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baby
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n
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I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby
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an unborn child
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"I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby" What is the definition of "baby"?
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baby
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n
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I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby
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a human fetus
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wordnet
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"I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby" What is the definition of "baby"?
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pushing
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n
|
the pushing is good exercise
|
the act of applying force in order to move something away
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wordnet
|
[
"propulsion",
"shove",
"nudge",
"actuation",
"boost",
"jog",
"press",
"pressure",
"push",
"pressing"
] |
"the pushing is good exercise" What is the definition of "pushing"?
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pushing
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v
|
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
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to make publicity for
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wordnet
|
[
"agitate",
"plug",
"press",
"fight",
"advertise",
"push"
] |
"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model" What is the definition of "pushing"?
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pushing
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v
|
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
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to try to sell a product
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wordnet
|
[
"agitate",
"plug",
"press",
"fight",
"advertise",
"push"
] |
"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model" What is the definition of "pushing"?
|
blandness
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n
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the blandness of his confession enraged the judge
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the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern
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[] |
"the blandness of his confession enraged the judge" What is the definition of "blandness"?
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augmentative
|
s
|
` up ' is an augmentative word in ` hurry up '
|
increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
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[] |
"` up ' is an augmentative word in ` hurry up '" What is the definition of "augmentative"?
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affix
|
v
|
affix the seal here
|
to attach to
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[] |
"affix the seal here" What is the definition of "affix"?
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affix
|
v
|
grammatical morphemes affix to the stem
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to attach or become attached to a stem word
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wordnet
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[] |
"grammatical morphemes affix to the stem" What is the definition of "affix"?
|
smoothness
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n
|
admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs
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a texture without roughness
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[] |
"admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs" What is the definition of "smoothness"?
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smoothness
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n
|
admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs
|
smooth to the touch
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wordnet
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[] |
"admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs" What is the definition of "smoothness"?
|
smoothness
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n
|
the water was a glassy smoothness
|
the quality of having a level and even surface
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[] |
"the water was a glassy smoothness" What is the definition of "smoothness"?
|
smoothness
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n
|
the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified
|
the quality of being free from errors or interruptions
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[] |
"the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified" What is the definition of "smoothness"?
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glibly
|
r
|
he talked glibly
|
with superficial plausibility
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[] |
"he talked glibly" What is the definition of "glibly"?
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sporadically
|
r
|
he only works sporadically
|
in a sporadic manner
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wordnet
|
[] |
"he only works sporadically" What is the definition of "sporadically"?
|
shakedown
|
n
|
the new industry 's economic shakedown
|
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
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wordnet
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[] |
"the new industry 's economic shakedown" What is the definition of "shakedown"?
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shakedown
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n
|
a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
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a very thorough search of a person or a place
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[] |
"a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs" What is the definition of "shakedown"?
|
shakedown
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a
|
a shakedown cruise
|
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
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[] |
"a shakedown cruise" What is the definition of "shakedown"?
|
algebraic
|
a
|
algebraic geometry
|
of or relating to algebra
|
wordnet
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[] |
"algebraic geometry" What is the definition of "algebraic"?
|
sum
|
n
|
he borrowed a large sum
|
a quantity of money
|
wordnet
|
[
"revenue",
"loss",
"gain",
"contribution",
"advance",
"amount",
"defalcation",
"red",
"gross",
"figure"
] |
"he borrowed a large sum" What is the definition of "sum"?
|
sum
|
n
|
the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
|
the final aggregate
|
wordnet
|
[
"congeries",
"summation",
"aggregate",
"conglomeration",
"assemblage"
] |
"the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" What is the definition of "sum"?
|
attainment
|
n
|
the attainment of independence
|
the act of achieving an aim
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[] |
"the attainment of independence" What is the definition of "attainment"?
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attainment
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n
|
his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition
|
arrival at a new stage
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[] |
"his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition" What is the definition of "attainment"?
