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silence | v | Please silence the children in the church ! | to cause to be quiet or not talk | wordnet | [
"muzzle",
"conquer",
"inhibit",
"hush",
"suppress",
"hushing",
"lull",
"subdue",
"subdued",
"still"
] | "Please silence the children in the church !" What is the definition of "silence"? |
estimation | n | they had a high estimation of his ability | the respect with which a person is held | wordnet | [
"estimate",
"regard",
"reputation",
"esteem",
"respect",
"report"
] | "they had a high estimation of his ability" What is the definition of "estimation"? |
portfolio | n | he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio | a large , flat , thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps | wordnet | [] | "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio" What is the definition of "portfolio"? |
portfolio | n | he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio | usually leather | wordnet | [] | "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio" What is the definition of "portfolio"? |
portfolio | n | the artist had put together a portfolio of his work | a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers | wordnet | [] | "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work" What is the definition of "portfolio"? |
portfolio | n | they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio | a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution | wordnet | [] | "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio" What is the definition of "portfolio"? |
laziness | n | the laziness of the day helped her to relax | relaxed and easy activity | wordnet | [] | "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" What is the definition of "laziness"? |
fleck | n | a fleck of red | a small contrasting part of something | wordnet | [
"patch",
"speckle",
"spot",
"plaque",
"speck",
"dapple",
"nebula",
"splash",
"fret"
] | "a fleck of red" What is the definition of "fleck"? |
unprincipled | a | freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny " - A.E.Stevenson | lacking principles or moral scruples | wordnet | [] | "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny " - A.E.Stevenson" What is the definition of "unprincipled"? |
indubitably | r | it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers | in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted | wordnet | [] | "it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers" What is the definition of "indubitably"? |
characteristically | r | he arrived characteristically late | in characteristic manner | wordnet | [] | "he arrived characteristically late" What is the definition of "characteristically"? |
erosive | s | the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline | wearing away by friction | wordnet | [] | "the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline" What is the definition of "erosive"? |
nationalist | s | nationalist aspirations | devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others | wordnet | [] | "nationalist aspirations" What is the definition of "nationalist"? |
tamely | r | the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely | in a tame manner | wordnet | [] | "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely" What is the definition of "tamely"? |
peninsular | a | peninsular isolation | of or forming or resembling a peninsula | wordnet | [] | "peninsular isolation" What is the definition of "peninsular"? |
orchestral | a | orchestral score | relating to or composed for an orchestra | wordnet | [] | "orchestral score" What is the definition of "orchestral"? |
macerate | v | macerate peaches | to soften , usually by steeping in liquid , and cause to disintegrate as a result | wordnet | [] | "macerate peaches" What is the definition of "macerate"? |
momentarily | r | we paused momentarily before proceeding | for an instant or moment | wordnet | [] | "we paused momentarily before proceeding" What is the definition of "momentarily"? |
chestnut | s | a chestnut horse | of a golden brown to reddish brown color | wordnet | [] | "a chestnut horse" What is the definition of "chestnut"? |
erudite | s | an erudite professor | having or showing profound knowledge | wordnet | [] | "an erudite professor" What is the definition of "erudite"? |
hitter | n | a hard hitter | someone who hits | wordnet | [
"slapper",
"spanker",
"striker"
] | "a hard hitter" What is the definition of "hitter"? |
impalpable | a | an impalpable cloud | imperceptible to the senses or the mind | wordnet | [] | "an impalpable cloud" What is the definition of "impalpable"? |
impalpable | s | an impalpable pulse | not perceptible to the touch | wordnet | [] | "an impalpable pulse" What is the definition of "impalpable"? |
