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youngster
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n
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` tiddler ' is a British term for youngster
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a young person of either sex
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wordnet
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[
"scalawag",
"peanut",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"kindergartner",
"kid",
"tot",
"nipper",
"tike",
"orphan",
"scamp",
"nestling",
"kiddy",
"fry",
"bambino",
"shaver",
"buster",
"minor",
"juvenile",
"silly",
"urchin",
"waif",
"imp"
] |
"` tiddler ' is a British term for youngster" What is the definition of "youngster"?
|
hypocritical
|
s
|
hypocritical praise
|
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
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wordnet
|
[] |
"hypocritical praise" What is the definition of "hypocritical"?
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exactness
|
n
|
he demanded exactness in all details
|
the quality of being exact
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wordnet
|
[
"truth",
"accuracy",
"minuteness",
"precision",
"exactitude"
] |
"he demanded exactness in all details" What is the definition of "exactness"?
|
stimulate
|
v
|
Coffee and tea stimulate me
|
to cause to be alert and energetic
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wordnet
|
[
"renovate",
"recreate",
"revive",
"energize",
"affected",
"reviving",
"affect",
"animating",
"enliven",
"reanimate",
"arouse",
"brace",
"affecting",
"quicken",
"invigorate",
"revivify",
"energizing",
"reinvigorate"
] |
"Coffee and tea stimulate me" What is the definition of "stimulate"?
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communication
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n
|
they could not act without official communication from Moscow
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the activity of communicating
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wordnet
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[] |
"they could not act without official communication from Moscow" What is the definition of "communication"?
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communication
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n
|
they could not act without official communication from Moscow
|
the activity of conveying information
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wordnet
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[] |
"they could not act without official communication from Moscow" What is the definition of "communication"?
|
communication
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n
|
how many lines of communication can there be among four people ?
|
a connection allowing access between persons or places
|
wordnet
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[] |
"how many lines of communication can there be among four people ?" What is the definition of "communication"?
|
turbulence
|
n
|
the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
|
a state of violent disturbance and disorder as in politics or social conditions generally
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wordnet
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[] |
"the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" What is the definition of "turbulence"?
|
deaf
|
n
|
many of the deaf use sign language
|
people who have severe hearing impairments
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"many of the deaf use sign language" What is the definition of "deaf"?
|
deaf
|
s
|
deaf to her warnings
|
unwilling or refusing to pay heed
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"deaf to her warnings" What is the definition of "deaf"?
|
institution
|
n
|
the institution of marriage
|
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
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wordnet
|
[] |
"the institution of marriage" What is the definition of "institution"?
|
multivalent
|
s
|
subtle , multivalent allegory
|
having many values , meanings , or appeals
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"subtle , multivalent allegory" What is the definition of "multivalent"?
|
alternatively
|
r
|
alternatively we could buy a used car
|
in place of , or as an alternative to
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wordnet
|
[] |
"alternatively we could buy a used car" What is the definition of "alternatively"?
|
pretentious
|
a
|
a pretentious country house
|
making claim to or creating an appearance of often undeserved importance or distinction
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wordnet
|
[] |
"a pretentious country house" What is the definition of "pretentious"?
|
anchor
|
n
|
faith is his anchor
|
a central cohesive source of support and stability
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"faith is his anchor" What is the definition of "anchor"?
|
anchor
|
v
|
anchor the lamppost in concrete
|
to fix firmly and stably
|
wordnet
|
[
"grounding",
"fixed",
"fastening",
"ground",
"fixing"
] |
"anchor the lamppost in concrete" What is the definition of "anchor"?
|
coincident
|
s
|
a series of coincident events
|
occurring or operating at the same time
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wordnet
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[] |
"a series of coincident events" What is the definition of "coincident"?
