LM-Lexicon/Wordnet huggingface dataset:
building (n): a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Example: "there was a three-story building on the corner"
building (n): the act of constructing something
Example: "his hobby was the building of boats"
Synonyms: construction, leveling, shipbuilding, grading, assembly, fabrication
building (v): to form or accumulate steadily
Example: "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
Synonyms: develop, progress, build
nucleated (v): to form into a nucleus
Example: "Some cells had nucleated"
Synonyms: become, nucleate, turn
nucleated (a): having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
Example: "nucleated cells"
ripe (a): fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
Example: "ripe peaches"
ripe (s): fully prepared or eager
Example: "the colonists were ripe for revolution"
ripe (s): at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
Example: "a ripe mind"
ripe (s): most suitable or right for a particular purpose
Example: "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
sally (n): a venture off the beaten path
Example: "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
debarment (n): the act of prevention by legal means
Example: "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
foulness (n): disgusting wickedness and immorality
Example: "he understood the foulness of sin"
foulness (n): the badness of the weather
Example: "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather"
floor (n): the inside lower horizontal surface as of a room , hallway , tent , or other structure
Example: "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
Synonyms: parquet, flooring, level
floor (n): a lower limit
Example: "the government established a wage floor"
Synonyms: control, base
extraordinary (s): serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
Example: "an ambassador extraordinary"
clawed (v): to clutch as if in panic
Example: "She clawed the doorknob"
Synonyms: claw, clutch, seize
careful (a): exercising caution or showing care or attention
Example: "they were careful when crossing the busy street"
careful (s): full of cares or anxiety
Example: "Thou art careful and troubled about many things " - Luke 10.41"
produce (v): to create or manufacture a man-made product
Example: "We produce more cars than we can sell"
Synonyms: make, proof, extrude, yield, pulse, output, machine, cut, smelt, elaborate, print, reproduce, return, pulsate, printing, laminate, create, breeding, breed, generate, refashion, yielding, publish
produce (v): to cause to happen , occur or exist
Example: "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"
pipe (v): to transport by pipeline
Example: "pipe oil , water , and gas into the desert"
Synonyms: piping, transport
servile (a): submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
Example: "spoke in a servile tone"
servile (s): relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
Example: "Brown 's attempt at servile insurrection"
gnarled (v): to twist into a state of deformity
Example: "The wind has gnarled this old tree"
Synonyms: deform, gnarl, twist, turn, bend
gnarled (s): used of old persons or old trees
Example: "gnarled and knotted hands"
gnarled (s): covered with knobs or knots
Example: "gnarled and knotted hands"
clockwise (r): in the direction that the hands of a clock move
Example: "please move clockwise in a circle"
entreaty (n): earnest or urgent request
Example: "an entreaty to stop the fighting"
Synonyms: demagogy, asking, solicitation, plea, suit, courtship, appeal, request
subservience (n): the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan
Example: "all his actions were in subservience to the general plan"
huddle (n): a disorganized and densely packed crowd
Example: "a huddle of frightened women"
huddle (v): to crowd or draw together
Example: "let 's huddle together -- it 's cold !"
