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dream
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v
|
She claims to never dream
|
to experience while sleeping
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"She claims to never dream" What is the definition of "dream"?
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stylus
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n
|
he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus
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a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
|
wordnet
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[] |
"he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" What is the definition of "stylus"?
|
belittle
|
v
|
Do n't belittle his influence
|
to cause to seem less serious
|
wordnet
|
[
"disparage",
"belittle",
"denigrate",
"derogate"
] |
"Do n't belittle his influence" What is the definition of "belittle"?
|
belittle
|
v
|
Do n't belittle his influence
|
to play down
|
wordnet
|
[
"disparage",
"belittle",
"denigrate",
"derogate"
] |
"Do n't belittle his influence" What is the definition of "belittle"?
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belittle
|
v
|
do n't belittle your colleagues
|
to lessen the authority , dignity , or reputation of
|
wordnet
|
[
"lessen",
"decreasing",
"diminish",
"decrease"
] |
"do n't belittle your colleagues" What is the definition of "belittle"?
|
time
|
n
|
this time he succeeded
|
an instance or single occasion for some event
|
wordnet
|
[
"case",
"clip",
"example",
"instance"
] |
"this time he succeeded" What is the definition of "time"?
|
time
|
n
|
he waited a long time
|
an indefinite period usually marked by specific attributes or activities
|
wordnet
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[] |
"he waited a long time" What is the definition of "time"?
|
time
|
v
|
we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
|
to set the speed , duration , or execution of
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wordnet
|
[] |
"we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" What is the definition of "time"?
|
maverick
|
s
|
maverick politicians
|
independent in behavior or thought
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"maverick politicians" What is the definition of "maverick"?
|
horse
|
n
|
500 horse led the attack
|
troops trained to fight on horseback
|
wordnet
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[] |
"500 horse led the attack" What is the definition of "horse"?
|
basilica
|
n
|
the church was raised to the rank of basilica
|
or a roman catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
|
wordnet
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[] |
"the church was raised to the rank of basilica" What is the definition of "basilica"?
|
wreathe
|
v
|
wreathe the grave site
|
to decorate or deck with wreaths
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"wreathe the grave site" What is the definition of "wreathe"?
|
piggish
|
s
|
piggish table manners
|
resembling swine
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"piggish table manners" What is the definition of "piggish"?
|
piggish
|
s
|
piggish table manners
|
coarsely gluttonous or greedy
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"piggish table manners" What is the definition of "piggish"?
|
brow
|
n
|
the sun set behind the brow of distant hills
|
the peak of a hill
|
wordnet
|
[
"hilltop",
"top",
"peak",
"crest",
"tip"
] |
"the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" What is the definition of "brow"?
|
thirsty
|
s
|
thirsty fields under a rainless sky
|
needing moisture
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"thirsty fields under a rainless sky" What is the definition of "thirsty"?
|
thirsty
|
s
|
thirsty towels
|
able to take in large quantities of moisture
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"thirsty towels" What is the definition of "thirsty"?
|
thirsty
|
s
|
thirsty for informaton
|
extremely desirous
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"thirsty for informaton" What is the definition of "thirsty"?
|
thirsty
|
a
|
after playing hard the children were thirsty
|
feeling a need or desire to drink
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"after playing hard the children were thirsty" What is the definition of "thirsty"?
|
synthesize
|
v
|
his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
|
to combine so as to form a more complex , product
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony" What is the definition of "synthesize"?
|
bareheaded
|
s
|
caught bareheaded by the downpour
|
having the head uncovered
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"caught bareheaded by the downpour" What is the definition of "bareheaded"?
|
hewn
|
s
|
a house built of hewn logs
|
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a house built of hewn logs" What is the definition of "hewn"?
|
ingrain
|
v
|
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
|
to produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
|
wordnet
|
[
"strike",
"affect",
"striking",
"instill",
"impress"
] |
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" What is the definition of "ingrain"?