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coincident
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s
|
coincident circles
|
matching point for point
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wordnet
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[] |
"coincident circles" What is the definition of "coincident"?
|
straddle
|
v
|
The plants straddle the entire state
|
to range or extend over
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wordnet
|
[
"range",
"constitute",
"comprise",
"represent"
] |
"The plants straddle the entire state" What is the definition of "straddle"?
|
straddle
|
v
|
The plants straddle the entire state
|
to occupy a certain area
|
wordnet
|
[
"range",
"constitute",
"comprise",
"represent"
] |
"The plants straddle the entire state" What is the definition of "straddle"?
|
deprecatory
|
s
|
deprecatory remarks about the book
|
tending to diminish or disparage
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wordnet
|
[] |
"deprecatory remarks about the book" What is the definition of "deprecatory"?
|
truly
|
r
|
she was now truly American
|
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
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wordnet
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[] |
"she was now truly American" What is the definition of "truly"?
|
truly
|
r
|
we are truly sorry for the inconvenience
|
with sincerity
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wordnet
|
[] |
"we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" What is the definition of "truly"?
|
truly
|
r
|
we are truly sorry for the inconvenience
|
without pretense
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wordnet
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[] |
"we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" What is the definition of "truly"?
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proximate
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a
|
news of his proximate arrival
|
closest in degree or order space or time especially in a chain of causes and effects
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wordnet
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[] |
"news of his proximate arrival" What is the definition of "proximate"?
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proximate
|
s
|
proximate words
|
very close in space or time
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"proximate words" What is the definition of "proximate"?
|
advertise
|
v
|
Please do n't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
|
to call attention to
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wordnet
|
[] |
"Please do n't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" What is the definition of "advertise"?
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detectable
|
s
|
a detectable note of sarcasm
|
easily seen or detected
|
wordnet
|
[
"perceptible",
""
] |
"a detectable note of sarcasm" What is the definition of "detectable"?
|
reverberate
|
v
|
the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building
|
to be reflected as heat , sound , or light or shock waves
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" What is the definition of "reverberate"?
|
reverberate
|
v
|
reverberate ore
|
to treat , process , heat , melt , or refine in a reverberatory furnace
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"reverberate ore" What is the definition of "reverberate"?
|
orthodox
|
a
|
an orthodox view of the world
|
adhering to what is commonly accepted
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an orthodox view of the world" What is the definition of "orthodox"?
|
dissociate
|
v
|
acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions
|
to to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
|
wordnet
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[] |
"acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions" What is the definition of "dissociate"?
|
dissociate
|
v
|
you must dissociate these two events !
|
to regard as unconnected
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wordnet
|
[] |
"you must dissociate these two events !" What is the definition of "dissociate"?
|
evisceration
|
n
|
the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act
|
altering something as a legislative act or a statement in such a manner as to reduce its value
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act" What is the definition of "evisceration"?
|
bawdy
|
n
|
they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy
|
lewd or obscene talk or writing
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" What is the definition of "bawdy"?
|
bawdy
|
s
|
bawdy songs
|
humorously vulgar
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"bawdy songs" What is the definition of "bawdy"?
|
debt
|
n
|
he is badly in debt
|
the state of owing something especially money
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he is badly in debt" What is the definition of "debt"?
|
survive
|
v
|
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
|
to continue to live through hardship or adversity
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wordnet
|
[] |
"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" What is the definition of "survive"?
|
victory
|
n
|
a narrow victory
|
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
|
wordnet
|
[
"conclusion",
"slam",
"success",
"independence",
"laugher",
"landslide",
"ending",
"finish",
"checkmate",
"romp",
"pin",
"sweep",
"triumph",
"waltz"
] |
"a narrow victory" What is the definition of "victory"?
|
gushing
|
s
|
a gushing hydrant
|
flowing profusely
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a gushing hydrant" What is the definition of "gushing"?
|
gushing
|
s
|
a large gushing female
|
extravagantly demonstrative
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a large gushing female" What is the definition of "gushing"?
|
inviting
|
a
|
an inviting offer
|
attractive and tempting
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an inviting offer" What is the definition of "inviting"?
|
unexceptionable
|
s
|
two unexceptionable witnesses
|
completely acceptable
|
wordnet
|
[
"unimpeachable",
""
] |
"two unexceptionable witnesses" What is the definition of "unexceptionable"?
|
unexceptionable
|
s
|
two unexceptionable witnesses
|
not open to exception or reproach
|
wordnet
|
[
"unimpeachable",
""
] |
"two unexceptionable witnesses" What is the definition of "unexceptionable"?
|
masked
|
v
|
He masked his disappointment
|
to hide under a false appearance
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"He masked his disappointment" What is the definition of "masked"?