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smell
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n
|
she loved the smell of roses
|
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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wordnet
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[] |
"she loved the smell of roses" What is the definition of "smell"?
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logarithmically
|
r
|
data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2
|
in a logarithmic manner
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wordnet
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[] |
"data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2" What is the definition of "logarithmically"?
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literary
|
a
|
literary criticism
|
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
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wordnet
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[] |
"literary criticism" What is the definition of "literary"?
|
literary
|
s
|
a literary style
|
knowledgeable about literature
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wordnet
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[] |
"a literary style" What is the definition of "literary"?
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literary
|
s
|
when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style
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appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
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wordnet
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[] |
"when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style" What is the definition of "literary"?
|
bacchanalian
|
s
|
a night of bacchanalian revelry
|
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
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wordnet
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[] |
"a night of bacchanalian revelry" What is the definition of "bacchanalian"?
|
cavalryman
|
n
|
a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount
|
a soldier mounted on horseback
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wordnet
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[] |
"a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount" What is the definition of "cavalryman"?
|
causative
|
a
|
poverty as a causative factor in crime
|
producing an effect
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wordnet
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[] |
"poverty as a causative factor in crime" What is the definition of "causative"?
|
iconography
|
n
|
religious iconography
|
the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject
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wordnet
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[] |
"religious iconography" What is the definition of "iconography"?
|
tame
|
v
|
tame the soil
|
to adapt a wild plant or unclaimed land to the environment
|
wordnet
|
[
"adapt",
"accommodate",
"cultivate",
"domesticate",
"naturalize"
] |
"tame the soil" What is the definition of "tame"?
|
tame
|
s
|
tame obedience
|
very docile
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wordnet
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[] |
"tame obedience" What is the definition of "tame"?
|
tame
|
a
|
a tame Christmas party
|
very restrained or quiet
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a tame Christmas party" What is the definition of "tame"?
|
tame
|
a
|
tame animals
|
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
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wordnet
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[] |
"tame animals" What is the definition of "tame"?
|
pied
|
s
|
pied daisies
|
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
|
wordnet
|
[
"painted",
"piebald",
"",
"motley"
] |
"pied daisies" What is the definition of "pied"?
|
attendance
|
n
|
a student 's attendance is an important factor in her grade
|
the frequency with which a person is present
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wordnet
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[] |
"a student 's attendance is an important factor in her grade" What is the definition of "attendance"?
|
attendance
|
n
|
attendance was up by 50 per cent
|
the number of people that are present
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"attendance was up by 50 per cent" What is the definition of "attendance"?
|
brash
|
s
|
a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
|
offensively bold
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wordnet
|
[] |
"a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club" What is the definition of "brash"?
|
merit
|
n
|
work of great merit
|
any admirable quality or attribute
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"work of great merit" What is the definition of "merit"?
|
equivocal
|
a
|
an equivocal statement
|
open to two or more interpretations
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an equivocal statement" What is the definition of "equivocal"?
|
equivocal
|
a
|
an equivocal statement
|
or of uncertain nature or significance
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an equivocal statement" What is the definition of "equivocal"?
|
equivocal
|
a
|
an equivocal statement
|
or often intended to mislead
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an equivocal statement" What is the definition of "equivocal"?
|
equivocal
|
s
|
aliens of equivocal loyalty
|
open to question
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"aliens of equivocal loyalty" What is the definition of "equivocal"?
|
equivocal
|
s
|
the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal
|
uncertain as a sign or indication
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal" What is the definition of "equivocal"?
|
spongy
|
s
|
spongy bread
|
easily squashed
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"spongy bread" What is the definition of "spongy"?
|
spongy
|
s
|
spongy bread
|
resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"spongy bread" What is the definition of "spongy"?
|
infinite
|
n
|
the boundless regions of the infinite
|
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
|
wordnet
|
[
"attribute",
"space"
] |
"the boundless regions of the infinite" What is the definition of "infinite"?
|
infinite
|
a
|
the infinite ingenuity of man
|
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the infinite ingenuity of man" What is the definition of "infinite"?