|
novel
|
s
|
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
|
original and of a kind not seen before
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" What is the definition of "novel"?
|
assemble
|
v
|
assemble your colleagues
|
to get people together
|
wordnet
|
[
"gather",
"make"
] |
"assemble your colleagues" What is the definition of "assemble"?
|
fondly
|
r
|
she spoke to her children fondly
|
with fondness
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"she spoke to her children fondly" What is the definition of "fondly"?
|
fondly
|
r
|
she spoke to her children fondly
|
with love
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"she spoke to her children fondly" What is the definition of "fondly"?
|
crutch
|
n
|
he uses drugs as a psychological crutch
|
anything that serves as an expedient
|
wordnet
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[] |
"he uses drugs as a psychological crutch" What is the definition of "crutch"?
|
infamous
|
s
|
the infamous Benedict Arnold
|
known widely and usually unfavorably
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the infamous Benedict Arnold" What is the definition of "infamous"?
|
spore
|
n
|
a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes
|
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes" What is the definition of "spore"?
|
verifiable
|
s
|
a verifiable account of the incident
|
capable of being verified
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a verifiable account of the incident" What is the definition of "verifiable"?
|
stay
|
n
|
they had a nice stay in Paris
|
continuing or remaining in a place or state
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they had a nice stay in Paris" What is the definition of "stay"?
|
stay
|
n
|
the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
|
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" What is the definition of "stay"?
|
stay
|
v
|
stay alone
|
to remain in a certain state
|
wordnet
|
[
"rest",
"keep",
"stand",
"remain"
] |
"stay alone" What is the definition of "stay"?
|
volley
|
v
|
volley the tennis ball
|
to hit before it touches the ground
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"volley the tennis ball" What is the definition of "volley"?
|
united
|
a
|
presented a united front
|
characterized by unity
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"presented a united front" What is the definition of "united"?
|
united
|
a
|
presented a united front
|
being or joined into a single entity
|
wordnet
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[] |
"presented a united front" What is the definition of "united"?
|
necessary
|
s
|
the necessary consequences of one 's actions
|
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the necessary consequences of one 's actions" What is the definition of "necessary"?
|
fraudulent
|
s
|
a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
|
intended to deceive
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" What is the definition of "fraudulent"?
|
accuracy
|
n
|
he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
|
the quality of being near to the true value
|
wordnet
|
[
"truth",
"fidelity",
"exactness",
"exactitude",
"quality"
] |
"he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass" What is the definition of "accuracy"?
|
accuracy
|
n
|
the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy
|
the number of significant figures given in a number
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy" What is the definition of "accuracy"?
|
stature
|
n
|
a man of great stature
|
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a man of great stature" What is the definition of "stature"?
|
invasion
|
n
|
an invasion of tourists
|
any entry into an area not previously occupied
|
wordnet
|
[
"encroachment",
"intrusion",
"entrance"
] |
"an invasion of tourists" What is the definition of "invasion"?
|
invasion
|
n
|
the tumor 's invasion of surrounding structures
|
the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the tumor 's invasion of surrounding structures" What is the definition of "invasion"?
|
epic
|
s
|
an epic voyage
|
very imposing or impressive
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an epic voyage" What is the definition of "epic"?
|
epic
|
s
|
an epic voyage
|
surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an epic voyage" What is the definition of "epic"?
|
thorn
|
n
|
he 's a thorn in my flesh
|
something that causes irritation and annoyance
|
wordnet
|
[
"infliction",
"irritant",
"botheration",
"annoyance",
"bother"
] |
"he 's a thorn in my flesh" What is the definition of "thorn"?
|
peregrine
|
s
|
believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
|
migratory
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future" What is the definition of "peregrine"?
|
touchy
|
s
|
a touchy subject
|
difficult to handle
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a touchy subject" What is the definition of "touchy"?
|
touchy
|
s
|
a touchy subject
|
requiring great tact
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a touchy subject" What is the definition of "touchy"?
