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youngster | n | ` tiddler ' is a British term for youngster | a young person of either sex | wordnet | [
"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 | wordnet | [] | "hypocritical praise" What is the definition of "hypocritical"? |
exactness | n | he demanded exactness in all details | the quality of being exact | 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 | 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"? |
communication | n | they could not act without official communication from Moscow | the activity of communicating | wordnet | [] | "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" What is the definition of "communication"? |
communication | n | they could not act without official communication from Moscow | the activity of conveying information | wordnet | [] | "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" What is the definition of "communication"? |
communication | n | how many lines of communication can there be among four people ? | a connection allowing access between persons or places | wordnet | [] | "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 | wordnet | [] | "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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | wordnet | [] | "a series of coincident events" What is the definition of "coincident"? |
coincident | s | coincident circles | matching point for point | wordnet | [] | "coincident circles" What is the definition of "coincident"? |
straddle | v | The plants straddle the entire state | to range or extend over | 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 | 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 | wordnet | [] | "she was now truly American" What is the definition of "truly"? |
truly | r | we are truly sorry for the inconvenience | with sincerity | 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 | wordnet | [] | "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" What is the definition of "truly"? |
proximate | a | news of his proximate arrival | closest in degree or order space or time especially in a chain of causes and effects | wordnet | [] | "news of his proximate arrival" What is the definition of "proximate"? |
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 | wordnet | [] | "Please do n't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" What is the definition of "advertise"? |
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 | [] | "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions" What is the definition of "dissociate"? |
dissociate | v | you must dissociate these two events ! | to regard as unconnected | 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 | 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 | [] | "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 | wordnet | [] | "a man of a solitary disposition" What is the definition of "solitary"? |
solitary | s | solitary bees | of plants and animals | wordnet | [] | "solitary bees" What is the definition of "solitary"? |
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"? |
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"? |
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"? |
pet | v | pet the lamb | to stroke or caress gently | wordnet | [] | "pet the lamb" What is the definition of "pet"? |
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 | [] | "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient" What is the definition of "existent"? |
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 | wordnet | [] | "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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