persuasive | a | persuasive eloquence | intended or having the power to induce action or belief | wordnet | [] | "persuasive eloquence" What is the definition of "persuasive"? |
icy | s | icy northern waters | covered with or containing or consisting of ice | wordnet | [] | "icy northern waters" What is the definition of "icy"? |
icy | s | roads and trees glazed with an icy film | shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice | wordnet | [] | "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" What is the definition of "icy"? |
icy | s | icy stare | devoid of warmth and cordiality | wordnet | [] | "icy stare" What is the definition of "icy"? |
icy | s | icy stare | expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | wordnet | [] | "icy stare" What is the definition of "icy"? |
sensitivity | n | sensitivity to pain | responsiveness to external stimuli | wordnet | [] | "sensitivity to pain" What is the definition of "sensitivity"? |
sensitivity | n | sensitivity to pain | the faculty of sensation | wordnet | [] | "sensitivity to pain" What is the definition of "sensitivity"? |
sensitivity | n | a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity | the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences | wordnet | [] | "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity" What is the definition of "sensitivity"? |
behave | v | Do n't behave like a fool | to show a certain behavior | wordnet | [
"make",
"swelling",
"freeze",
"toy",
"acting",
"play",
"swollen",
"presume",
"jesting",
"menace",
"joke",
"footless",
"wanton",
"bungling",
"swagger",
"bungle",
"swell",
"act",
"trifle",
"bluster",
"ramp",
"blustering",
"sauce",
"jest"
] | "Do n't behave like a fool" What is the definition of "behave"? |
behave | v | Do n't behave like a fool | to conduct or comport oneself | wordnet | [
"make",
"swelling",
"freeze",
"toy",
"acting",
"play",
"swollen",
"presume",
"jesting",
"menace",
"joke",
"footless",
"wanton",
"bungling",
"swagger",
"bungle",
"swell",
"act",
"trifle",
"bluster",
"ramp",
"blustering",
"sauce",
"jest"
] | "Do n't behave like a fool" What is the definition of "behave"? |
generic | a | the generic name | relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus | wordnet | [] | "the generic name" What is the definition of "generic"? |
generic | s | ` Acetaminophen ' is the generic form of the proprietary drug ` Tylenol ' | not protected by trademark | wordnet | [] | "` Acetaminophen ' is the generic form of the proprietary drug ` Tylenol '" What is the definition of "generic"? |
generic | s | is there a generic Asian mind ? | applicable to an entire class or group | wordnet | [] | "is there a generic Asian mind ?" What is the definition of "generic"? |
suggestion | n | the picnic was her suggestion | an idea that is suggested | wordnet | [] | "the picnic was her suggestion" What is the definition of "suggestion"? |
suggestion | n | it was a suggestion we could n't refuse | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | wordnet | [
"overture",
"approach",
"hint",
"feeler",
"advance",
"trace",
"ghost",
"breath",
"touch",
"proposition"
] | "it was a suggestion we could n't refuse" What is the definition of "suggestion"? |
upwind | r | they flew upwind | in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing | wordnet | [] | "they flew upwind" What is the definition of "upwind"? |
appreciate | v | Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter ? | to be fully aware of | wordnet | [] | "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter ?" What is the definition of "appreciate"? |
appreciate | v | Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter ? | to realize fully | wordnet | [] | "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter ?" What is the definition of "appreciate"? |
bier | n | we followed the bier to the graveyard | a coffin along with its stand | wordnet | [] | "we followed the bier to the graveyard" What is the definition of "bier"? |
fashionably | r | his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man | in a fashionable manner | wordnet | [] | "his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man" What is the definition of "fashionably"? |
duress | n | confessed under duress | compulsory force or threat | wordnet | [] | "confessed under duress" What is the definition of "duress"? |
sacred | a | sacred texts | concerned with religion or religious purposes | wordnet | [] | "sacred texts" What is the definition of "sacred"? |
sacred | s | saw motherhood as woman 's sacred calling | worthy of respect or dedication | wordnet | [] | "saw motherhood as woman 's sacred calling" What is the definition of "sacred"? |
sacred | s | a fund sacred to charity | devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person | wordnet | [] | "a fund sacred to charity" What is the definition of "sacred"? |