|
steely
|
s
|
steely eyes
|
resembling steel as in hardness
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"steely eyes" What is the definition of "steely"?
|
welter
|
v
|
welter in work
|
to be immersed in
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"welter in work" What is the definition of "welter"?
|
hospitably
|
r
|
she was received hospitably by her new family
|
in a hospitable manner
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"she was received hospitably by her new family" What is the definition of "hospitably"?
|
opprobrious
|
s
|
an opprobrious monument to human greed
|
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"an opprobrious monument to human greed" What is the definition of "opprobrious"?
|
conspecific
|
a
|
cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific
|
belonging to the same species
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific" What is the definition of "conspecific"?
|
graphic
|
s
|
graphic symbols
|
written or drawn or engraved
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"graphic symbols" What is the definition of "graphic"?
|
graphic
|
s
|
graphic accounts of battle
|
evoking lifelike images within the mind
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"graphic accounts of battle" What is the definition of "graphic"?
|
graphic
|
a
|
a graphic presentation of the data
|
relating to or presented by a graph
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a graphic presentation of the data" What is the definition of "graphic"?
|
ribald
|
s
|
ribald language
|
humorously vulgar
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"ribald language" What is the definition of "ribald"?
|
fecund
|
s
|
a fecund imagination
|
intellectually productive
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a fecund imagination" What is the definition of "fecund"?
|
design
|
n
|
he contributed to the design of a new instrument
|
the act of working out the form of something as by making a sketch or outline or plan
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he contributed to the design of a new instrument" What is the definition of "design"?
|
design
|
n
|
the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult
|
an arrangement scheme
|
wordnet
|
[
"constellation",
"snare",
"plan",
"system"
] |
"the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult" What is the definition of "design"?
|
design
|
n
|
the coach had a design on the doors
|
a decorative or artistic work
|
wordnet
|
[
"damascene",
"ornamentation",
"motif",
"ornament",
"herringbone",
"weave",
"sunburst",
"emblem",
"decoration",
"pattern",
"figure",
"device",
"motive",
"tattoo"
] |
"the coach had a design on the doors" What is the definition of "design"?
|
design
|
v
|
design a better mousetrap
|
to plan out in systematic , often graphic form
|
wordnet
|
[
"engineering",
"engineer",
"plan",
"draft"
] |
"design a better mousetrap" What is the definition of "design"?
|
acceptable
|
a
|
acceptable levels of radiation
|
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"acceptable levels of radiation" What is the definition of "acceptable"?
|
acceptable
|
s
|
acceptable English usage
|
judged to be in conformity with approved usage
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"acceptable English usage" What is the definition of "acceptable"?
|
acceptable
|
s
|
the water was acceptable for drinking
|
adequate for the purpose
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the water was acceptable for drinking" What is the definition of "acceptable"?
|
penetrating
|
s
|
penetrating insight
|
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"penetrating insight" What is the definition of "penetrating"?
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penetrating
|
s
|
a cold penetrating wind
|
having the power of entering or piercing
|
wordnet
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[] |
"a cold penetrating wind" What is the definition of "penetrating"?
|
febrile
|
a
|
a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
|
of or relating to or characterized by fever
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" What is the definition of "febrile"?
|
subdue
|
v
|
subdue one 's appetites
|
to hold within limits and control
|
wordnet
|
[
"hold",
"control",
"moderate",
"mortifying",
"subdued",
"contain"
] |
"subdue one 's appetites" What is the definition of "subdue"?
|
antithesis
|
n
|
his theory is the antithesis of mine
|
exact opposite
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his theory is the antithesis of mine" What is the definition of "antithesis"?
|
world
|
n
|
the Western world
|
people in general
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the Western world" What is the definition of "world"?
|
world
|
n
|
the Western world
|
especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the Western world" What is the definition of "world"?