inextinguishable (a): difficult or impossible to extinguish
Example: "an inextinguishable flame"
eviscerate (v): to remove the contents of
Example: "eviscerate the stomach"
spectroscopic (a): of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
Example: "spectroscopic analysis"
monstrosity (n): something hideous or frightful
Example: "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"
outstay (v): to stay too long
Example: "overstay or outstay one 's welcome"
Synonyms: abiding, overstay, abide, bide, stay
inconveniently (r): in an inconvenient manner
Example: "he arrived at an inconveniently late hour"
dear (s): with or in a close or intimate relationship
Example: "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
composure (n): steadiness of mind under stress
Example: "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
Synonyms: calmness, cool, repose, temperament, disposition, poise, serenity, calm, equanimity, assuredness, quiet
furniture (n): furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
Example: "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"
goal (n): a successful attempt at scoring
Example: "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
level (v): to aim at
Example: "level criticism or charges at somebody"
Synonyms: take, leveling, direct, aim
level (v): to lay it on the line
Example: "I have to level with you"
level (s): being on a precise horizontal plane
Example: "a billiard table must be level"
level (s): oriented at right angles to the plumb
Example: "the picture is level"
playful (a): full of fun and high spirits
Example: "playful children just let loose from school"
unstudied (a): not by design or artifice
Example: "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"
unstudied (a): unforced and impromptu
Example: "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"
unstudied (s): lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field
Example: "is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"
veracious (s): habitually speaking the truth
Example: "a veracious witness"
waxy (a): made of or covered with wax
Example: "careful , the floor is waxy"
waxy (s): having the paleness of wax
Example: "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
grounding (n): education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
Example: "a good grounding in mathematics"
attention (n): a general interest that leads people to want to know more
Example: "She was the center of attention"
unctuous (s): unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example: "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
fearful (s): timid by nature or revealing timidity
Example: "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
preserve (n): a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
Example: "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
preserve (v): to keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting , shooting , or fishing
Example: "preserve the forest and the lakes"
preserve (v): to keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Example: "preserve the peace in the family"
Synonyms: persevering, resume, keeping, continued, prolong, hold, keep, sustain, perpetuate, persist, persevere, holding, sustained
preserve (v): to cause to remain or last
Example: "preserve the peace in the family"
Synonyms: persevering, resume, keeping, continued, prolong, hold, keep, sustain, perpetuate, persist, persevere, holding, sustained
fast (v): to abstain from certain foods , as for religious or medical reasons
Example: "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
fast (v): to abstain from eating
Example: "Before the medical exam , you must fast"
fast (a): acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Example: "fast film"
fast (a): indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
Example: "my watch is fast"
fast (a): at a rapid tempo
Example: "the band played a fast fox trot"
fast (r): quickly or rapidly often used as a combining form
Example: "how fast can he get here ?"
marital (a): of or relating to the state of marriage
Example: "marital status"
Synonyms: matrimonial, married
outspoken (s): given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
Example: "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"
outspoken (s): characterized by directness in manner or speech
Example: "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"
outspoken (s): without subtlety or evasion
Example: "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"
quartet (n): four people considered as a unit
Example: "he joined a barbershop quartet"
Synonyms: gathering, foursome, assemblage
contention (n): the act of competing as for profit or a prize
Example: "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
Synonyms: rivalry, contest, competition
jaundiced (v): to distort adversely
Example: "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
jaundiced (s): showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste
Example: "looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation"
jemmy (n): a short crowbar
Example: "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
Synonyms: jimmy, crowbar
lactic (a): of or relating to or obtained from milk especially sour milk or whey
Example: "lactic acid"
deceptively (r): in a misleading way
Example: "the exam looked deceptively easy"
honorably (r): with honor
Example: "he was honorably discharged after many years of service"
beg (v): to call upon in supplication
Example: "I beg you to stop !"
Synonyms: imploring, insist, crave, implore, plead, craving, pleading
beg (v): to entreat
Example: "I beg you to stop !"
Synonyms: imploring, insist, crave, implore, plead, craving, pleading
beg (v): to dodge , avoid answering , or take for granted
Example: "beg the question"
dull (a): lacking in liveliness or animation
Example: "he was so dull at parties"
dull (a): emitting or reflecting very little light
Example: "a dull glow"
dull (s): being or made softer or less loud or clear
Example: "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
dull (s): very low in saturation
Example: "dull greens and blues"
dull (s): not active or brisk
Example: "business is dull ( or slow )"
Synonyms: sluggish, slow
organ (n): a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
Example: "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
organ (n): a periodical that is published by a special interest group
Example: "the organ of the communist party"
lost (v): to fail to keep or to maintain
Example: "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
lost (v): to cease to have , either physically or in an abstract sense
Example: "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
lost (v): to fail to win
Example: "We lost the battle but we won the war"
Synonyms: drop, lose
lost (v): to suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
Example: "She lost her husband in the war"
Synonyms: suffer, lose
lost (s): incapable of being recovered or regained
Example: "his lost honor"
lost (s): not caught with the senses or the mind
Example: "words lost in the din"
black (a): being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
Example: "black leather jackets"
black (a): having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
Example: "black leather jackets"
black (a): of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-saharan african origin
Example: "a great people -- a black people -- ... injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization " - Martin Luther King Jr ."
