern
car (n): a motor vehicle with four wheels
Example: "he needs a car to get to work"
Synonyms: racer, machine, ambulance, automobile, cab, cruiser, saloon, auto, heap, limousine, sedan, wagon, convertible, compact, electric, taxis, hack, bus
car (n): usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Example: "he needs a car to get to work"
Synonyms: racer, machine, ambulance, automobile, cab, cruiser, saloon, auto, heap, limousine, sedan, wagon, convertible, compact, electric, taxis, hack, bus
fanfare (n): a short lively tune played on brass instruments
Example: "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
Synonyms: air, melody, strain, tune, flourish, line
opportune (a): suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
Example: "an opportune place to make camp"
dispassion (n): objectivity and detachment
Example: "her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone"
paring (n): especially the skin or peel
Example: "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
baronet (n): a member of the british order of honor
Example: "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones , Bart ."
baronet (n): ranks below a baron but above a knight
Example: "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones , Bart ."
blessing (n): the formal act of approving
Example: "he gave the project his blessing"
Synonyms: approving, appreciation, admiration, acceptance, patronage, reward, backing
immigrate (v): to migrate to a new environment
Example: "only few plants can immigrate to the island"
wend (v): to direct ones course or way
Example: "wend your way through the crowds"
minor (a): inferior in number or size or amount
Example: "a minor share of the profits"
minor (s): of the younger of two boys with the same family name
Example: "Jones minor"
transverse (s): extending or lying across
Example: "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"
Synonyms: cross
transverse (s): in a crosswise direction
Example: "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"
Synonyms: cross
transverse (s): at right angles to the long axis
Example: "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"
Synonyms: cross
foully (r): in an unfair and insulting manner
Example: "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists"
foully (r): in a wicked and shameful manner
Example: "two policemen were foully murdered"
colossal (s): so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Example: "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"
socially (r): by or with respect to society
Example: "socially accepted norms"
valid (a): well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
Example: "a valid inference"
experiment (n): a venture at something new or different
Example: "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"
experiment (v): to try something new , as in order to gain experience
Example: "Students experiment sexually"
holographic (s): written wholly in the handwriting of the signer
Example: "a holographic will"
humbly (r): in a humble manner
Example: "he humbly lowered his head"
heap (v): to arrange in stacks
Example: "heap firewood around the fireplace"
Synonyms: arrange, piling, piles, pile, corded
scan (n): systematic examination of a prescribed region
Example: "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
plentiful (s): existing in great number or quantity
Example: "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
plentiful (s): affording an abundant supply
Example: "food is plentiful"
Synonyms: rich, copious, ample, plenteous
wolfish (a): resembling or characteristic or considered characteristic of a wolf
Example: "wolfish rapacity"
refinement (n): the result of improving something
Example: "he described a refinement of this technique"
refinement (n): the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
Example: "a man of intellectual refinement"
Synonyms: excellence, civilization
refinement (n): a highly developed state of perfection
Example: "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"
refinement (n): having a flawless or impeccable quality
Example: "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"
unit (n): an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
Example: "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
unit (n): an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
Example: "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"
unit (n): a single undivided whole
Example: "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
transpose (v): to change key
Example: "Can you transpose this fugue into G major ?"
retraction (n): the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
Example: "the retraction of the landing gear"
lift (v): to take hold of something and move it to a different location
Example: "lift the box onto the table"
lift (v): to move upwards
Example: "lift one 's eyes"
Synonyms: moving, raise, displace
drizzly (s): wet with light rain
Example: "a sad drizzly day"
dictator (n): a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
Example: "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
fore (r): near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
Example: "the captain went fore ( or forward ) to check the instruments"
door (n): a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
Example: "he knocked on the door"
door (n): anything providing a means of access or escape
Example: "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"
door (n): a structure where people live or work usually ordered along a street or road
Example: "the office next door"
worship (v): to show devotion to a deity
Example: "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
example (n): an item of information that is typical of a class or group
Example: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"
Synonyms: instance, representative, apology, precedent, excuse, exception, sample
example (n): punishment intended as a warning to others
Example: "they decided to make an example of him"
Synonyms: lesson, admonition
example (n): a representative form or pattern
Example: "I profited from his example"
Synonyms: archetype, prototype, epitome, model, lodestar, template, original, representation, pilot, microcosm, guide
status (n): the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Example: "he had the status of a minor"
status (n): a state at a particular time
Example: "the current status of the arms negotiations"
Synonyms: laxness, exoneration, muteness, participation, serration, polarization, submission, purity, irradiation, guiltiness, disorderliness, guilt, curvature, demand, illumination, silence, dryness, malady, pureness, fruition, decline, celibacy, innocence, order, safety, impaction, anchorage, discomfort, despair, nudity, condition, nakedness, identification, place, situation, mummification, brutalization, lubrication, ascendency, soundness, immunity, danger, fullness, disorder, tilth, subservience, wetness, diversification, resistance, improvement, atmosphere, niche, iniquity, involvement, facilitation, circumstance, impropriety, health, depilation, mode, preservation, virginity, laxity, difficulty, desperation, condemnation, frizz, dominance, protuberance, reinstatement, darkness, deification, astigmatism, mood, climate, control, encapsulation, susceptibility, way
austral (s): of the south or coming from the south
Example: "sailed the austral seas"
commotion (n): confused movement
Example: "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
Synonyms: movement, motion, whirl
pause (v): to cease an action temporarily
Example: "We pause for station identification"
Synonyms: rest, break, interrupt, breathe, disrupt
acute (a): having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Example: "acute appendicitis"
acute (s): having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example: "an acute observer of politics and politicians"
acute (s): of critical importance and consequence