|
infinite
|
a
|
infinite verb form
|
of verbs
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"infinite verb form" What is the definition of "infinite"?
|
infinite
|
a
|
infinite verb form
|
having neither person nor number nor mood as a participle or gerund or infinitive
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"infinite verb form" What is the definition of "infinite"?
|
infinite
|
s
|
God 's infinite wisdom
|
total and all-embracing
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"God 's infinite wisdom" What is the definition of "infinite"?
|
infinite
|
s
|
an infinite number of reasons
|
too numerous to be counted
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an infinite number of reasons" What is the definition of "infinite"?
|
tiptoe
|
s
|
moving with tiptoe steps
|
walking on the tips of oness toes so as to make no noise
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"moving with tiptoe steps" What is the definition of "tiptoe"?
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quickly
|
r
|
he works quickly
|
with rapid movements
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he works quickly" What is the definition of "quickly"?
|
livelong
|
s
|
all the livelong day
|
constituting the full extent or duration
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"all the livelong day" What is the definition of "livelong"?
|
hatchery
|
n
|
the park authorities operated a trout hatchery
|
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions especially fish eggs
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the park authorities operated a trout hatchery" What is the definition of "hatchery"?
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transversely
|
r
|
they were cut transversely
|
in a transverse manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they were cut transversely" What is the definition of "transversely"?
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cloudless
|
s
|
under a cloudless sky
|
free from clouds
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"under a cloudless sky" What is the definition of "cloudless"?
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store
|
n
|
he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
|
a supply of something available for future use
|
wordnet
|
[
"provision",
"stock",
"base",
"fund",
"issue"
] |
"he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" What is the definition of "store"?
|
store
|
v
|
store grain for the winter
|
to keep or lay aside for future use
|
wordnet
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[] |
"store grain for the winter" What is the definition of "store"?
|
store
|
v
|
I could n't store all the books in the attic so I sold some
|
to find a place for and put away for storage
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"I could n't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" What is the definition of "store"?
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murky
|
s
|
a murky dungeon
|
dark or gloomy
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a murky dungeon" What is the definition of "murky"?
|
murky
|
s
|
murky waters
|
clouded as with sediment
|
wordnet
|
[
"turbid",
"muddy",
"cloudy",
""
] |
"murky waters" What is the definition of "murky"?
|
tyrant
|
n
|
his father was a tyrant
|
any person who exercises power in a cruel way
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his father was a tyrant" What is the definition of "tyrant"?
|
accident
|
n
|
winning the lottery was a happy accident
|
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
|
wordnet
|
[
"break",
"hap",
"coincidence",
"fortuity",
"lottery",
"stroke"
] |
"winning the lottery was a happy accident" What is the definition of "accident"?
|
syndrome
|
n
|
every word has a syndrome of meanings
|
a complex of concurrent things
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"every word has a syndrome of meanings" What is the definition of "syndrome"?
|
intermittent
|
s
|
intermittent rain showers
|
stopping and starting at irregular intervals
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"intermittent rain showers" What is the definition of "intermittent"?
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noisy
|
a
|
a noisy cafeteria
|
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a noisy cafeteria" What is the definition of "noisy"?
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noisy
|
s
|
a noisy sweater
|
attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a noisy sweater" What is the definition of "noisy"?
|
resurrection
|
n
|
it produced a resurrection of hope
|
a revival from inactivity and disuse
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"it produced a resurrection of hope" What is the definition of "resurrection"?
|
apart
|
s
|
existed over the centuries as a world apart
|
remote and separate physically or socially
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"existed over the centuries as a world apart" What is the definition of "apart"?