black (s): marked by anger or resentment or hostility
Example: "black looks"
fire (n): the event of something burning often destructive
Example: "they lost everything in the fire"
fire (n): the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and often smoke
Example: "fire was one of our ancestors ' first discoveries"
Synonyms: flaming, burning, blaze, blazing, flare, combustion
fire (v): to cause to go off
Example: "fire a gun"
Synonyms: firing, shoot, pop, fusillade, shooting, blast
fire (v): to bake in a kiln so as to harden
Example: "fire pottery"
Synonyms: baking, bake, firing
homogeneity (n): the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature
Example: "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies"
sake (n): a reason for wanting something done
Example: "for your sake"
Synonyms: interest, welfare, benefit
dining (v): to give dinner to
Example: "I 'm wining and dining my friends"
dining (v): to host for dinner
Example: "I 'm wining and dining my friends"
paging (n): calling out the name of a person especially by a loudspeaker system
Example: "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging"
stiffly (r): in a stiff manner
Example: "his hands lay stiffly"
film (n): a medium that disseminates moving pictures
Example: "film coverage of sporting events"
Synonyms: celluloid, medium
film (n): a thin coating or layer
Example: "the table was covered with a film of dust"
showroom (n): an area where merchandise such as cars can be displayed
Example: "in Britain a showroom is called a salesroom"
topic (n): some situation or event that is thought about
Example: "he kept drifting off the topic"
Synonyms: matter, subject, issue, area, remit
topic (n): the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
Example: "it was a very sensitive topic"
Synonyms: keynote, question, precedent, theme, subject, substance
monotony (n): the quality of wearisome constancy , routine , and lack of variety
Example: "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
Synonyms: humdrum, sameness
hour (n): a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
Example: "the job will take more than an hour"
reductive (s): characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
Example: "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory " - R.H.Rovere"
succeed (v): to be the successor of
Example: "Will Charles succeed to the throne ?"
Synonyms: supplant, succeeding, enter
fuzz (n): filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
Example: "peach fuzz"
Synonyms: hair
catty (s): marked by or arising from malice
Example: "a catty remark"
alien (s): not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
Example: "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"
alien (s): being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Example: "alien customs"
scandalous (s): giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Example: "scandalous behavior"
obtainable (s): capable of being obtained
Example: "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable"
sureness (n): the quality of being steady and unfailing
Example: "sureness of hand"
contingent (n): a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
Example: "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
contingent (n): a temporary military unit
Example: "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
Synonyms: force, detail
contingent (s): possible but not certain to occur
Example: "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
contingent (s): determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
Example: "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
indiscernible (a): difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
Example: "an indiscernible increase in temperature"
indiscernible (s): barely able to be perceived
Example: "the transition was almost indiscernible"
segregate (v): to separate by race or religion
Example: "We do n't segregate in this county"
segregate (v): to practice a policy of racial segregation
Example: "We do n't segregate in this county"
segregate (v): to divide from the main body or mass and collect
Example: "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
greenwood (n): woodlands in full leaf
Example: "the greenwood was Robin Hood 's home"
apparel (n): clothing in general
Example: "she was refined in her choice of apparel"
Synonyms: wearable, wear, clothes, dress
rhythmic (a): recurring with measured regularity
Example: "the rhythmic chiming of church bells " - John Galsworthy"
destroyer (n): a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
Example: "a destroyer of the environment"
Synonyms: annihilator, vandal, waster, iconoclast
venous (a): of or contained in or performing the function of the veins
Example: "venous inflammation"
browse (n): vegetation such as young shoots , twigs , and leaves that is suitable for animals to eat
Example: "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day"
browse (v): to look around casually and randomly , without seeking anything in particular
Example: "browse a computer directory"
Synonyms: seek, surf, browsing, search
compressed (v): to squeeze or press together
Example: "she compressed her lips"
Synonyms: contract, strangle, constrict, convulse, tighten, press, scrag, compact, compress, strangulate, fret
backward (r): in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
Example: "it 's easy to get the ` i ' and the ` e ' backward in words like ` seize ' and ` siege '"
backward (r): at or to or toward the back or rear
Example: "tripped when he stepped backward"
backward (r): in or to or toward a past time
Example: "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
hegemony (n): the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
Example: "the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation"
grainy (s): composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Example: "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"
arrogant (s): having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
Example: "an arrogant official"
palatine (a): relating to or lying near the palate
Example: "the palatine tonsils"
Synonyms: palatal
easily (r): indicating high probability
Example: "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"
easily (r): in all likelihood
Example: "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"
veritable (s): often used as intensifiers
Example: "he 's a veritable swine"
veritable (s): not counterfeit or copied
Example: "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
dextral (a): of or on the right
Example: "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"
dextral (s): preferring to use right foot or hand or eye
Example: "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
nigh (s): being on the left side
Example: "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"
nigh (r): near in time or place or relationship
Example: "The end draws nigh"
nigh (r): slightly short of or not quite accomplished
Example: "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
nigh (r): all but
Example: "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
major (n): a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
Example: "she is a linguistics major"
