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thinness | n | the thinness of a rope | relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width | wordnet | [] | "the thinness of a rope" What is the definition of "thinness"? |
thinness | n | he disliked the thinness of the soup | a consistency of low viscosity | wordnet | [] | "he disliked the thinness of the soup" What is the definition of "thinness"? |
propagate | v | propagate these characteristics | to transmit from one generation to the next | wordnet | [] | "propagate these characteristics" What is the definition of "propagate"? |
propagate | v | sound and light propagate in this medium | to travel through the air | wordnet | [] | "sound and light propagate in this medium" What is the definition of "propagate"? |
propagate | v | propagate sound or light through air | to transmit | wordnet | [] | "propagate sound or light through air" What is the definition of "propagate"? |
doggerel | n | he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind | a comic verse of irregular measure | wordnet | [
"jingle",
"rhyme",
"verse"
] | "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" What is the definition of "doggerel"? |
pedagogy | n | pedagogy is recognized as an important profession | the profession of a teacher | wordnet | [
"tuition",
"teaching",
"indoctrination",
"tutelage",
"lesson",
"schooling",
"tutorship"
] | "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" What is the definition of "pedagogy"? |
metric | a | the metric system | based on the meter as a standard of measurement | wordnet | [] | "the metric system" What is the definition of "metric"? |
elsewhere | r | he went elsewhere | in or to another place | wordnet | [] | "he went elsewhere" What is the definition of "elsewhere"? |
family | n | he moved his family to Virginia | a social unit living together | wordnet | [
"home",
"unit",
"house"
] | "he moved his family to Virginia" What is the definition of "family"? |
family | n | he wanted to have a good job before starting a family | primary social group | wordnet | [] | "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" What is the definition of "family"? |
family | n | he wanted to have a good job before starting a family | parents and children | wordnet | [] | "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" What is the definition of "family"? |
family | n | his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower | people descended from a common ancestor | wordnet | [
"origin",
"descent",
"gens",
"house",
"folk",
"ancestry",
"sept",
"kinfolk",
"name",
"parentage",
"people",
"stock",
"kinsfolk",
"blood",
"lineage",
"line",
"dynasty"
] | "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" What is the definition of "family"? |
hot | a | hot stove | used of physical heat | wordnet | [] | "hot stove" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | a | hot stove | having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning | wordnet | [] | "hot stove" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | a | a hot temper | extended meanings | wordnet | [] | "a hot temper" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | a | a hot temper | especially of psychological heat | wordnet | [] | "a hot temper" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | a | a hot temper | marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm | wordnet | [] | "a hot temper" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | s | the fighting became hot and heavy | characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement | wordnet | [] | "the fighting became hot and heavy" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | s | the fighting became hot and heavy | very intense | wordnet | [] | "the fighting became hot and heavy" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | s | hot pink | bold and intense | wordnet | [] | "hot pink" What is the definition of "hot"? |
hot | s | was hot for her | sexually excited or exciting | wordnet | [] | "was hot for her" What is the definition of "hot"? |
prolate | a | a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis | having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter | wordnet | [] | "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis" What is the definition of "prolate"? |
multiplicative | s | the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation | tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree | wordnet | [] | "the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation" What is the definition of "multiplicative"? |
savor | v | savor the soup | to taste appreciatively | wordnet | [] | "savor the soup" What is the definition of "savor"? |
overweening | s | had a witty but overweening manner | presumptuously arrogant | wordnet | [] | "had a witty but overweening manner" What is the definition of "overweening"? |
overweening | s | overweening ambition | unrestrained , especially with regard to feelings | wordnet | [
"excessive",
"",
"exuberant",
"extravagant"
] | "overweening ambition" What is the definition of "overweening"? |
feral | s | a pack of feral dogs | wild and menacing | wordnet | [] | "a pack of feral dogs" What is the definition of "feral"? |
apprehensive | s | a kind and apprehensive friend " - Nathaniel Hawthorne | quick to understand | wordnet | [
"discerning",
""
] | "a kind and apprehensive friend " - Nathaniel Hawthorne" What is the definition of "apprehensive"? |
apprehensive | s | apprehensive about her job | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | wordnet | [] | "apprehensive about her job" What is the definition of "apprehensive"? |
apprehensive | s | apprehensive for one 's life | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm | wordnet | [] | "apprehensive for one 's life" What is the definition of "apprehensive"? |
highly | r | highly successful | to a high degree or extent | wordnet | [] | "highly successful" What is the definition of "highly"? |
highly | r | highly successful | favorably or with much respect | wordnet | [] | "highly successful" What is the definition of "highly"? |
highly | r | highly paid workers | at a high rate or wage | wordnet | [] | "highly paid workers" What is the definition of "highly"? |
highly | r | details known by only a few highly placed persons | in a high position or level or rank | wordnet | [] | "details known by only a few highly placed persons" What is the definition of "highly"? |