|
world
|
n
|
his world was shattered
|
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
|
wordnet
|
[
"reality",
""
] |
"his world was shattered" What is the definition of "world"?
|
world
|
n
|
the outdoor world
|
a part of the earth that can be considered separately
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the outdoor world" What is the definition of "world"?
|
world
|
s
|
a world crisis
|
involving the entire earth
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a world crisis" What is the definition of "world"?
|
world
|
s
|
a world crisis
|
not limited or provincial in scope
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a world crisis" What is the definition of "world"?
|
rather
|
r
|
rather than disappoint the children , he did two quick tricks before he left
|
on the contrary
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"rather than disappoint the children , he did two quick tricks before he left" What is the definition of "rather"?
|
rather
|
r
|
it was rather cold
|
to some great or small extent
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"it was rather cold" What is the definition of "rather"?
|
rather
|
r
|
I 'd rather be in Philadelphia
|
more readily or willingly
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"I 'd rather be in Philadelphia" What is the definition of "rather"?
|
degree
|
n
|
it is all a matter of degree
|
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
|
wordnet
|
[
"highness",
"grind",
"property",
"caliber",
"intensiveness",
"lowness",
"grade",
"low",
"moderation",
"depth",
"quality",
"level"
] |
"it is all a matter of degree" What is the definition of "degree"?
|
degree
|
n
|
a remarkable degree of frankness
|
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
|
wordnet
|
[
"resultant",
"point",
"height",
"acme",
"peak",
"top",
"stage",
"meridian",
"quickening",
"plane",
"extent",
"elevation",
"level"
] |
"a remarkable degree of frankness" What is the definition of "degree"?
|
private
|
n
|
our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
|
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the army or marines
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" What is the definition of "private"?
|
private
|
a
|
a private place
|
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a private place" What is the definition of "private"?
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private
|
s
|
each room has a private bath
|
concerning one person exclusively
|
wordnet
|
[
"individual",
""
] |
"each room has a private bath" What is the definition of "private"?
|
presumption
|
n
|
his presumption was intolerable
|
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"his presumption was intolerable" What is the definition of "presumption"?
|
chafing
|
v
|
He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation
|
to feel extreme irritation or anger
|
wordnet
|
[
"chafe",
"feel"
] |
"He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" What is the definition of "chafing"?
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body
|
n
|
he felt as if his whole body were on fire
|
the entire structure of an organism an animal , plant , or human being
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"he felt as if his whole body were on fire" What is the definition of "body"?
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body
|
n
|
the whole body filed out of the auditorium
|
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"the whole body filed out of the auditorium" What is the definition of "body"?
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body
|
n
|
they found the body in the lake
|
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"they found the body in the lake" What is the definition of "body"?
|
accelerando
|
r
|
here you must play accelerando
|
with increasing speed
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"here you must play accelerando" What is the definition of "accelerando"?
|
intracellular
|
a
|
intracellular fluid
|
located or occurring within a cell or cells
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"intracellular fluid" What is the definition of "intracellular"?
|
scarce
|
a
|
fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
|
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" What is the definition of "scarce"?
|
scarce
|
r
|
would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave " - W.B.Yeats
|
only a very short time before
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave " - W.B.Yeats" What is the definition of "scarce"?
|
holocaust
|
n
|
a nuclear holocaust
|
an act of mass destruction and loss of life especially in war or by fire
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a nuclear holocaust" What is the definition of "holocaust"?
|
competition
|
n
|
business competition can be fiendish at times
|
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"business competition can be fiendish at times" What is the definition of "competition"?
|
primary
|
a
|
primary goals
|
of first rank or importance or value
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"primary goals" What is the definition of "primary"?
|
primary
|
a
|
primary goals
|
direct and immediate rather than secondary
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"primary goals" What is the definition of "primary"?
|
primary
|
s
|
a primary instinct
|
not derived from or reducible to something else
|
wordnet
|
[] |
"a primary instinct" What is the definition of "primary"?
|
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