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apart
|
r
|
These towns are many miles apart
|
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"These towns are many miles apart" What is the definition of "apart"?
|
apart
|
r
|
they grew apart over the years
|
away from another or others
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they grew apart over the years" What is the definition of "apart"?
|
norm
|
n
|
the current middle-class norm of two children per family
|
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the current middle-class norm of two children per family" What is the definition of "norm"?
|
norm
|
n
|
it set the norm for American homes
|
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"it set the norm for American homes" What is the definition of "norm"?
|
hunt
|
n
|
the hunt for submarines
|
an instance of searching for something
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the hunt for submarines" What is the definition of "hunt"?
|
cumbersome
|
s
|
a cumbersome piece of machinery
|
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a cumbersome piece of machinery" What is the definition of "cumbersome"?
|
cumbersome
|
s
|
his cumbersome writing style
|
not elegant or graceful in expression
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his cumbersome writing style" What is the definition of "cumbersome"?
|
twilight
|
n
|
he loved the twilight
|
the time of day immediately following sunset
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he loved the twilight" What is the definition of "twilight"?
|
twilight
|
n
|
in the twilight of the empire
|
a condition of decline following successes
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"in the twilight of the empire" What is the definition of "twilight"?
|
street
|
n
|
be careful crossing the street
|
the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"be careful crossing the street" What is the definition of "street"?
|
street
|
n
|
be careful crossing the street
|
the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
|
wordnet
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[] |
"be careful crossing the street" What is the definition of "street"?
|
failure
|
n
|
his failure to pass the test
|
an act that fails
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his failure to pass the test" What is the definition of "failure"?
|
failure
|
n
|
the surprise party was a complete failure
|
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the surprise party was a complete failure" What is the definition of "failure"?
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failure
|
n
|
he felt that his entire life had been a failure
|
lack of success
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wordnet
|
[] |
"he felt that his entire life had been a failure" What is the definition of "failure"?
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realizable
|
s
|
realizable benefits of the plan
|
capable of being realized
|
wordnet
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[] |
"realizable benefits of the plan" What is the definition of "realizable"?
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resistance
|
n
|
he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
|
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
|
wordnet
|
[
"lockout",
"action",
"opposition"
] |
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens" What is the definition of "resistance"?
|
resistance
|
n
|
the enemy offered little resistance
|
the military action of resisting the enemys advance
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wordnet
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[] |
"the enemy offered little resistance" What is the definition of "resistance"?
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impolitic
|
a
|
an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue
|
not politic
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wordnet
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[] |
"an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue" What is the definition of "impolitic"?
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refiner
|
n
|
he was a sugar refiner
|
one whose work is to refine a specific thing
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he was a sugar refiner" What is the definition of "refiner"?
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impacted
|
s
|
an impacted tooth
|
wedged or packed in together
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an impacted tooth" What is the definition of "impacted"?
|
shock
|
n
|
the armies met in the shock of battle
|
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
|
wordnet
|
[
"fighting",
"fight",
"combat",
"impact"
] |
"the armies met in the shock of battle" What is the definition of "shock"?
|
shock
|
n
|
loss of blood is an important cause of shock
|
bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"loss of blood is an important cause of shock" What is the definition of "shock"?
|
shock
|
n
|
loss of blood is an important cause of shock
|
characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"loss of blood is an important cause of shock" What is the definition of "shock"?
|
shock
|
n
|
the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch
|
an instance of agitation of the earths crust
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" What is the definition of "shock"?
|
spicy
|
s
|
spicy gossip
|
suggestive of sexual impropriety
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"spicy gossip" What is the definition of "spicy"?
|
thought
|
n
|
19th century thought
|
the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"19th century thought" What is the definition of "thought"?
|
thought
|
n
|
the thought never entered my mind
|
the content of cognition
|
wordnet
|
[
"misconception",
"motif",
"whimsy",
"program",
"idealization",
"suggestion",
"feeling",
"theorem",
"belief",
"figment",
"conception",
"ideal",
"concept",
"inspiration",
"keynote",
"theme",
"generality",
"preoccupation",
"whim",
"impression",
"substance",
"plan",
"cogitation",
"burden",
"idea",
"opinion",
"meaning"
] |
"the thought never entered my mind" What is the definition of "thought"?
|
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