Example: "an acute ( or critical ) lack of research funds"
overboard (r): to extremes
Example: "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
overboard (r): from on board a vessel into the water
Example: "they dropped their garbage overboard"
riser (n): a person who rises especially from bed
Example: "he 's usually a late riser"
swinish (s): ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
Example: "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
swinish (s): resembling swine
Example: "swinish slavering over food"
swinish (s): coarsely gluttonous or greedy
Example: "swinish slavering over food"
ballistic (a): relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
Example: "ballistic missile"
maternally (r): in a maternal manner
Example: "she loved her students almost maternally"
maternally (r): as a mother
Example: "she loved her students almost maternally"
commendable (s): worthy of high praise
Example: "a commendable sense of purpose"
antithetic (s): sharply contrasted in character or purpose
Example: "hope is antithetic to despair"
concrete (a): capable of being perceived by the senses
Example: "concrete objects such as trees"
getting (n): the act of acquiring something
Example: "he 's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
getting (v): to enter or assume a certain state or condition
Example: "It must be getting more serious"
Synonyms: break, become, run, get, turn, sober, settle, take
contact (n): the act of touching physically
Example: "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
contact (n): the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
Example: "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
instead (r): in place of , or as an alternative to
Example: "Felix became a herpetologist instead"
Synonyms: alternatively
striking (s): sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
Example: "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
striking (s): having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Example: "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"
Synonyms: prominent, outstanding, salient
tenderly (r): with tenderness
Example: "tenderly she placed her arms round him"
tenderly (r): in a tender manner
Example: "tenderly she placed her arms round him"
clement (a): inclined to show mercy
Example: "a more clement judge reduced the sentence"
see (v): to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
Example: "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"
Synonyms: beholden, behold, beholding, saw, see, comprehend, seeing, glimpse
see (v): to deem to be
Example: "I do n't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
Synonyms: thought, valued, make, favored, receive, expect, conceive, prize, reckoning, abstract, abstracted, reckon, idealize, favor, believing, call, consider, regard, hold, deem, disrespect, included, value, believe, appreciate, view, treasure, identify, reconsider, esteem, respect, thinking
trig (s): neat and smart in appearance
Example: "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"
Synonyms: trimester, trimmer
swimmer (n): a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
Example: "he was an Olympic swimmer"
swimmer (n): a person who travels through the water by swimming
Example: "he is not a good swimmer"
ample (a): more than enough in size or scope or capacity
Example: "had ample food for the party"
ample (s): affording an abundant supply
Example: "had ample food for the party"
Synonyms: rich, copious, plenteous, plentiful
spend (v): to pay out
Example: "spend money"
Synonyms: expend, consume, drop, exhaust, exhausting, afford, piddling, blow, put, eat, wanton, economize, invest, trifle, pay, deplete, underspend, squander, ware, place
covert (n): a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Example: "the brush provided a covert for game"
Synonyms: concealment, screen, blind, cover
covert (a): not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
Example: "covert actions by the CIA"
covert (s): being under the protection of her husband
Example: "a woman covert"
exhausting (s): having a debilitating effect
Example: "an exhausting job in the hot sun"
avoid (v): to keep out of the way of someone or something
Example: "Her former friends now avoid her"
avoid (v): to refrain from doing something
Example: "He should avoid publishing his wife 's memories"
avoid (v): to prevent the occurrence of
Example: "Let 's avoid a confrontation"
Synonyms: obviate, forbid, forestall, deflect, debar, preclude, foreclose
avoid (v): to prevent from happening
Example: "Let 's avoid a confrontation"
Synonyms: obviate, forbid, forestall, deflect, debar, preclude, foreclose
neglectful (s): not showing due care or attention
Example: "neglectful parents"
neglectful (s): failing in what duty requires
Example: "neglectful of his duties"
Synonyms: remiss, delinquent, derelict
calibration (n): the act of checking or adjusting by comparison with a standard the accuracy of a measuring instrument
Example: "the thermometer needed calibration"
oblivion (n): total forgetfulness
Example: "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
dislike (n): a feeling of aversion or antipathy
Example: "my dislike of him was instinctive"
sheep (n): a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
Example: "his students followed him like sheep"
feathery (s): characterized by a covering of feathers
Example: "the feathery congregation of jays"
feathery (s): resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
Example: "feathery palm trees"
visualize (v): to view the outline of by means of an x-ray
Example: "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"
visualize (v): to form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
Example: "Mathematicians often visualize"
frosty (s): devoid of warmth and cordiality
Example: "got a frosty reception"
Synonyms: icy, frigid, wintry
frosty (s): expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
Example: "got a frosty reception"
Synonyms: icy, frigid, wintry
frosty (s): pleasantly cold and invigorating
Example: "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"
lukewarm (s): moderately warm
Example: "he hates lukewarm coffee"
Synonyms: tepid
lukewarm (s): feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Example: "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
Synonyms: tepid, halfhearted
conveniently (r): in a convenient manner
Example: "the switch was conveniently located"
urbane (s): showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
Example: "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
Synonyms: refined, polished
inkling (n): a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Example: "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
Synonyms: suggestion, glimmer, glimmering
denier (n): a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
Example: "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"
licensed (v): to authorize officially
Example: "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
Synonyms: certify, authorize, recognize, franchise, clear, charter, license
multiplex (s): having many parts or aspects
Example: "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
multiplex (s): having many features or forms
Example: "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"
funereal (s): suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
Example: "funereal gloom"
afoot (s): traveling by foot
Example: "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
steeply (r): in a steep manner
Example: "the street rose steeply up to the castle"
herald (n): a person who announces important news
Example: "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
Synonyms: trumpeter, messenger
parity (n): the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
Example: "the parity of the mother must be considered"
Synonyms: pregnancy, gestation, maternity, para
nihil (n): nothing as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ
Example: "nihil habet"