|
masked
|
s
|
masked threat
|
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"masked threat" What is the definition of "masked"?
|
notional
|
s
|
a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
|
not based on fact or investigation
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs" What is the definition of "notional"?
|
notional
|
s
|
to create a notional world for oneself
|
not based on fact
|
wordnet
|
[
"imaginary",
"",
"fanciful"
] |
"to create a notional world for oneself" What is the definition of "notional"?
|
notional
|
s
|
to create a notional world for oneself
|
unreal
|
wordnet
|
[
"imaginary",
"",
"fanciful"
] |
"to create a notional world for oneself" What is the definition of "notional"?
|
notional
|
s
|
all the notional vagaries of childhood
|
indulging in or influenced by fancy
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"all the notional vagaries of childhood" What is the definition of "notional"?
|
spatial
|
a
|
the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one
|
pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one" What is the definition of "spatial"?
|
twinkling
|
s
|
twinkling stars
|
shining intermittently with a sparkling light
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"twinkling stars" What is the definition of "twinkling"?
|
gory
|
s
|
a gory dagger
|
covered with blood
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a gory dagger" What is the definition of "gory"?
|
tempest
|
n
|
a tempest swept over the island
|
a violent wind
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a tempest swept over the island" What is the definition of "tempest"?
|
tempest
|
n
|
it was only a tempest in a teapot
|
a violent commotion or disturbance
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"it was only a tempest in a teapot" What is the definition of "tempest"?
|
expansive
|
a
|
the expansive force of fire
|
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the expansive force of fire" What is the definition of "expansive"?
|
expansive
|
s
|
an expansive lifestyle
|
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an expansive lifestyle" What is the definition of "expansive"?
|
expansive
|
s
|
wine made the guest expansive
|
friendly and open and willing to talk
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"wine made the guest expansive" What is the definition of "expansive"?
|
woolgathering
|
s
|
a woolgathering moment
|
dreamy in mood or nature
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a woolgathering moment" What is the definition of "woolgathering"?
|
tipper
|
n
|
a generous tipper
|
a person who leaves a tip
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a generous tipper" What is the definition of "tipper"?
|
schismatic
|
a
|
schismatic sects
|
of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"schismatic sects" What is the definition of "schismatic"?
|
thoroughly
|
r
|
we searched the files thoroughly
|
in an exhaustive manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"we searched the files thoroughly" What is the definition of "thoroughly"?
|
compress
|
v
|
compress the data
|
to make more compact by or as if by pressing
|
wordnet
|
[
"compressed",
"pack",
"tamp",
"force",
"wedge",
"compact",
"squeezing"
] |
"compress the data" What is the definition of "compress"?
|
efferent
|
a
|
efferent nerves and impulses
|
of nerves and nerve impulses
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"efferent nerves and impulses" What is the definition of "efferent"?
|
efferent
|
a
|
efferent nerves and impulses
|
conveying information away from the cns
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"efferent nerves and impulses" What is the definition of "efferent"?
|
confidential
|
s
|
a confidential secretary
|
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a confidential secretary" What is the definition of "confidential"?
|
confidential
|
s
|
this arrangement must be kept confidential
|
given in confidence or in secret
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"this arrangement must be kept confidential" What is the definition of "confidential"?
|
confidential
|
s
|
a confidential approach
|
denoting confidence or intimacy
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a confidential approach" What is the definition of "confidential"?
|
solitary
|
n
|
he was held in solitary
|
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he was held in solitary" What is the definition of "solitary"?
|
solitary
|
s
|
a man of a solitary disposition
|
characterized by or preferring solitude
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wordnet
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[] |
"a man of a solitary disposition" What is the definition of "solitary"?
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solitary
|
s
|
solitary bees
|
of plants and animals
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"solitary bees" What is the definition of "solitary"?