major (n): the principal field of study of a student at a university
Example: "her major is linguistics"
major (a): greater in number or size or amount
Example: "a major portion ( a majority ) of the population"
major (s): of the elder of two boys with the same family name
Example: "Jones major"
dogged (s): stubbornly unyielding
Example: "dogged persistence"
haughty (s): having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example: "haughty aristocrats"
astounding (s): so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Example: "an astounding achievement"
northeasterly (s): situated in or oriented toward the northeast
Example: "the northeasterly part of the island"
gallant (s): unflinching in battle or action
Example: "a gallant warrior"
gallant (s): having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Example: "a gallant pageant"
wrongheaded (s): obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
Example: "a wrongheaded policy"
fellow (n): a member of a learned society
Example: "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association"
fellow (n): a boy or man
Example: "there 's a fellow at the door"
Synonyms: feller, male, chap, lad
boorish (s): ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
Example: "was boorish and insensitive"
march (n): walking with regular steps especially in a procession of some kind
Example: "it was a long march"
unlikely (a): has little chance of being the case or coming about
Example: "an unlikely story"
unlikely (a): not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
Example: "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
runner (n): a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
Example: "he sent a runner over with the contract"
trial (n): trying something to find out about it
Example: "a sample for ten days free trial"
Synonyms: experiment, test, tryout
trial (n): the determination of a persons innocence or guilt by due process of law
Example: "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"
pestilence (n): a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
Example: "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"
Synonyms: canker, influence
predominant (s): having superior power and influence
Example: "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
arouse (v): to call forth emotions , feelings , and responses
Example: "arouse pity"
Synonyms: provoke, infatuated, inflame, make, overwhelm, spite, upsetting, waking, anger, rekindle, overwhelming, fire, upset, injure, stimulate, discomfit, made, elicit, provoking, disconcert, overpowering, bruise, whelm, overpower, wake, interest, create, raise, overtake, exciting, interested, wound, hurt, shame, inviting, draw, offend, prick, interesting
quota (n): a prescribed number
Example: "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
quota (n): a limitation on imports
Example: "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"
roomy (s): having ample space
Example: "a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment"
sincere (a): open and genuine
Example: "he was a good man , decent and sincere"
sincere (a): not deceitful
Example: "he was a good man , decent and sincere"
sincere (s): characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
Example: "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"
tent (n): a portable shelter usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs
Example: "he pitched his tent near the creek"
skew (s): having an oblique or slanting direction or position
Example: "the picture was skew"
condemnation (n): the condition of being strongly disapproved of
Example: "he deserved nothing but condemnation"
condemnation (n): an expression of strong disapproval
Example: "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
Synonyms: disapproval, disapprobation
condemnation (n): pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
Example: "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
Synonyms: disapproval, disapprobation
clarify (v): to make clear and more comprehensible
Example: "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
Synonyms: illuminate, illuminating, expand, elaborate, expatiate, explicate, expound, clear, explain, elucidate
clarify (v): to make clear by removing impurities or solids , as by heating
Example: "clarify the butter"
manorial (a): of or relating to or based on the manor
Example: "manorial accounts"
fight (n): any contest or struggle
Example: "a fight broke out at the hockey game"
Synonyms: banging, disturbance, duel, ruffle, fencing, shock, encounter, conflict, battle, impact, brawl, combat, beating, fray, scuffle, fighting, struggle, affray
fight (n): an intense verbal dispute
Example: "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
fight (n): a boxing or wrestling match
Example: "the fight was on television last night"
relentless (s): not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example: "relentless persecution"
relentless (s): never-ceasing
Example: "the relentless beat of the drums"
beatific (s): marked by utter benignity
Example: "a beatific smile"
beatific (s): resembling or befitting an angel or saint
Example: "a beatific smile"
hobble (v): to strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side of a horse in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
Example: "hobble race horses"
Synonyms: hopple, strap, strapping
incapable (a): lacking capacity or ability
Example: "incapable of carrying a tune"
incapable (a): not having the temperament or inclination for
Example: "simply incapable of lying"
incapable (s): not being susceptible to or admitting of something usually followed by of
Example: "incapable of solution"
corollary (n): a practical consequence that follows naturally
Example: "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
earmark (v): to give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Example: "I will earmark this money for your research"
Synonyms: appropriate, allot, portion, assign, reserve
falsity (n): the state of being false or untrue
Example: "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"
Synonyms: falseness, unreality
taste (n): delicate discrimination especially of aesthetic values
Example: "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"
Synonyms: appreciation, culture, discretion, discrimination, delicacy, trend
taste (n): a brief experience of something
Example: "he got a taste of life on the wild side"
frolicsome (s): given to merry frolicking
Example: "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
bustling (s): full of energetic and noisy activity
Example: "a bustling city"
segment (n): one of the parts into which something naturally divides
Example: "a segment of an orange"
segment (n): one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Example: "finished the final segment of the road"
Synonyms: section, subdivision, portion, leaf, length, straight, bend
arthritic (n): a person afflicted with arthritis
Example: "the hands of an elderly arthritic"
picking (n): the quantity of a crop that is harvested
Example: "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
Synonyms: production, pick, yield, output
precaution (n): a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. .
