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headlong | r | burst headlong through the gate | at breakneck speed | wordnet | [] | "burst headlong through the gate" What is the definition of "headlong"? |
headlong | r | he fell headlong in love with his cousin | in a hasty and foolhardy manner | wordnet | [] | "he fell headlong in love with his cousin" What is the definition of "headlong"? |
pneumatic | a | pneumatic drill | of or relating to or using air or a similar gas | wordnet | [] | "pneumatic drill" What is the definition of "pneumatic"? |
streaky | s | fat legs and dirty streaky faces | marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations | wordnet | [] | "fat legs and dirty streaky faces" What is the definition of "streaky"? |
alacrity | n | he accepted with alacrity | liveliness and eagerness | wordnet | [
"smartness",
"liveliness",
"briskness",
"sprightliness"
] | "he accepted with alacrity" What is the definition of "alacrity"? |
dilettantish | s | his dilettantish efforts at painting | showing frivolous or superficial interest | wordnet | [] | "his dilettantish efforts at painting" What is the definition of "dilettantish"? |
dilettantish | s | his dilettantish efforts at painting | amateurish | wordnet | [] | "his dilettantish efforts at painting" What is the definition of "dilettantish"? |
emblematic | s | a crown is emblematic of royalty | serving as a visible symbol for something abstract | wordnet | [
"symbolic",
""
] | "a crown is emblematic of royalty" What is the definition of "emblematic"? |
emblematic | s | the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy | being or serving as an illustration of a type | wordnet | [] | "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy" What is the definition of "emblematic"? |
old | a | his mother is very old | having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age | wordnet | [] | "his mother is very old" What is the definition of "old"? |
old | a | old tradition | of long duration | wordnet | [] | "old tradition" What is the definition of "old"? |
old | a | old tradition | not new | wordnet | [] | "old tradition" What is the definition of "old"? |
old | s | good old boy | very familiar | wordnet | [] | "good old boy" What is the definition of "old"? |
old | s | an old offender | skilled through long experience | wordnet | [] | "an old offender" What is the definition of "old"? |
starkness | n | the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections | the quality of being complete or utter or extreme | wordnet | [
"bound",
"limit",
"boundary",
"absoluteness"
] | "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections" What is the definition of "starkness"? |
starkness | n | I was struck by the starkness of my father 's room | an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation | wordnet | [
"bareness",
"plainness"
] | "I was struck by the starkness of my father 's room" What is the definition of "starkness"? |
politically | r | politically correct clothing | with regard to social relationships involving authority | wordnet | [] | "politically correct clothing" What is the definition of "politically"? |
politically | r | politically organized units | with regard to government | wordnet | [] | "politically organized units" What is the definition of "politically"? |
platform | n | the speaker mounted the platform | a raised horizontal surface | wordnet | [] | "the speaker mounted the platform" What is the definition of "platform"? |
platform | n | their candidate simply ignored the party platform | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party | wordnet | [] | "their candidate simply ignored the party platform" What is the definition of "platform"? |
obsolete | s | obsolete words | no longer in use | wordnet | [] | "obsolete words" What is the definition of "obsolete"? |
stray | s | a stray calf | having no home or having wandered away from home | wordnet | [] | "a stray calf" What is the definition of "stray"? |
stray | s | a few stray crumbs | not close together in time | wordnet | [] | "a few stray crumbs" What is the definition of "stray"? |
tough | a | a tough character | not given to gentleness or sentimentality | wordnet | [] | "a tough character" What is the definition of "tough"? |
tough | a | the tough bottoms of his feet | physically toughened | wordnet | [] | "the tough bottoms of his feet" What is the definition of "tough"? |
tough | s | the competition was tough | very difficult | wordnet | [] | "the competition was tough" What is the definition of "tough"? |
tough | s | the competition was tough | severely testing stamina or resolution | wordnet | [] | "the competition was tough" What is the definition of "tough"? |
tough | s | a tough all-weather fabric | substantially made or constructed | wordnet | [] | "a tough all-weather fabric" What is the definition of "tough"? |
tough | s | tough street gangs | violent and lawless | wordnet | [] | "tough street gangs" What is the definition of "tough"? |
frangible | s | the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases | capable of being broken | wordnet | [] | "the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases" What is the definition of "frangible"? |
prophetically | r | he prophetically anticipated the disaster | in a prophetic manner | wordnet | [] | "he prophetically anticipated the disaster" What is the definition of "prophetically"? |
moldy | s | moldy bread | covered with or smelling of mold | wordnet | [] | "moldy bread" What is the definition of "moldy"? |
polarize | v | polarize light waves | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern | wordnet | [] | "polarize light waves" What is the definition of "polarize"? |
inflamed | v | The repetitive motion inflamed her joint | to cause inflammation in | wordnet | [
"inflame",
"exasperate",
"worsen",
"aggravate",
"exacerbate"
] | "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" What is the definition of "inflamed"? |
inflamed | s | eyes inflamed with crying | resulting from inflammation | wordnet | [] | "eyes inflamed with crying" What is the definition of "inflamed"? |