sacred | s | the sacred mosque | made or declared or believed to be holy | wordnet | [] | "the sacred mosque" What is the definition of "sacred"? |
sacred | s | the sacred mosque | devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | wordnet | [] | "the sacred mosque" What is the definition of "sacred"? |
serene | s | serene skies and a bright blue sea | completely clear and fine | wordnet | [] | "serene skies and a bright blue sea" What is the definition of "serene"? |
serene | s | he remained serene in the midst of turbulence | not agitated | wordnet | [] | "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence" What is the definition of "serene"? |
serene | s | he remained serene in the midst of turbulence | without losing self-possession | wordnet | [] | "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence" What is the definition of "serene"? |
crude | s | managed to make a crude splint | not carefully or expertly made | wordnet | [] | "managed to make a crude splint" What is the definition of "crude"? |
crude | s | a crude joke | conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | wordnet | [
"vulgar",
"earthy",
"gross",
""
] | "a crude joke" What is the definition of "crude"? |
crude | s | the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man | belonging to an early stage of technical development | wordnet | [] | "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man" What is the definition of "crude"? |
crude | s | the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man | characterized by simplicity and often crudeness | wordnet | [] | "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man" What is the definition of "crude"? |
crude | a | crude oil | not refined or processed | wordnet | [] | "crude oil" What is the definition of "crude"? |
climatic | a | climatic changes | of or relating to a climate | wordnet | [] | "climatic changes" What is the definition of "climatic"? |
piebald | s | a piebald horse | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | wordnet | [
"painted",
"",
"pied",
"motley"
] | "a piebald horse" What is the definition of "piebald"? |
innovative | s | stylistically innovative works | being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before | wordnet | [] | "stylistically innovative works" What is the definition of "innovative"? |
innovative | s | is British industry innovative enough ? | ahead of the times | wordnet | [
"advanced",
"",
"modern"
] | "is British industry innovative enough ?" What is the definition of "innovative"? |
underlying | s | an underlying meaning | in the nature of something though not readily apparent | wordnet | [] | "an underlying meaning" What is the definition of "underlying"? |
underlying | s | underlying principles | being or involving basic facts or principles | wordnet | [] | "underlying principles" What is the definition of "underlying"? |
therein | r | they can read therein what our plans are | in or into that thing or place | wordnet | [] | "they can read therein what our plans are" What is the definition of "therein"? |
sexual | a | sexual orientation | of or relating to or characterized by sexuality | wordnet | [] | "sexual orientation" What is the definition of "sexual"? |
sexual | a | sexual reproduction | having or involving sex | wordnet | [] | "sexual reproduction" What is the definition of "sexual"? |
lucent | s | the lucent moon | softly bright or radiant | wordnet | [
"aglow",
"",
"luminous",
"lambent"
] | "the lucent moon" What is the definition of "lucent"? |
puffy | s | puffy tumid flesh | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | wordnet | [
"turgid",
"",
"tumescent"
] | "puffy tumid flesh" What is the definition of "puffy"? |
puffy | s | puffy off-shore winds | blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts | wordnet | [] | "puffy off-shore winds" What is the definition of "puffy"? |
openly | r | he openly flaunted his affection for his sister | in an open way | wordnet | [] | "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister" What is the definition of "openly"? |
capital | s | a capital fellow | first-rate | wordnet | [] | "a capital fellow" What is the definition of "capital"? |
capital | s | our capital concern was to avoid defeat | of primary importance | wordnet | [] | "our capital concern was to avoid defeat" What is the definition of "capital"? |
capital | s | capital A | uppercase | wordnet | [] | "capital A" What is the definition of "capital"? |
oppression | n | the tyrant 's oppression of the people | the act of subjugating by cruelty | wordnet | [] | "the tyrant 's oppression of the people" What is the definition of "oppression"? |
imaginative | s | an imaginative use of material | marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | wordnet | [] | "an imaginative use of material" What is the definition of "imaginative"? |