Example: "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"
Synonyms: step, measure, safeguard, backstop, security, guard
sod (n): an informal british term for a youth or man
Example: "the poor sod could n't even buy a drink"
boisterous (s): noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
Example: "a boisterous crowd"
boisterous (s): full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Example: "boisterous practical jokes"
boisterous (s): violently agitated and turbulent
Example: "boisterous winds and waves"
perforation (n): a hole made in something
Example: "a perforation of the eardrum"
tautology (n): a statement that is necessarily true
Example: "the statement ` he is brave or he is not brave ' is a tautology"
tautology (n): useless repetition
Example: "to say that something is ` adequate enough ' is a tautology"
inconsolable (a): sad beyond comforting
Example: "inconsolable when her son died"
inconsolable (a): incapable of being consoled
Example: "inconsolable when her son died"
male (a): being the sex of plant or animal that produces gametes spermatozoa that perform the fertilizing function in generation
Example: "a male infant"
male (s): for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
Example: "the male lead"
contradistinction (n): a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
Example: "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
pining (v): to have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example: "I am pining for my lover"
Synonyms: yearn, ache, pine, die, yen, hanker, languish
uncanny (s): suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example: "stumps ... had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures " - John Galsworthy"
Synonyms: eldritch, weird, unearthly
uncanny (s): surpassing the ordinary or normal
Example: "his uncanny sense of direction"
precocious (a): characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity especially in mental aptitude
Example: "a precocious child"
precocious (s): appearing or developing early
Example: "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
powdery (s): as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
Example: "a powdery blue"
limiter (n): a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude
Example: "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
limiter (n): used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform to clip off the peaks of a waveform
Example: "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
connector (n): an instrumentality that connects
Example: "he did n't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
Synonyms: jumper, conjunction, connection, patch, attachment, connective, earth, backbone, instrumentation, bond, junction, instrumentality, coupling, ground, line
subway (n): an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground usually in a city
Example: "in Paris the subway system is called the ` metro ' and in London it is called the ` tube ' or the ` underground '"
Synonyms: tube, railroad
ascendant (n): position or state of being dominant or in control
Example: "that idea was in the ascendant"
ascendant (s): tending or directed upward
Example: "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage " - John Ruskin"
ascendant (s): most powerful or important or influential
Example: "the economically ascendant class"
ensure (v): to make certain of
Example: "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"
Synonyms: doom, assured, make, guarantee
lidless (a): not having or covered with a lid or lids
Example: "a lidless container"
lidless (s): always watchful
Example: "to an eye like mine , a lidless watcher of the public weal " - Alfred Tennyson"
common (a): belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole
Example: "for the common good"
Synonyms: commoner
common (a): public
Example: "for the common good"
Synonyms: commoner
common (a): having no special distinction or quality
Example: "the common man"
Synonyms: commoner
common (a): widely known or commonly encountered
Example: "the common man"
Synonyms: commoner
common (a): average or ordinary or usual
Example: "the common man"
Synonyms: commoner
common (s): commonly encountered
Example: "a common ( or familiar ) complaint"
Synonyms: commoner, usual
common (s): being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Example: "common parlance"
Synonyms: commoner, vulgar
savagely (r): like an animal
Example: "she cried out savagely"
insoluble (a): admitting of no solution or explanation
Example: "an insoluble doubt"
hail (n): many objects thrown forcefully through the air
Example: "a hail of pebbles"
mindless (s): lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
Example: "the shrieking of the mindless wind"
semimonthly (s): occurring twice a month
Example: "a semimonthly publication"
semimonthly (r): twice a month
Example: "salaries are paid semimonthly"
henceforth (r): from this time forth
Example: "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith"
henceforth (r): from now on
Example: "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith"
notably (r): especially
Example: "notably in the social sciences , the professors teach too much"
notably (r): in particular
Example: "notably in the social sciences , the professors teach too much"
erosion (n): a gradual decline of something
Example: "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
wicked (s): intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Example: "under wicked fire from the enemy 's guns"
wicked (s): naughtily or annoyingly playful
Example: "a wicked prank"
gradually (r): in a gradual manner
Example: "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
howl (n): a long loud emotional utterance
Example: "he gave a howl of pain"
howl (n): a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
Example: "the howl of the wind made him restless"
