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pacification | n | a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | wordnet | [] | "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants" What is the definition of "pacification"? |
colonization | n | the British colonization of America | the act of colonizing | wordnet | [
"establishment",
"population",
"settlement",
"formation",
"constitution"
] | "the British colonization of America" What is the definition of "colonization"? |
colonization | n | the British colonization of America | the establishment of colonies | wordnet | [
"establishment",
"population",
"settlement",
"formation",
"constitution"
] | "the British colonization of America" What is the definition of "colonization"? |
pitcher | n | our pitcher has a sore arm | the person who does the pitching | wordnet | [
"thrower",
"reliever",
"hurler",
"fireman"
] | "our pitcher has a sore arm" What is the definition of "pitcher"? |
ionic | a | ionic charge | containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions | wordnet | [] | "ionic charge" What is the definition of "ionic"? |
sentence | n | his sentence was 5 to 10 years | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned | wordnet | [
"time",
"term"
] | "his sentence was 5 to 10 years" What is the definition of "sentence"? |
plenty | n | there was plenty of food for everyone | a full supply | wordnet | [
"plenitude",
"abundance"
] | "there was plenty of food for everyone" What is the definition of "plenty"? |
plenty | n | it must have cost plenty | a large number or amount or extent | wordnet | [
"mint",
"haymow",
"lot",
"deal",
"wad",
"batch",
"heap",
"mass",
"spate",
"mess",
"pile",
"raft",
"sight",
"flood",
"mountain"
] | "it must have cost plenty" What is the definition of "plenty"? |
hardheaded | s | a hardheaded appraisal of our position | guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | wordnet | [] | "a hardheaded appraisal of our position" What is the definition of "hardheaded"? |
starless | a | dark starless nights | not starry | wordnet | [] | "dark starless nights" What is the definition of "starless"? |
starless | a | dark starless nights | having no stars or starlike objects | wordnet | [] | "dark starless nights" What is the definition of "starless"? |
drunken | s | a drunken binge | given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol | wordnet | [] | "a drunken binge" What is the definition of "drunken"? |
bend | n | a bend in the road | a circular segment of a curve | wordnet | [
"bight",
"turn",
"twist"
] | "a bend in the road" What is the definition of "bend"? |
bend | v | The stick does not bend | to form a curve | wordnet | [
"cower",
"angled",
"grovel",
"bent",
"curling",
"stoop",
"arch",
"slant",
"arching",
"arched",
"bend",
"groveling",
"slanting",
"deform",
"angle",
"arc",
"tip",
"bow",
"doubling",
"creep",
"tilt",
"curl",
"fawn",
"crawl",
"leaning",
"angling",
"cringe"
] | "The stick does not bend" What is the definition of "bend"? |
bend | v | bend the rod | to cause a plastic object to assume a crooked or angular form | wordnet | [
"deform",
"dented",
"gnarl",
"twisted",
"crank",
"twist",
"dent",
"bent",
"turn",
"deformed",
"convoluted",
"gnarled"
] | "bend the rod" What is the definition of "bend"? |
coagulated | v | coagulated blood | to change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state | wordnet | [
"clot",
"turn",
"coagulate"
] | "coagulated blood" What is the definition of "coagulated"? |
coagulated | s | coagulated blood | transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass | wordnet | [] | "coagulated blood" What is the definition of "coagulated"? |
payable | s | a note payable on demand | subject to or requiring payment especially as specified | wordnet | [] | "a note payable on demand" What is the definition of "payable"? |
room | n | room to pass | space for movement | wordnet | [
"clearance",
"way",
"seating",
"headway"
] | "room to pass" What is the definition of "room"? |
room | n | room for improvement | opportunity for | wordnet | [] | "room for improvement" What is the definition of "room"? |
diminutive | s | diminutive in stature | very small | wordnet | [] | "diminutive in stature" What is the definition of "diminutive"? |
strip | n | he felt a flat strip of muscle | a relatively long narrow piece of something | wordnet | [] | "he felt a flat strip of muscle" What is the definition of "strip"? |
strip | v | strip wood | to remove the surface from | wordnet | [
"skin",
"tear",
"pluck",
"remove",
"paring",
"stripping",
"bark",
"take",
"removed"
] | "strip wood" What is the definition of "strip"? |
attribution | n | the attribution of language to birds | assigning some quality or character to a person or thing | wordnet | [
"classification",
"ascription"
] | "the attribution of language to birds" What is the definition of "attribution"? |
attribution | n | the attribution of lighting to an expression of God 's wrath | assigning to a cause or source | wordnet | [
"classification",
"ascription"