urban | a | urban sociology | relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area | wordnet | [] | "urban sociology" What is the definition of "urban"? |
urban | a | urban property owners | located in or characteristic of a city or city life | wordnet | [] | "urban property owners" What is the definition of "urban"? |
magnitude | n | they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion | the property of relative size or extent whether large or small | wordnet | [] | "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion" What is the definition of "magnitude"? |
magnitude | n | a problem of the first magnitude | relative importance | wordnet | [] | "a problem of the first magnitude" What is the definition of "magnitude"? |
perfectibility | n | he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man | the capability of becoming perfect | wordnet | [] | "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man" What is the definition of "perfectibility"? |
graft | v | graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree | to cause to grow together parts from different plants | wordnet | [
"join",
"grafting"
] | "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" What is the definition of "graft"? |
submission | n | what was the date of submission of your proposal ? | something manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc. submitted for the judgment of others as in a competition | wordnet | [
"substance",
"filing",
"entry"
] | "what was the date of submission of your proposal ?" What is the definition of "submission"? |
submission | n | the union was brought into submission | the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else | wordnet | [] | "the union was brought into submission" What is the definition of "submission"? |
bind | v | The Chinese would bind the feet of their women | to make fast | wordnet | [
"cement",
"encircle",
"swaddle",
"binding",
"gird",
"attach"
] | "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" What is the definition of "bind"? |
bind | v | The Chinese would bind the feet of their women | to tie or secure , with or as if with a rope | wordnet | [
"cement",
"encircle",
"swaddle",
"binding",
"gird",
"attach"
] | "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" What is the definition of "bind"? |
lowercase | a | lowercase letters | relating to small not capitalized letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositors type case | wordnet | [] | "lowercase letters" What is the definition of "lowercase"? |
lowercase | a | lowercase letters | a and b and c etc | wordnet | [] | "lowercase letters" What is the definition of "lowercase"? |
declarer | n | a declarer of his intentions | someone who claims to speak the truth | wordnet | [] | "a declarer of his intentions" What is the definition of "declarer"? |
circular | n | he mailed the circular to all subscribers | an advertisement usually printed on a page or in a leaflet intended for wide distribution | wordnet | [
"flier",
"advert",
"stuffer",
"handbill"
] | "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" What is the definition of "circular"? |
circular | s | the circular motion of the wheel | describing a circle | wordnet | [] | "the circular motion of the wheel" What is the definition of "circular"? |
circular | s | the circular motion of the wheel | moving in a circle | wordnet | [] | "the circular motion of the wheel" What is the definition of "circular"? |
generative | a | generative power | having the ability to produce or originate | wordnet | [] | "generative power" What is the definition of "generative"? |
generative | s | the reproductive or generative organs | producing new life or offspring | wordnet | [
"reproductive",
"",
"procreative"
] | "the reproductive or generative organs" What is the definition of "generative"? |
utopian | a | the dim utopian future | characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection | wordnet | [] | "the dim utopian future" What is the definition of "utopian"? |
unconditioned | a | an unconditioned reflex | not established by conditioning or learning | wordnet | [] | "an unconditioned reflex" What is the definition of "unconditioned"? |
nimble | s | as nimble as a deer | moving quickly and lightly | wordnet | [] | "as nimble as a deer" What is the definition of "nimble"? |
nimble | s | nimble wits | mentally quick | wordnet | [] | "nimble wits" What is the definition of "nimble"? |
definable | s | definable terms | capable of being defined , limited , or explained | wordnet | [] | "definable terms" What is the definition of "definable"? |
feat | n | he performed a great feat | a notable achievement | wordnet | [
"hit",
"exploit",
"rally",
"accomplishment"
] | "he performed a great feat" What is the definition of "feat"? |
longer | n | a longer for money | a person with a strong desire for something | wordnet | [] | "a longer for money" What is the definition of "longer"? |
beneficially | r | this medicine will act beneficially on you | in a beneficial manner | wordnet | [] | "this medicine will act beneficially on you" What is the definition of "beneficially"? |
vitriolic | s | a vitriolic critique | harsh or corrosive in tone | wordnet | [] | "a vitriolic critique" What is the definition of "vitriolic"? |
thinner | a | skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk | not viscous | wordnet | [] | "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk" What is the definition of "thinner"? |
admiration | n | a small token in admiration of your works | a favorable judgment | wordnet | [
"approving",
"blessing",
"appreciation",
"idealization",
"glorification",
"adoration"
] | "a small token in admiration of your works" What is the definition of "admiration"? |
slushy | s | slushy snow | being or resembling melting snow | wordnet | [] | "slushy snow" What is the definition of "slushy"? |
slushy | s | slushy poetry | effusively or insincerely emotional | wordnet | [] | "slushy poetry" What is the definition of "slushy"? |
comply | v | You must comply or else ! | to act in accordance with someones rules , commands , or wishes | wordnet | [] | "You must comply or else !" What is the definition of "comply"? |
roughshod | s | Stalin 's roughshod treatment of the kulaks | able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | wordnet | [] | "Stalin 's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" What is the definition of "roughshod"? |