howl (v): to emit long loud cries
Example: "howl with sorrow"
Synonyms: call, scream, roaring, shout, yell, crying, yawl, squall, cry, ululate, screaming, roar
surmounted (v): to be on top of
Example: "The scarf surmounted the gown"
surmounted (a): having something on top
Example: "columns surmounted by statues"
inorganic (a): relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
Example: "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances"
stopper (n): a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
Example: "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
concerted (s): involving the joint activity of two or more
Example: "concerted action"
Synonyms: conjunctive
disbandment (n): the act of disbanding
Example: "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"
access (n): a way of entering or leaving
Example: "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
Synonyms: approach, way, entrance, entry
subscribe (v): to adopt as a belief
Example: "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
unreasonable (s): beyond normal limits
Example: "unreasonable demands"
Synonyms: excessive, inordinate, undue
unlimited (a): having no limits in range or scope
Example: "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism " - Philip Rahv"
indifferently (r): with indifference
Example: "she shrugged indifferently"
indifferently (r): in an indifferent manner
Example: "she shrugged indifferently"
milliard (n): a billion
Example: "in England they call one thousand million a milliard"
realistically (r): in a realistic manner
Example: "let 's look at the situation realistically"
slouch (n): an incompetent person
Example: "he 's no slouch when it comes to baseball"
slouch (n): usually used in negative constructions
Example: "he 's no slouch when it comes to baseball"
overtax (v): to tax excessively
Example: "Do n't overtax my constituents !"
incarceration (n): the state of being imprisoned
Example: "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"
Synonyms: captivity, internment
unfortunate (a): not favored by fortune
Example: "an unfortunate turn of events"
unfortunate (a): marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
Example: "an unfortunate turn of events"
unfortunate (s): unsuitable or regrettable
Example: "an unfortunate choice of words"
indeterminate (a): not precisely determined or established
Example: "of indeterminate age"
indeterminate (a): not fixed or known in advance
Example: "of indeterminate age"
indeterminate (a): having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
Example: "an indeterminate stem"
indeterminate (s): not capable of being determined
Example: "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"
indeterminate (s): not leading to a definite ending or result
Example: "an indeterminate campaign"
stringer (n): a member of a squad on a team
Example: "a first stringer"
ghetto (n): formerly the restricted quarter of many european cities in which jews were required to live
Example: "the Warsaw ghetto"
ghetto (n): any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
Example: "the relative security of the gay ghetto"
radially (r): in a radial manner
Example: "an imaginative dispersal of the pews radially from the central focus of the pulpit"
crumbly (s): easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
Example: "crumbly cookies"
folly (n): the quality of being rash and foolish
Example: "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"
Synonyms: craziness, madness, foolishness
intuitively (r): in an intuitive manner
Example: "inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles"
onward (r): forward in time or order or degree
Example: "from the sixth century onward"
onward (r): in a forward direction
Example: "moved onward into the forest"
Synonyms: onwards, forward, forwards
unkempt (s): not neatly combed
Example: "wild unkempt hair"
unkempt (s): not properly maintained or cared for
Example: "an unkempt garden"
beastly (s): showing lack of human sensibility
Example: "beastly desires"
choose (v): to select as an alternative over another
Example: "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
atrophic (a): relating to or characterized by atrophy
Example: "atrophic arthritis"
trash (v): to dispose of something useless or old
Example: "trash these old chairs"
hobgoblin (n): an object of dread or apprehension
Example: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds " -- Ralph Waldo Emerson"
Synonyms: object, bugbear
mildly (r): to a moderate degree
Example: "he was mildly interested"
aslant (r): at an oblique angle
Example: "the sun shone aslant into his face"
Synonyms: athwart, obliquely
stark (s): devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
Example: "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
lineage (n): the descendants of one individual
Example: "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Synonyms: origin, descent, ancestry, parentage, folk, kinfolk, sept, stock, kinsfolk, blood, genealogy, family, line
prohibitive (s): tending to discourage especially of prices
Example: "the price was prohibitive"
vaginal (a): of or relating to the vagina
Example: "vaginal suppository"
readmission (n): the act of admitting someone again
Example: "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic"
aseptic (s): free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
Example: "aseptic surgical instruments"
flush (n): a sudden rapid flow as of water
Example: "he heard the flush of a toilet"
Synonyms: flowing, flow, gush
flush (s): of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one , forming the same plane
Example: "a door flush with the wall"
flush (s): having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Example: "a speculator flush with cash"
Synonyms: affluent, moneyed, wealthy
flush (r): squarely or solidly
Example: "hit him flush in the face"
flush (r): in the same plane