] | "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God 's wrath" What is the definition of "attribution"? |
supple | s | a supple mind | readily adaptable | wordnet | [] | "a supple mind" What is the definition of "supple"? |
ornateness | n | an excessive ornateness of language | high-flown style | wordnet | [
"fustian",
"bombast",
"grandiloquence",
"grandiosity",
"flourish",
"claptrap"
] | "an excessive ornateness of language" What is the definition of "ornateness"? |
ornateness | n | an excessive ornateness of language | excessive use of verbal ornamentation | wordnet | [
"fustian",
"bombast",
"grandiloquence",
"grandiosity",
"flourish",
"claptrap"
] | "an excessive ornateness of language" What is the definition of "ornateness"? |
adequately | r | he was adequately prepared | in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree | wordnet | [] | "he was adequately prepared" What is the definition of "adequately"? |
facile | s | too facile a solution for so complex a problem | arrived at without due care or effort | wordnet | [] | "too facile a solution for so complex a problem" What is the definition of "facile"? |
facile | s | too facile a solution for so complex a problem | lacking depth | wordnet | [] | "too facile a solution for so complex a problem" What is the definition of "facile"? |
facile | s | a facile hand | performing adroitly and without effort | wordnet | [] | "a facile hand" What is the definition of "facile"? |
facile | s | able to dazzle with his facile tongue | expressing yourself readily , clearly , effectively | wordnet | [] | "able to dazzle with his facile tongue" What is the definition of "facile"? |
unwilling | a | an unwilling assistant | not disposed or inclined toward | wordnet | [] | "an unwilling assistant" What is the definition of "unwilling"? |
accommodation | n | they reached an accommodation with Japan | a settlement of differences | wordnet | [] | "they reached an accommodation with Japan" What is the definition of "accommodation"? |
conceit | n | he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit | a witty or ingenious turn of phrase | wordnet | [] | "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit" What is the definition of "conceit"? |
conceit | n | the architect 's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree | an artistic device or effect | wordnet | [] | "the architect 's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree" What is the definition of "conceit"? |
gutter | n | his career was in the gutter | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money | wordnet | [
"sewer",
"misfortune",
"toilet"
] | "his career was in the gutter" What is the definition of "gutter"? |
gutter | v | The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground | to burn unsteadily , feebly , or low | wordnet | [] | "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" What is the definition of "gutter"? |
gutter | v | The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground | to flicker | wordnet | [] | "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" What is the definition of "gutter"? |
clammy | s | a clammy handshake | unpleasantly cool and humid | wordnet | [] | "a clammy handshake" What is the definition of "clammy"? |
countless | s | countless hours | too numerous to be counted | wordnet | [] | "countless hours" What is the definition of "countless"? |
facet | n | he studied every facet of the question | a distinct feature or element in a problem | wordnet | [] | "he studied every facet of the question" What is the definition of "facet"? |
lavishly | r | lavishly decorated | in a rich and lavish manner | wordnet | [] | "lavishly decorated" What is the definition of "lavishly"? |
differentiate | v | cells differentiate | to become different during development | wordnet | [] | "cells differentiate" What is the definition of "differentiate"? |
nakedness | n | the nakedness of the landscape | a bleak and desolate atmosphere | wordnet | [
"glumness",
"desolation",
"bareness",
"gloominess"
] | "the nakedness of the landscape" What is the definition of "nakedness"? |
augury | n | he hoped it was an augury | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | wordnet | [
"omen",
"presage",
"sign",
"portent",
"prognostic",
"prodigy"
] | "he hoped it was an augury" What is the definition of "augury"? |
emphasis | n | the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis | special importance or significance | wordnet | [
"accent",
"stress",
"focus",
"grandness",
"importance"
] | "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis" What is the definition of "emphasis"? |
emphasis | n | his emphasis on civil rights | intensity or forcefulness of expression | wordnet | [
"vehemence",
"intensiveness"
] | "his emphasis on civil rights" What is the definition of "emphasis"? |
fecal | a | fecal matter | of or relating to feces | wordnet | [] | "fecal matter" What is the definition of "fecal"? |
mince | n | a mince of mushrooms | food chopped into small bits | wordnet | [] | "a mince of mushrooms" What is the definition of "mince"? |