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solitary
|
s
|
solitary bees
|
not growing or living in groups or colonies
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"solitary bees" What is the definition of "solitary"?
|
solitary
|
s
|
a solitary traveler
|
lacking companions or companionship
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a solitary traveler" What is the definition of "solitary"?
|
rectangular
|
s
|
a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide
|
having four right angles
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide" What is the definition of "rectangular"?
|
rectangular
|
s
|
a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
|
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" What is the definition of "rectangular"?
|
rectangular
|
s
|
a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
|
meeting at right angles
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" What is the definition of "rectangular"?
|
pectoral
|
a
|
pectoral organ
|
of or relating to the chest or thorax
|
wordnet
|
[
"thoracic",
""
] |
"pectoral organ" What is the definition of "pectoral"?
|
onomatopoetic
|
a
|
it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term " - Harry Hoijer
|
formed in imitation of a natural sound
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term " - Harry Hoijer" What is the definition of "onomatopoetic"?
|
fledge
|
v
|
fledge an arrow
|
to decorate with feathers
|
wordnet
|
[
"beautify",
"ornament",
"adorn",
"flighted",
"flight",
"grace",
"decorate"
] |
"fledge an arrow" What is the definition of "fledge"?
|
adept
|
s
|
adept in handicrafts
|
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"adept in handicrafts" What is the definition of "adept"?
|
stressful
|
s
|
the stressful days before a war
|
extremely irritating to the nerves
|
wordnet
|
[
"trying",
""
] |
"the stressful days before a war" What is the definition of "stressful"?
|
supernal
|
a
|
interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven , a supernal punishment for the sins of men
|
being or coming from on high
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven , a supernal punishment for the sins of men" What is the definition of "supernal"?
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supernal
|
s
|
the supernal happiness of a quiet death
|
of heaven or the spirit
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the supernal happiness of a quiet death" What is the definition of "supernal"?
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piecemeal
|
r
|
the research structure has developed piecemeal
|
a little bit at a time
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the research structure has developed piecemeal" What is the definition of "piecemeal"?
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pet
|
v
|
pet the lamb
|
to stroke or caress gently
|
wordnet
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[] |
"pet the lamb" What is the definition of "pet"?
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muggy
|
s
|
muggy weather
|
hot or warm and humid
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"muggy weather" What is the definition of "muggy"?
|
alloy
|
n
|
brass is an alloy of zinc and copper
|
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
|
wordnet
|
[
"mixture",
"amalgam",
"steel",
"metal",
"electrum",
"solder"
] |
"brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" What is the definition of "alloy"?
|
penultimate
|
s
|
the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter
|
next to the last
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter" What is the definition of "penultimate"?
|
existent
|
a
|
an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
|
having existence or being or actuality
|
wordnet
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[] |
"an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient" What is the definition of "existent"?
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experiential
|
a
|
a personal , experiential reality
|
relating to or resulting from experience
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a personal , experiential reality" What is the definition of "experiential"?
|
experiential
|
s
|
the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers " - Benjamin Farrington
|
derived from experience or the experience of existence
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wordnet
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[] |
"the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers " - Benjamin Farrington" What is the definition of "experiential"?
|
funny
|
n
|
she told a funny story
|
an account of an amusing incident usually with a punch line
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"she told a funny story" What is the definition of "funny"?
|
funny
|
s
|
told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest
|
experiencing odd bodily sensations
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest" What is the definition of "funny"?
|
funny
|
s
|
funny stories that made everybody laugh
|
arousing or provoking laughter
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"funny stories that made everybody laugh" What is the definition of "funny"?
|
funny
|
s
|
her speech has a funny twang
|
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
|
wordnet
|
[
"peculiar",
"",
"rum",
"singular",
"rummy",
"queer",
"curious"
] |
"her speech has a funny twang" What is the definition of "funny"?
|
neural
|
a
|
neural network
|
of or relating to neurons
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"neural network" What is the definition of "neural"?
|
neural
|
a
|
neural disorder
|
of or relating to the nervous system
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"neural disorder" What is the definition of "neural"?
|
flabby
|
s
|
flabby around the middle
|
out of condition
|
wordnet
|
[
"flaccid",
"soft",
""
] |
"flabby around the middle" What is the definition of "flabby"?
|
flabby
|
s
|
flabby around the middle
|
not strong or robust
|
wordnet
|
[
"flaccid",
"soft",
""
] |
"flabby around the middle" What is the definition of "flabby"?
|
flabby
|
s
|
flabby around the middle
|
incapable of exertion or endurance
|
wordnet
|
[
"flaccid",
"soft",
""
] |
"flabby around the middle" What is the definition of "flabby"?
|
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