specialize | v | specialize one 's research | to suit to a special purpose | wordnet | [] | "specialize one 's research" What is the definition of "specialize"? |
inhalant | a | an inhalant pore | inhaling or serving for inhalation | wordnet | [] | "an inhalant pore" What is the definition of "inhalant"? |
engraved | v | engraved the trophy cupt with the winner 's | to carve , cut , or etch into a material or surface | wordnet | [
"inscribe",
"grave",
"carve"
] | "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner 's" What is the definition of "engraved"? |
engraved | v | The event engraved itself into her memory | to impress or affect deeply | wordnet | [] | "The event engraved itself into her memory" What is the definition of "engraved"? |
engraved | s | engraved invitations | cut or impressed into a surface | wordnet | [] | "engraved invitations" What is the definition of "engraved"? |
forager | n | in Japan a fungus forager can earn a good living | someone who hunts for food and provisions | wordnet | [] | "in Japan a fungus forager can earn a good living" What is the definition of "forager"? |
affluent | s | an affluent banker | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | wordnet | [
"moneyed",
"",
"wealthy",
"flush"
] | "an affluent banker" What is the definition of "affluent"? |
overhasty | s | rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion | done with very great haste and without due deliberation | wordnet | [] | "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion" What is the definition of "overhasty"? |
previously | r | she had previously lived in Chicago | at an earlier time or formerly | wordnet | [] | "she had previously lived in Chicago" What is the definition of "previously"? |
clearance | n | the plane was given clearance to land | permission to proceed | wordnet | [] | "the plane was given clearance to land" What is the definition of "clearance"? |
tip | n | he got a tip on the stock market | an indication of potential opportunity | wordnet | [
"steer",
"hint",
"counsel",
"lead",
"wind",
"guidance"
] | "he got a tip on the stock market" What is the definition of "tip"? |
tip | v | tip the screen upward | to cause to tilt | wordnet | [] | "tip the screen upward" What is the definition of "tip"? |
gripe | n | I have a gripe about the service here | informal terms for objecting | wordnet | [] | "I have a gripe about the service here" What is the definition of "gripe"? |
count | v | Can you count the books on your shelf ? | to determine the number or amount of | wordnet | [
"determine",
"census",
"countess",
"add",
"recount",
"tally",
"find",
"tot",
"determined",
"ascertain",
"enumerate",
"sum",
"number",
"total",
"numerate"
] | "Can you count the books on your shelf ?" What is the definition of "count"? |
count | v | The toddler could count to 100 | to name or recite the numbers in ascending order | wordnet | [] | "The toddler could count to 100" What is the definition of "count"? |
install | v | install the washer and dryer | to set up for use | wordnet | [] | "install the washer and dryer" What is the definition of "install"? |
available | a | kept a fire extinguisher available | obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service | wordnet | [] | "kept a fire extinguisher available" What is the definition of "available"? |
available | s | he was not available for comment | not busy | wordnet | [] | "he was not available for comment" What is the definition of "available"? |
available | s | he was not available for comment | not otherwise committed | wordnet | [] | "he was not available for comment" What is the definition of "available"? |
available | s | the house is available after July 1 | convenient for use or disposal | wordnet | [] | "the house is available after July 1" What is the definition of "available"? |
disgusting | s | a disgusting smell | highly offensive | wordnet | [] | "a disgusting smell" What is the definition of "disgusting"? |
intertwine | v | intertwine the ribbons | to spin , wind , or twist together | wordnet | [
"knotted",
"lace",
"wattle",
"wreathe",
"laced",
"tangle",
"twine",
"lacing",
"splice",
"twist",
"ravel",
"distort",
"wind",
"entwine",
"knot"
] | "intertwine the ribbons" What is the definition of "intertwine"? |
stunner | n | the stunner was what happened on Saturday | an unexpected and amazing event | wordnet | [] | "the stunner was what happened on Saturday" What is the definition of "stunner"? |
immigration | n | the increased immigration strengthened the colony | the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval | wordnet | [] | "the increased immigration strengthened the colony" What is the definition of "immigration"? |
greasy | s | greasy hamburgers | containing an unusual amount of grease or oil | wordnet | [] | "greasy hamburgers" What is the definition of "greasy"? |
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