mince | v | mince the garlic | to cut into small pieces | wordnet | [] | "mince the garlic" What is the definition of "mince"? |
toleration | n | all people should practice toleration and live together in peace | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations | wordnet | [
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"sufferance"
] | "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" What is the definition of "toleration"? |
quadruple | s | quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure | having four units or components | wordnet | [
"fourfold",
"",
"quadruplex"
] | "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure" What is the definition of "quadruple"? |
distortion | n | heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion | a change usually undesired in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal | wordnet | [] | "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion" What is the definition of "distortion"? |
distortion | n | heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion | the difference between two measurements of a signal as between the input and output signal | wordnet | [] | "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion" What is the definition of "distortion"? |
attendant | s | an excessive growth of bureaucracy , with attendant problems | following or accompanying as a consequence | wordnet | [] | "an excessive growth of bureaucracy , with attendant problems" What is the definition of "attendant"? |
sustained | v | We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible | to lengthen or extend in duration or space | wordnet | [
"prolong",
"keep",
"preserve",
"retain",
"sustain"
] | "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible" What is the definition of "sustained"? |
sustained | v | We sustained ourselves on bread and water | to provide with nourishment | wordnet | [
"supply",
"carry",
"provide",
"nourish",
"cater",
"ply",
"nurture",
"sustain"
] | "We sustained ourselves on bread and water" What is the definition of "sustained"? |
sustained | s | sustained flight | maintained at length without interruption or weakening | wordnet | [] | "sustained flight" What is the definition of "sustained"? |
distinct | s | plants of several distinct types | not alike | wordnet | [] | "plants of several distinct types" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
distinct | s | plants of several distinct types | different in nature or quality | wordnet | [] | "plants of several distinct types" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
distinct | s | noticed a distinct improvement | recognizable | wordnet | [] | "noticed a distinct improvement" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
distinct | s | noticed a distinct improvement | marked | wordnet | [] | "noticed a distinct improvement" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
distinct | s | on two distinct occasions | constituting a separate entity or part | wordnet | [] | "on two distinct occasions" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
distinct | a | a distinct flavor | easy to perceive | wordnet | [] | "a distinct flavor" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
distinct | a | a distinct flavor | especially clearly outlined | wordnet | [] | "a distinct flavor" What is the definition of "distinct"? |
cochlear | a | cochlear implant | of or relating to the cochlea of the ear | wordnet | [] | "cochlear implant" What is the definition of "cochlear"? |
borrow | v | May I borrow your lawn mower ? | to get temporarily | wordnet | [] | "May I borrow your lawn mower ?" What is the definition of "borrow"? |
contradictory | s | ` perfect ' and ` imperfect ' are contradictory terms | of words or propositions so related that both can not be true and both can not be false | wordnet | [] | "` perfect ' and ` imperfect ' are contradictory terms" What is the definition of "contradictory"? |
toy | n | a toy stove | a nonfunctional replica of something else frequently used as a modifier | wordnet | [] | "a toy stove" What is the definition of "toy"? |
toy | n | private airplanes are a rich man 's toy | a device regarded as providing amusement | wordnet | [] | "private airplanes are a rich man 's toy" What is the definition of "toy"? |
toy | v | toy with an idea | to engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | wordnet | [
"act",
"behave",
"acting",
"play"
] | "toy with an idea" What is the definition of "toy"? |
flatness | n | the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway 's style | a want of animation or brilliance | wordnet | [] | "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway 's style" What is the definition of "flatness"? |
flatness | n | it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils | a deficiency in flavor | wordnet | [] | "it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils" What is the definition of "flatness"? |