roughshod | s | a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition | unjustly domineering | wordnet | [] | "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" What is the definition of "roughshod"? |
repellent | s | I find his obsequiousness repellent | serving or tending to repel | wordnet | [] | "I find his obsequiousness repellent" What is the definition of "repellent"? |
repellent | s | the idea of eating meat is repellent to me | highly offensive | wordnet | [
"disgusting",
"",
"distasteful",
"revolting",
"foul",
"wicked"
] | "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" What is the definition of "repellent"? |
repellent | s | the idea of eating meat is repellent to me | arousing aversion or disgust | wordnet | [
"disgusting",
"",
"distasteful",
"revolting",
"foul",
"wicked"
] | "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" What is the definition of "repellent"? |
awkward | s | they arrived at an awkward time | causing inconvenience | wordnet | [] | "they arrived at an awkward time" What is the definition of "awkward"? |
awkward | s | an awkward bundle to carry | difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | wordnet | [] | "an awkward bundle to carry" What is the definition of "awkward"? |
awkward | s | an awkward prose style | not elegant or graceful in expression | wordnet | [] | "an awkward prose style" What is the definition of "awkward"? |
awkward | a | an awkward dancer | lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance | wordnet | [] | "an awkward dancer" What is the definition of "awkward"? |
species | n | a species of molecule | a specific kind of something | wordnet | [] | "a species of molecule" What is the definition of "species"? |
antagonize | v | Do n't antagonize your boss | to provoke the hostility of | wordnet | [] | "Do n't antagonize your boss" What is the definition of "antagonize"? |
antipodal | a | antipodal regions of the earth | relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth | wordnet | [] | "antipodal regions of the earth" What is the definition of "antipodal"? |
interplanetary | a | interplanetary travel | between or among planets | wordnet | [] | "interplanetary travel" What is the definition of "interplanetary"? |
surgically | r | surgically removed | in a surgical manner | wordnet | [] | "surgically removed" What is the definition of "surgically"? |
surgically | r | surgically removed | by means of surgery | wordnet | [] | "surgically removed" What is the definition of "surgically"? |
pamper | v | grandparents often pamper the children | to treat with excessive indulgence | wordnet | [
"handless",
"treat",
"indulge",
"handling",
"handle",
"spoil",
"baby",
"cosset",
"cocker"
] | "grandparents often pamper the children" What is the definition of "pamper"? |
percolation | n | the percolation of rainwater through the soil | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium | wordnet | [] | "the percolation of rainwater through the soil" What is the definition of "percolation"? |
perennial | a | the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant | lasting three seasons or more | wordnet | [] | "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" What is the definition of "perennial"? |
perennial | s | perennial happiness | lasting an indefinitely long time | wordnet | [] | "perennial happiness" What is the definition of "perennial"? |
perennial | s | perennial happiness | suggesting self-renewal | wordnet | [] | "perennial happiness" What is the definition of "perennial"? |
perennial | s | perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements | recurring again and again | wordnet | [] | "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" What is the definition of "perennial"? |
imposing | s | an imposing residence | impressive in appearance | wordnet | [
"stately",
"",
"baronial",
"noble"
] | "an imposing residence" What is the definition of "imposing"? |
imposing | s | the monarch 's imposing presence | used of a persons appearance or behavior | wordnet | [] | "the monarch 's imposing presence" What is the definition of "imposing"? |
imposing | s | the monarch 's imposing presence | befitting an eminent person | wordnet | [] | "the monarch 's imposing presence" What is the definition of "imposing"? |
painstaking | s | painstaking research | characterized by extreme care and great effort | wordnet | [] | "painstaking research" What is the definition of "painstaking"? |
hardship | n | I can not think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women " - James Boswell | something that causes or entails suffering | wordnet | [] | "I can not think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women " - James Boswell" What is the definition of "hardship"? |
hardship | n | a life of hardship | a state of misfortune or affliction | wordnet | [] | "a life of hardship" What is the definition of "hardship"? |
estimate | n | an estimate of what it would cost | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | wordnet | [
"reckoning",
"guesswork",
"credit",
"approximation",
"guess",
"estimation",
"idea",
"shot",
"underestimate",
"calculation",
"computation"
] | "an estimate of what it would cost" What is the definition of "estimate"? |
estimate | n | many factors are involved in any estimate of human life | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody | wordnet | [
"assessment",
"appraisal",
"judgment",
"estimation"
] | "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life" What is the definition of "estimate"? |
estimate | n | he got an estimate from the car repair shop | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job | wordnet | [] | "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" What is the definition of "estimate"? |
river | n | the river was navigable for 50 miles | a large natural stream of water larger than a creek | wordnet | [] | "the river was navigable for 50 miles" What is the definition of "river"? |
hibernation | n | he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years | the act of retiring into inactivity | wordnet | [] | "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years" What is the definition of "hibernation"? |
looking | n | he gave it a good looking at | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually | wordnet | [
"perception",
"observance",
"view",
"observation",
"look",
"peek",
"glance",
"survey",
"scrutiny",
"glimpse",
"stare",
"sight",
"squint",
"lookout",
"peep"
] | "he gave it a good looking at" What is the definition of "looking"? |
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