Example: "set it flush with the top of the table"
fickle (s): marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
Example: "fickle friends"
fickle (s): liable to sudden unpredictable change
Example: "fickle weather"
impatient (a): restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
Example: "impatient with the slower students"
divine (s): being or having the nature of a god
Example: "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his ... powers " - J.G.Frazier"
divine (s): tis god-like to create-j.g. saxe
Example: "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his ... powers " - J.G.Frazier"
divine (s): devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
Example: "divine worship"
numb (s): so frightened as to be unable to move
Example: "too numb with fear to move"
numb (s): stunned or paralyzed with terror
Example: "too numb with fear to move"
numb (s): not showing human feeling or sensitivity
Example: "numb to the cries for mercy"
numb (s): unresponsive
Example: "numb to the cries for mercy"
plump (s): sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
Example: "pleasingly plump"
plump (r): straight down especially heavily or abruptly
Example: "the anchor fell plump into the sea"
implication (n): a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection especially an incriminating involvement
Example: "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
evolution (n): a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage especially a more advanced or mature stage
Example: "the evolution of Greek civilization"
Synonyms: flowering, development, process, growth
ministerial (a): of or relating to a minister of religion or the ministers office
Example: "ministerial duties"
ministerial (a): of or relating to a government minister or ministry
Example: "ministerial decree"
reprehensible (s): bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Example: "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
deify (v): to consider as a god or godlike
Example: "These young men deify financial success"
sideways (r): with one side forward or to the front
Example: "turned sideways to show the profile"
sideways (r): toward one side
Example: "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"
whittle (v): to cut small bits or pare shavings from
Example: "whittle a piece of wood"
Synonyms: cutting, cut, paring
notice (n): an announcement containing information about an event
Example: "you did n't give me enough notice"
notice (n): advance notification usually written of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
Example: "we received a notice to vacate the premises"
invalidate (v): to take away the legal force of or render ineffective
Example: "invalidate a contract"
Synonyms: alter, change, vitiate, modify, voiding
bent (s): of metal
Example: "bent nails"
Synonyms: dented
bent (s): used of the back and knees
Example: "with bent ( or bended ) back"
promiscuous (s): not selective of a single class or person
Example: "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money"
lace (v): to draw through eyes or holes
Example: "lace the shoelaces"
combustion (n): a state of violent disturbance and excitement
Example: "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"
tandem (r): one behind the other
Example: "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"
harry (v): to annoy continually or chronically
Example: "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
Synonyms: provoke, gravel, dun, rag, chafing, bother, annoy, molest, needle, harass, irritate, haze, beset, devil, needless, nettle, ragged, torment, frustrate, vexed, bedevil, goad, chafe, rile
bony (s): very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example: "emaciated bony hands"
Synonyms: haggard, gaunt, skeletal
bony (a): having bones especially many or prominent bones
Example: "a bony shad fillet"
idiopathic (a): arising from an unknown cause
Example: "idiopathic epilepsy"
hurt (v): to give trouble or pain to
Example: "This exercise will hurt your back"
hurt (v): to cause damage or affect negatively
Example: "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
Synonyms: injure, damage
hurt (s): suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
Example: "ambulances ... for the hurt men and women"
sensually (r): in a sultry and sensual manner
Example: "the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables"
aggrandizement (n): the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
Example: "the aggrandizement of the king"
Synonyms: elevation, increase
slick (v): to give a smooth and glossy appearance
Example: "slick one 's hair"
slick (s): having only superficial plausibility
Example: "a slick commercial"
Synonyms: glib, slicker
slick (s): having a smooth , gleaming surface reflecting light
Example: "slick seals and otters"
astern (r): stern foremost or backward
Example: "the steamer went astern at half speed"
astern (r): behind
Example: "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla , and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"
astern (r): at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
Example: "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
trill (n): the articulation of a consonant especially the consonant r with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula
Example: "he pronounced his R 's with a distinct trill"
rival (v): to be equal to in quality or ability
Example: "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"
Synonyms: touch, vie, compete
irreversible (a): incapable of being reversed
Example: "irreversible momentum toward revolution"
exposition (n): an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
Example: "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
comprehend (v): to get the meaning of something
Example: "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter ?"