physics | n | his favorite subject was physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions | wordnet | [] | "his favorite subject was physics" What is the definition of "physics"? |
physics | n | he studied the physics of radiation | the physical properties , phenomena , and laws of something | wordnet | [] | "he studied the physics of radiation" What is the definition of "physics"? |
passionless | a | passionless observation of human nature | not passionate | wordnet | [] | "passionless observation of human nature" What is the definition of "passionless"? |
passionless | s | this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine " - Margaret Deland | unmoved by feeling | wordnet | [] | "this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine " - Margaret Deland" What is the definition of "passionless"? |
camp | n | wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | wordnet | [
"bivouac",
"lager",
"laager",
"cantonment",
"encampment"
] | "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" What is the definition of "camp"? |
camp | n | level ground is best for parking and camp areas | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers | wordnet | [] | "level ground is best for parking and camp areas" What is the definition of "camp"? |
camp | v | The houseguests had to camp in the living room | to live in or as if in a tent | wordnet | [
"bivouac",
"tent",
"living",
"populate",
"dwell",
"live"
] | "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" What is the definition of "camp"? |
camp | s | they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect | providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially and vulgarly mannered or banal or sentimental qualities | wordnet | [] | "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect" What is the definition of "camp"? |
confidently | r | we have to do what is right confidently | with confidence | wordnet | [] | "we have to do what is right confidently" What is the definition of "confidently"? |
confidently | r | we have to do what is right confidently | in a confident manner | wordnet | [] | "we have to do what is right confidently" What is the definition of "confidently"? |
seemly | s | seemly behavior | according with custom or propriety | wordnet | [
"comely",
"",
"decent",
"decorous"
] | "seemly behavior" What is the definition of "seemly"? |
effeminacy | n | the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy | the trait of being effeminate derogatory of a man | wordnet | [
"emasculation",
"softness",
"femininity"
] | "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy" What is the definition of "effeminacy"? |
convenience | n | chairs arranged for his own convenience | the state of being suitable or opportune | wordnet | [] | "chairs arranged for his own convenience" What is the definition of "convenience"? |
convenience | n | they offered the convenience of an installment plan | the quality of being useful and convenient | wordnet | [] | "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" What is the definition of "convenience"? |
rudiment | n | Meckel 's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac | the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life | wordnet | [] | "Meckel 's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac" What is the definition of "rudiment"? |
costly | s | costly jewelry | having a high price | wordnet | [] | "costly jewelry" What is the definition of "costly"? |
loamy | a | richy loamy soil | consisting of or having the character of loam | wordnet | [] | "richy loamy soil" What is the definition of "loamy"? |
glow | n | the glow of new love | a feeling of considerable warmth | wordnet | [] | "the glow of new love" What is the definition of "glow"? |
glow | v | Make the people 's hearts glow | to be exuberant or high-spirited | wordnet | [] | "Make the people 's hearts glow" What is the definition of "glow"? |
magnetic | a | magnetic forces | of or relating to or caused by magnetism | wordnet | [] | "magnetic forces" What is the definition of "magnetic"? |
magnetic | a | the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material | having the properties of a magnet | wordnet | [] | "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" What is the definition of "magnetic"? |
magnetic | a | the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material | i.e. of attracting iron or steel | wordnet | [] | "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" What is the definition of "magnetic"? |
magnetic | s | a magnetic personality | possessing an extraordinary ability to attract | wordnet | [] | "a magnetic personality" What is the definition of "magnetic"? |
cere | v | cere a corpse | to wrap up in a cerecloth | wordnet | [] | "cere a corpse" What is the definition of "cere"? |
derivation | n | he prefers shoes of Italian derivation | the source or origin from which something derives i.e. comes or issues | wordnet | [] | "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation" What is the definition of "derivation"? |
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