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creative | s | creative work | promoting construction or creation | wordnet | [] | "creative work" What is the definition of "creative"? |
singsong | s | a singsong manner of speaking | uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting | wordnet | [] | "a singsong manner of speaking" What is the definition of "singsong"? |
lone | s | a lone wolf | characterized by or preferring solitude | wordnet | [] | "a lone wolf" What is the definition of "lone"? |
lone | s | the lone doctor in the entire county | being the only one | wordnet | [] | "the lone doctor in the entire county" What is the definition of "lone"? |
lone | s | the lone doctor in the entire county | single and isolated from others | wordnet | [] | "the lone doctor in the entire county" What is the definition of "lone"? |
lone | s | the lone skier on the mountain | lacking companions or companionship | wordnet | [] | "the lone skier on the mountain" What is the definition of "lone"? |
inert | s | inert matter | having only a limited ability to react chemically | wordnet | [] | "inert matter" What is the definition of "inert"? |
inert | s | inert matter | chemically inactive | wordnet | [] | "inert matter" What is the definition of "inert"? |
inert | s | she was fat and inert | slow and apathetic | wordnet | [
"sluggish",
"",
"torpid",
"soggy"
] | "she was fat and inert" What is the definition of "inert"? |
stably | r | the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon | in a stable solid fixed manner | wordnet | [] | "the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon" What is the definition of "stably"? |
stably | r | the death rate in Russia has been stably high | in a stable unchanging manner | wordnet | [] | "the death rate in Russia has been stably high" What is the definition of "stably"? |
correlative | s | correlative conjunctions | expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation | wordnet | [] | "correlative conjunctions" What is the definition of "correlative"? |
history | n | a critical time in the school 's history | the aggregate of past events | wordnet | [] | "a critical time in the school 's history" What is the definition of "history"? |
history | n | a history of France | a record or narrative description of past events | wordnet | [
"record",
"account",
"etymology",
"story",
"recital"
] | "a history of France" What is the definition of "history"? |
history | n | he teaches Medieval history | the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings | wordnet | [] | "he teaches Medieval history" What is the definition of "history"? |
fortuitous | s | profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials | occurring by happy chance | wordnet | [] | "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials" What is the definition of "fortuitous"? |
fortuitous | s | fortuitous encounters -- strange accidents of fortune | having no cause or apparent cause | wordnet | [] | "fortuitous encounters -- strange accidents of fortune" What is the definition of "fortuitous"? |
aloft | r | climbed aloft to unfurl the sail | at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship | wordnet | [] | "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" What is the definition of "aloft"? |
aloft | r | the good news sent her spirits aloft | upward | wordnet | [] | "the good news sent her spirits aloft" What is the definition of "aloft"? |
aloft | r | eagles were soaring aloft | at or to great height | wordnet | [] | "eagles were soaring aloft" What is the definition of "aloft"? |
aloft | r | eagles were soaring aloft | high up in or into the air | wordnet | [] | "eagles were soaring aloft" What is the definition of "aloft"? |
supremely | r | he was supremely confident | to the maximum degree | wordnet | [] | "he was supremely confident" What is the definition of "supremely"? |
mushy | s | mushy effusiveness | effusively or insincerely emotional | wordnet | [] | "mushy effusiveness" What is the definition of "mushy"? |
contribution | n | I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project | the part played by a person in bringing about a result | wordnet | [
"share",
"end",
"attempt",
"endeavor",
"try"
] | "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project" What is the definition of "contribution"? |
damnable | s | her damnable pride | deserving a curse | wordnet | [] | "her damnable pride" What is the definition of "damnable"? |
synchronize | v | Let 's synchronize our efforts | to make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | wordnet | [] | "Let 's synchronize our efforts" What is the definition of "synchronize"? |
synchronize | v | synchronize this film | to make motion picture sound exactly simultaneous with the action | wordnet | [] | "synchronize this film" What is the definition of "synchronize"? |
scalar | a | he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar | of or relating to a musical scale | wordnet | [] | "he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar" What is the definition of "scalar"? |
scalar | a | scalar quantity | of or relating to a directionless magnitude such as mass or speed etc. that is completely specified by its magnitude | wordnet | [] | "scalar quantity" What is the definition of "scalar"? |
scavenge | v | hyenas scavenge | to feed on carrion or refuse | wordnet | [] | "hyenas scavenge" What is the definition of "scavenge"? |
veiled | v | a veiled threat | to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | wordnet | [
"mystify",
"obscure",
"hide",
"change",
"alter",
"modify",
"veil",
"obliterate"
] | "a veiled threat" What is the definition of "veiled"? |
veiled | s | veiled sounds | muted or unclear | wordnet | [] | "veiled sounds" What is the definition of "veiled"? |
unfailing | s | an unfailing source of good stories | always able to supply more | wordnet | [] | "an unfailing source of good stories" What is the definition of "unfailing"? |
unfailing | s | unfailing loyalty | unceasing | wordnet | [] | "unfailing loyalty" What is the definition of "unfailing"? |
unfailing | s | the unfailing sign of an amateur | not liable to failure | wordnet | [] | "the unfailing sign of an amateur" What is the definition of "unfailing"? |
backless | a | a stool is a backless and armless seat | lacking a back | wordnet | [] | "a stool is a backless and armless seat" What is the definition of "backless"? |
swelling | v | The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son | to become filled with pride , arrogance , or anger | wordnet | [
"act",
"behave",
"swell"
] | "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" What is the definition of "swelling"? |
swelling | v | The bellies of the starving children are swelling | to expand abnormally | wordnet | [
"belly",
"blister",
"swell",
"expand",
"distend"
] | "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" What is the definition of "swelling"? |
penitentiary | s | penitentiary institutions | used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers | wordnet | [] | "penitentiary institutions" What is the definition of "penitentiary"? |
doctrinal | a | quibbling over doctrinal minutiae | relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine | wordnet | [] | "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae" What is the definition of "doctrinal"? |
unilateral | a | unilateral paralysis | involving only one part or side | wordnet | [] | "unilateral paralysis" What is the definition of "unilateral"? |
fault | n | they built it right over a geological fault | a crack in the earths crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | wordnet | [
"shift",
"break",
"crack",
"fracture",
"cleft",
"fissure",
"crevice"
] | "they built it right over a geological fault" What is the definition of "fault"? |
fault | n | it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it | equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc. . | wordnet | [] | "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it" What is the definition of "fault"? |
fault | n | it was John 's fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event | wordnet | [] | "it was John 's fault" What is the definition of "fault"? |
builder | n | empire builder | a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country | wordnet | [] | "empire builder" What is the definition of "builder"? |
adventuresome | a | the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy | willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises | wordnet | [
"adventurous",
""
] | "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" What is the definition of "adventuresome"? |
tightness | n | she felt an alarming tightness in her chest | a tight feeling in some part of the body | wordnet | [
"feeling",
"constriction"
] | "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest" What is the definition of "tightness"? |
symbolize | v | These painters believed that artists should symbolize | to represent or identify by using a symbol | wordnet | [] | "These painters believed that artists should symbolize" What is the definition of "symbolize"? |
symbolize | v | These painters believed that artists should symbolize | to use symbols | wordnet | [] | "These painters believed that artists should symbolize" What is the definition of "symbolize"? |
piracy | n | air piracy | hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts | wordnet | [] | "air piracy" What is the definition of "piracy"? |
piracy | n | air piracy | taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | wordnet | [] | "air piracy" What is the definition of "piracy"? |
untrue | s | unfortunately the statement was simply untrue | not according with the facts | wordnet | [] | "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue" What is the definition of "untrue"? |
untrue | s | is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty " - Bruno Laske | not true to an obligation or trust | wordnet | [] | "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty " - Bruno Laske" What is the definition of "untrue"? |
untrue | s | off-level floors and untrue doors and windows | not accurately fitted | wordnet | [] | "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" What is the definition of "untrue"? |
untrue | s | off-level floors and untrue doors and windows | not level | wordnet | [] | "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" What is the definition of "untrue"? |
economically | r | economically this proposal makes no sense | with respect to economic science | wordnet | [] | "economically this proposal makes no sense" What is the definition of "economically"? |
economically | r | economically the country is worse off | with respect to the economic system | wordnet | [] | "economically the country is worse off" What is the definition of "economically"? |
bluntness | n | the bluntness of a Yorkshireman | the quality of being direct and outspoken | wordnet | [] | "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman" What is the definition of "bluntness"? |
well | n | she was a well of information | an abundant source | wordnet | [
"wellspring",
"source"
] | "she was a well of information" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | v | Tears well in her eyes | to come up , as of a liquid | wordnet | [
"rise",
"swell",
"surface"
] | "Tears well in her eyes" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | a | appears to be entirely well | in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury | wordnet | [] | "appears to be entirely well" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | s | it would be well to start early | wise or advantageous and hence advisable | wordnet | [] | "it would be well to start early" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | s | it is well that no one saw you | resulting favorably | wordnet | [] | "it is well that no one saw you" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | r | The problem is well understood | thoroughly or completely | wordnet | [] | "The problem is well understood" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | r | The problem is well understood | fully | wordnet | [] | "The problem is well understood" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | r | The problem is well understood | often used as a combining form | wordnet | [] | "The problem is well understood" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | r | I might well do it | indicating high probability | wordnet | [
"easily",
""
] | "I might well do it" What is the definition of "well"? |
well | r | I might well do it | in all likelihood | wordnet | [
"easily",
""
] | "I might well do it" What is the definition of "well"? |
native | n | he is a native of Brazil | a person born in a particular place or country | wordnet | [] | "he is a native of Brazil" What is the definition of "native"? |
native | a | the native North American sugar maple | characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin | wordnet | [] | "the native North American sugar maple" What is the definition of "native"? |
native | a | my native land | belonging to one by birth | wordnet | [] | "my native land" What is the definition of "native"? |
native | a | native Americans | characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | wordnet | [] | "native Americans" What is the definition of "native"? |
native | s | native copper | as found in nature in the elemental form | wordnet | [] | "native copper" What is the definition of "native"? |
stint | n | her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her | an individuals prescribed share of work | wordnet | [] | "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" What is the definition of "stint"? |
archaic | s | archaic forms of life | little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type | wordnet | [] | "archaic forms of life" What is the definition of "archaic"? |
archaic | s | archaic laws | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period | wordnet | [] | "archaic laws" What is the definition of "archaic"? |
panoramic | s | a panoramic view | as from an altitude or distance | wordnet | [] | "a panoramic view" What is the definition of "panoramic"? |
painted | a | brazen painted faces | having makeup applied | wordnet | [] | "brazen painted faces" What is the definition of "painted"? |
painted | s | the painted desert | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | wordnet | [] | "the painted desert" What is the definition of "painted"? |
wake | n | the motorboat 's wake capsized the canoe | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward | wordnet | [
"wave",
"backwash"
] | "the motorboat 's wake capsized the canoe" What is the definition of "wake"? |
wake | n | there 's no weeping at an Irish wake | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial | wordnet | [] | "there 's no weeping at an Irish wake" What is the definition of "wake"? |
wake | n | in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured | the consequences of an event especially a catastrophic event | wordnet | [
"upshot",
"outcome",
"consequence",
"result",
"issue",
"backwash",
"event",
"aftermath"
] | "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" What is the definition of "wake"? |
joint | a | a joint session of Congress | united or combined | wordnet | [] | "a joint session of Congress" What is the definition of "joint"? |
joint | s | joint income-tax return | affecting or involving two or more | wordnet | [] | "joint income-tax return" What is the definition of "joint"? |
joint | s | a joint session of Congress | involving both houses of a legislature | wordnet | [] | "a joint session of Congress" What is the definition of "joint"? |
shadiness | n | they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable | of questionable honesty or legality | wordnet | [] | "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable" What is the definition of "shadiness"? |
shadiness | n | there 's too much shadiness to take good photographs | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body | wordnet | [
"shade",
"shadow"
] | "there 's too much shadiness to take good photographs" What is the definition of "shadiness"? |
dibble | v | dibble Spring bulbs | to plant with a wooden hand tool | wordnet | [] | "dibble Spring bulbs" What is the definition of "dibble"? |
dibble | v | dibble the ground | to make a hole with a wooden hand tool | wordnet | [] | "dibble the ground" What is the definition of "dibble"? |
axial | a | axial angle | relating to or attached to the axis | wordnet | [] | "axial angle" What is the definition of "axial"? |
adduct | v | adduct the thigh muscle | to draw a limb towards the body | wordnet | [] | "adduct the thigh muscle" What is the definition of "adduct"? |
differently | r | very soon you will know differently | in another and different manner | wordnet | [] | "very soon you will know differently" What is the definition of "differently"? |
metamorphosis | n | the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting | a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances | wordnet | [] | "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" What is the definition of "metamorphosis"? |
hesitate | v | Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures | to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | wordnet | [
"vacillating",
"hover",
"falter",
"oscillating",
"waver",
"vibrate",
"boggle",
"faltering",
"linger",
"oscillate"
] | "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" What is the definition of "hesitate"? |
unbind | v | unbind the feet of this poor woman | to untie or unfasten | wordnet | [] | "unbind the feet of this poor woman" What is the definition of "unbind"? |
thespian | a | the movie director had thespian cooperation | of or relating to drama | wordnet | [] | "the movie director had thespian cooperation" What is the definition of "thespian"? |
spastic | a | a spastic colon | relating to or characterized by spasm | wordnet | [] | "a spastic colon" What is the definition of "spastic"? |
spastic | s | spastic movements | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions | wordnet | [] | "spastic movements" What is the definition of "spastic"? |
spastic | s | spastic movements | resembling a spasm | wordnet | [] | "spastic movements" What is the definition of "spastic"? |
rearward | n | his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions | direction toward the rear | wordnet | [] | "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions" What is the definition of "rearward"? |
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