inflamed | s | eyes inflamed with crying | hot and swollen and reddened | wordnet | [] | "eyes inflamed with crying" What is the definition of "inflamed"? |
inflamed | s | the inflamed clouds at sunset | lighted with red light as if with flames | wordnet | [] | "the inflamed clouds at sunset" What is the definition of "inflamed"? |
discover | v | The story is false , so far as I can discover | to make a discovery | wordnet | [
"discover",
"see",
"learn",
"find",
"ferret"
] | "The story is false , so far as I can discover" What is the definition of "discover"? |
munificent | s | a munificent gift | very generous | wordnet | [] | "a munificent gift" What is the definition of "munificent"? |
capitulation | n | they were protected until the capitulation of the fort | the act of surrendering usually under agreed conditions | wordnet | [
"loss",
"surrender"
] | "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" What is the definition of "capitulation"? |
assiduous | s | her assiduous attempts to learn French | marked by care and persistent effort | wordnet | [] | "her assiduous attempts to learn French" What is the definition of "assiduous"? |
drab | s | her drab personality | lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise | wordnet | [] | "her drab personality" What is the definition of "drab"? |
drab | s | drab faded curtains | lacking brightness or color | wordnet | [
"sober",
"",
"somber"
] | "drab faded curtains" What is the definition of "drab"? |
drab | s | drab faded curtains | dull | wordnet | [
"sober",
"",
"somber"
] | "drab faded curtains" What is the definition of "drab"? |
resettle | v | The immigrants had to resettle | to settle in a new place | wordnet | [] | "The immigrants had to resettle" What is the definition of "resettle"? |
monarchal | s | monarchal pomp | having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch | wordnet | [] | "monarchal pomp" What is the definition of "monarchal"? |
monarchal | s | monarchal government | ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch | wordnet | [] | "monarchal government" What is the definition of "monarchal"? |
concoction | n | he volunteered to taste her latest concoction | any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients | wordnet | [
"mixture",
"dough",
"roux",
"dressing",
"stuffing",
"mix",
"filling"
] | "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction" What is the definition of "concoction"? |
concoction | n | it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction | an occurrence of an unusual mixture | wordnet | [] | "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction" What is the definition of "concoction"? |
concoction | n | his testimony was a concoction | the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose | wordnet | [] | "his testimony was a concoction" What is the definition of "concoction"? |
blind | n | he spent hours reading to the blind | people who have severe visual impairments , considered as a group | wordnet | [] | "he spent hours reading to the blind" What is the definition of "blind"? |
blind | n | he waited impatiently in the blind | a hiding place sometimes used by hunters especially duck hunters | wordnet | [] | "he waited impatiently in the blind" What is the definition of "blind"? |
blind | a | a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision " -- Kenneth Jernigan | unable to see | wordnet | [] | "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision " -- Kenneth Jernigan" What is the definition of "blind"? |
blind | s | blind to a lover 's faults | unable or unwilling to perceive or understand | wordnet | [] | "blind to a lover 's faults" What is the definition of "blind"? |
blind | s | blind hatred | not based on reason or evidence | wordnet | [] | "blind hatred" What is the definition of "blind"? |
centerpiece | n | education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party 's political platform | the central or most important feature | wordnet | [] | "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party 's political platform" What is the definition of "centerpiece"? |
stiffness | n | he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck | the property of moving with pain or difficulty | wordnet | [] | "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck" What is the definition of "stiffness"? |
stiffness | n | a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity | firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action | wordnet | [] | "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity" What is the definition of "stiffness"? |
system | n | he bought a new stereo system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity | wordnet | [] | "he bought a new stereo system" What is the definition of "system"? |
system | n | a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole | wordnet | [] | "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" What is the definition of "system"? |
system | n | in a static system oil can not be replaced by water on a surface | a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium | wordnet | [] | "in a static system oil can not be replaced by water on a surface" What is the definition of "system"? |
upper | s | the upper bunk | higher in place or position | wordnet | [] | "the upper bunk" What is the definition of "upper"? |
upper | s | the upper half of the class | superior in rank or accomplishment | wordnet | [] | "the upper half of the class" What is the definition of "upper"? |
crimp | v | crimp hair | to curl tightly | wordnet | [
"wave",
"crape",
"frizzle",
"curl",
"frizz"
] | "crimp hair" What is the definition of "crimp"? |
apoplectic | a | apoplectic seizure | pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | wordnet | [] | "apoplectic seizure" What is the definition of "apoplectic"? |
imitate | v | Life imitate art | to appear like , as in behavior or appearance | wordnet | [] | "Life imitate art" What is the definition of "imitate"? |
renovate | v | My wife wants us to renovate | to make brighter and prettier | wordnet | [
"refurbish",
"renew"
] | "My wife wants us to renovate" What is the definition of "renovate"? |
renovate | v | This will renovate my spirits | to give new life or energy to | wordnet | [
"recreate",
"revive",
"energize",
"reviving",
"reanimate",
"arouse",
"quicken",
"brace",
"stimulate",
"revivify",
"energizing"
] | "This will renovate my spirits" What is the definition of "renovate"? |
advantageous | a | a contract advantageous to our country | giving an advantage | wordnet | [] | "a contract advantageous to our country" What is the definition of "advantageous"? |
ceremonially | r | he was ceremonially sworn in as President | in a ceremonial manner | wordnet | [] | "he was ceremonially sworn in as President" What is the definition of "ceremonially"? |
unstrained | s | the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained | not placed under psychological stress | wordnet | [] | "the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained" What is the definition of "unstrained"? |
unstrained | s | his playing is facile and unstrained | not resulting from undue effort | wordnet | [] | "his playing is facile and unstrained" What is the definition of "unstrained"? |
unstrained | s | his playing is facile and unstrained | not forced | wordnet | [] | "his playing is facile and unstrained" What is the definition of "unstrained"? |
seizure | n | he suffered an epileptic seizure | a sudden occurrence or recurrence of a disease | wordnet | [] | "he suffered an epileptic seizure" What is the definition of "seizure"? |
bilateral | s | a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan | affecting or undertaken by two parties | wordnet | [] | "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan" What is the definition of "bilateral"? |
crested | v | The river crested last night | to reach a high point | wordnet | [
"crest",
"peak"
] | "The river crested last night" What is the definition of "crested"? |
crested | s | golden crested | having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head | wordnet | [] | "golden crested" What is the definition of "crested"? |
crested | s | golden crested | often used in combination | wordnet | [] | "golden crested" What is the definition of "crested"? |
shadowing | v | The police are shadowing her | to follow , usually without the persons knowledge | wordnet | [] | "The police are shadowing her" What is the definition of "shadowing"? |
counter | r | run counter | in the opposite direction | wordnet | [] | "run counter" What is the definition of "counter"? |
elicit | v | elicit a solution | to derive by reason | wordnet | [] | "elicit a solution" What is the definition of "elicit"? |
albatross | n | she was an albatross around his neck | something that hinders or handicaps | wordnet | [
"impediment",
"handicap",
"hinderance",
"millstone",
"deterrent"
] | "she was an albatross around his neck" What is the definition of "albatross"? |
semiweekly | r | he called home semiweekly | twice a week | wordnet | [] | "he called home semiweekly" What is the definition of "semiweekly"? |
valued | s | a valued friend | held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature | wordnet | [] | "a valued friend" What is the definition of "valued"? |
malpractice | n | the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice | professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage | wordnet | [] | "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice" What is the definition of "malpractice"? |
copious | s | she took copious notes | large in number or quantity especially of discourse | wordnet | [
"voluminous",
""
] | "she took copious notes" What is the definition of "copious"? |
copious | s | copious provisions | affording an abundant supply | wordnet | [
"rich",
"",
"ample",
"plenteous",
"plentiful"
] | "copious provisions" What is the definition of "copious"? |
patent | s | patent ductus arteriosus | open | wordnet | [] | "patent ductus arteriosus" What is the definition of "patent"? |
patent | s | patent ductus arteriosus | affording free passage | wordnet | [] | "patent ductus arteriosus" What is the definition of "patent"? |
patent | s | patent advantages | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | wordnet | [] | "patent advantages" What is the definition of "patent"? |
maund | n | the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois | a unit of weight used in asia | wordnet | [] | "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois" What is the definition of "maund"? |
maund | n | the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois | has different values in different countries | wordnet | [] | "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois" What is the definition of "maund"? |
promise | n | there is little or no promise that he will recover | grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | wordnet | [
"expectation",
"prospect",
"rainbow",
"hope"
] | "there is little or no promise that he will recover" What is the definition of "promise"? |
odorous | a | odorous jasmine flowers | having odor or a characteristic odor | wordnet | [] | "odorous jasmine flowers" What is the definition of "odorous"? |
odorous | s | odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack | emitting an odor | wordnet | [] | "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack" What is the definition of "odorous"? |
odorous | s | the odorous air of the orchard | having a natural fragrance | wordnet | [] | "the odorous air of the orchard" What is the definition of "odorous"? |
slouchy | s | a slouchy sweater | lacking stiffness in form or posture | wordnet | [] | "a slouchy sweater" What is the definition of "slouchy"? |
wallow | n | a good wallow in the water | an indolent or clumsy rolling about | wordnet | [] | "a good wallow in the water" What is the definition of "wallow"? |
wallow | v | wallow in your sorrows | to devote oneself entirely to something | wordnet | [] | "wallow in your sorrows" What is the definition of "wallow"? |
wallow | v | wallow in your sorrows | to indulge in to an immoderate degree , usually with pleasure | wordnet | [] | "wallow in your sorrows" What is the definition of "wallow"? |
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