Synonyms: tumble, twig, grasp, digest, compass, figure, understand, savvy, understanding
evermore (r): at any future time
Example: "lead a blameless life evermore"
evermore (r): in the future
Example: "lead a blameless life evermore"
microscopically (r): by using a microscope
Example: "the blood was examined microscopically"
microscopically (r): so as to be visible only with a microscope
Example: "the blood was examined microscopically"
microscopically (r): as seen with a microscope
Example: "the blood was examined microscopically"
microscopically (r): as if by using a microscope
Example: "every manuscript was edited microscopically"
microscopically (r): with extreme precision and attention to detail
Example: "every manuscript was edited microscopically"
microscopically (r): in minute detail
Example: "every manuscript was edited microscopically"
invulnerable (a): immune to attack
Example: "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
invulnerable (a): impregnable
Example: "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
jam (v): to crush or bruise
Example: "jam a toe"
Synonyms: crush, bruise
alchemy (n): the way two individuals relate to each other
Example: "a mysterious alchemy brought them together"
inflammation (n): the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Example: "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
uncomfortable (a): conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
Example: "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"
rousing (s): capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
Example: "a rousing sermon"
hiding (v): to keep out of sight , as for protection and safety
Example: "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"
Synonyms: earth, hide
snuff (v): to inhale audibly through the nose
Example: "snuff coke"
squat (s): short and thick
Example: "a little church with a squat tower"
Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, squatter, squatty
squat (s): as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Example: "a little church with a squat tower"
Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, squatter, squatty
mayoral (a): of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor
Example: "mayoral elections"
jauntily (r): in a jaunty fashionable manner
Example: "his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair"
sleek (s): well-groomed and neatly tailored
Example: "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
sleek (s): especially too well-groomed
Example: "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
sleek (s): having a smooth , gleaming surface reflecting light
Example: "sleek black fur"
knot (n): a tight cluster of people or things
Example: "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
knot (n): a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
Example: "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
unemployment (n): the state of being unemployed or not having a job
Example: "unemployment is a serious social evil"
supercilious (s): expressive of contempt
Example: "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"
supercilious (s): having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example: "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"
melt (n): the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Example: "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"
melt (v): to reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state , usually by heating
Example: "melt butter"
Synonyms: molten, run, fuse, resolve, dissolve, dissolving, melting, try
recognition (n): the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Example: "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"
Synonyms: acceptance, acknowledgment
recognition (n): the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Example: "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"
Synonyms: memory, identification
recognition (n): approval
Example: "give her recognition for trying"
Synonyms: credit, salute, salutation, remembrance, commemoration
odious (s): unequivocally detestable
Example: "consequences odious to those you govern " - Edmund Burke"
tardily (r): without speed slow is sometimes used informally for slowly
Example: "glaciers move tardily"
tardily (r): later than usual or than expected
Example: "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"
sequence (n): serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
Example: "the sequence of names was alphabetical"
sequence (n): a following of one thing after another in time
Example: "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
slit (v): to make a clean cut through
Example: "slit her throat"
Synonyms: cutting, slice, cut
thickly (r): spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
Example: "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly"
thickly (r): with thickness
Example: "spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface"
thickly (r): in a thick manner
Example: "spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface"