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rearward | s | a rearward glance | directed or moving toward the rear | wordnet | [] | "a rearward glance" What is the definition of "rearward"? |
rearward | s | on the rearward side | located in or toward the back or rear | wordnet | [] | "on the rearward side" What is the definition of "rearward"? |
rearward | r | she looked rearward out the window of the car | at or to or toward the back or rear | wordnet | [] | "she looked rearward out the window of the car" What is the definition of "rearward"? |
privately | r | it was discussed privately between the two men | kept private or confined to those intimately concerned | wordnet | [] | "it was discussed privately between the two men" What is the definition of "privately"? |
privately | r | a privately financed campaign | by a private person or interest | wordnet | [] | "a privately financed campaign" What is the definition of "privately"? |
uphill | r | she was talking uphill | against difficulties | wordnet | [] | "she was talking uphill" What is the definition of "uphill"? |
uphill | r | this street lay uphill | upward on a hill or incline | wordnet | [] | "this street lay uphill" What is the definition of "uphill"? |
segmented | v | The cells segmented | to divide or split up | wordnet | [
"divide",
"segment"
] | "The cells segmented" What is the definition of "segmented"? |
sad | a | feeling sad because his dog had died | experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness | wordnet | [] | "feeling sad because his dog had died" What is the definition of "sad"? |
sad | s | her clothes were in sad shape | bad | wordnet | [] | "her clothes were in sad shape" What is the definition of "sad"? |
sad | s | her clothes were in sad shape | unfortunate | wordnet | [] | "her clothes were in sad shape" What is the definition of "sad"? |
languid | s | a languid mood | lacking spirit or liveliness | wordnet | [] | "a languid mood" What is the definition of "languid"? |
narrowly | r | he interprets the law narrowly | in a narrow manner | wordnet | [] | "he interprets the law narrowly" What is the definition of "narrowly"? |
narrowly | r | he interprets the law narrowly | not allowing for exceptions | wordnet | [] | "he interprets the law narrowly" What is the definition of "narrowly"? |
stop | n | it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill | the event of something ending | wordnet | [
"surcease",
"conclusion",
"halt",
"standstill",
"cessation",
"ending",
"finish",
"stand"
] | "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" What is the definition of "stop"? |
reliever | n | a reliever of anxiety | a person who reduces the intensity e.g. , of fears and calms and pacifies | wordnet | [
"individual",
"person",
"soul",
"comforter"
] | "a reliever of anxiety" What is the definition of "reliever"? |
municipal | a | municipal government | relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality | wordnet | [] | "municipal government" What is the definition of "municipal"? |
municipal | s | international law ... only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law " - J.L.kuntz | of or relating to the government of a municipality | wordnet | [] | "international law ... only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law " - J.L.kuntz" What is the definition of "municipal"? |
coherent | a | a coherent argument | marked by an orderly , logical , and aesthetically consistent relation of parts | wordnet | [] | "a coherent argument" What is the definition of "coherent"? |
coherent | s | she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident | capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner | wordnet | [
"lucid",
"",
"logical"
] | "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" What is the definition of "coherent"? |
coherent | s | two coherent sheets | sticking together | wordnet | [] | "two coherent sheets" What is the definition of "coherent"? |
northernmost | s | Alaska is our northernmost state | situated farthest north | wordnet | [] | "Alaska is our northernmost state" What is the definition of "northernmost"? |
push | n | he gave the door a hard push | the act of applying force in order to move something away | wordnet | [
"propulsion",
"shove",
"nudge",
"actuation",
"boost",
"jog",
"press",
"pressure",
"pushing",
"pressing"
] | "he gave the door a hard push" What is the definition of "push"? |
push | n | the army made a push toward the sea | an effort to advance | wordnet | [] | "the army made a push toward the sea" What is the definition of "push"? |
countrified | s | countrified clothes | characteristic of rural life | wordnet | [] | "countrified clothes" What is the definition of "countrified"? |
perfectionism | n | his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable | wordnet | [] | "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students" What is the definition of "perfectionism"? |
scholastic | a | scholastic year | of or relating to schools | wordnet | [] | "scholastic year" What is the definition of "scholastic"? |
scholastic | a | scholastic philosophy | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism | wordnet | [] | "scholastic philosophy" What is the definition of "scholastic"? |
assenting | n | assenting to the Congressional determination | agreeing with or consenting to often unwillingly | wordnet | [
"agreement",
"accession"
] | "assenting to the Congressional determination" What is the definition of "assenting"? |
adjacent | s | had adjacent rooms | nearest in space or position | wordnet | [] | "had adjacent rooms" What is the definition of "adjacent"? |
adjacent | s | had adjacent rooms | immediately adjoining without intervening space | wordnet | [] | "had adjacent rooms" What is the definition of "adjacent"? |
adjacent | s | lands adjacent to the mountains | near or close to but not necessarily touching | wordnet | [] | "lands adjacent to the mountains" What is the definition of "adjacent"? |
patchy | s | a patchy essay | irregular or uneven in quality , texture , etc. . | wordnet | [] | "a patchy essay" What is the definition of "patchy"? |
amplify | v | amplify sound | to increase the volume of | wordnet | [] | "amplify sound" What is the definition of "amplify"? |
vastly | r | He had vastly overestimated his resources | to an exceedingly great extent or degree | wordnet | [] | "He had vastly overestimated his resources" What is the definition of "vastly"? |
theretofore | r | they had not done any work theretofore | up to that time | wordnet | [] | "they had not done any work theretofore" What is the definition of "theretofore"? |
circuit | n | she 's a familiar name on the club circuit | an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to | wordnet | [] | "she 's a familiar name on the club circuit" What is the definition of "circuit"? |
thickness | n | judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily | indistinct articulation | wordnet | [] | "judging from the thickness of his speech he had been drinking heavily" What is the definition of "thickness"? |
reposition | n | they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn | depositing in a warehouse | wordnet | [
"warehousing",
"storage",
"deposit",
"deposition"
] | "they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn" What is the definition of "reposition"? |
ductile | s | ductile copper | capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | wordnet | [] | "ductile copper" What is the definition of "ductile"? |
ceremoniously | r | my mother advised her children ceremoniously | in a ceremonious manner | wordnet | [] | "my mother advised her children ceremoniously" What is the definition of "ceremoniously"? |
bimonthly | s | bimonthly visits | occurring every two months | wordnet | [] | "bimonthly visits" What is the definition of "bimonthly"? |
bimonthly | r | the bill was payable bimonthly | every two months | wordnet | [] | "the bill was payable bimonthly" What is the definition of "bimonthly"? |
collateral | a | cousins are collateral relatives | descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | wordnet | [] | "cousins are collateral relatives" What is the definition of "collateral"? |
collateral | s | collateral evidence | serving to support or corroborate | wordnet | [
"confirmatory",
"",
"corroborative",
"confirmative"
] | "collateral evidence" What is the definition of "collateral"? |
collateral | s | collateral target damage from a bombing run | accompany , concomitant | wordnet | [] | "collateral target damage from a bombing run" What is the definition of "collateral"? |
collateral | s | collateral ridges of mountains | situated or running side by side | wordnet | [] | "collateral ridges of mountains" What is the definition of "collateral"? |
pneumonic | a | pneumonic plague | pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia | wordnet | [] | "pneumonic plague" What is the definition of "pneumonic"? |
aglow | s | a house aglow with lights | softly bright or radiant | wordnet | [
"luminous",
"",
"lucent",
"lambent"
] | "a house aglow with lights" What is the definition of "aglow"? |
breathlessly | r | she spoke breathlessly | in a breathless manner | wordnet | [] | "she spoke breathlessly" What is the definition of "breathlessly"? |
bound | a | bound and gagged hostages | confined by bonds | wordnet | [] | "bound and gagged hostages" What is the definition of "bound"? |
bound | a | bound volumes | often used as a combining form | wordnet | [] | "bound volumes" What is the definition of "bound"? |
bound | s | bound to happen | governed by fate | wordnet | [] | "bound to happen" What is the definition of "bound"? |
bound | s | children bound for school | headed or intending to head in a certain direction | wordnet | [] | "children bound for school" What is the definition of "bound"? |
deservedly | r | he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season | as deserved | wordnet | [] | "he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season" What is the definition of "deservedly"? |
hedonic | s | a hedonic thrill | devoted to pleasure | wordnet | [] | "a hedonic thrill" What is the definition of "hedonic"? |
suspect | v | I suspect he is a fugitive | to imagine to be the case or true or probable | wordnet | [
"suspected",
"guess",
"venture",
"pretend",
"hazard",
"surmise"
] | "I suspect he is a fugitive" What is the definition of "suspect"? |
suspect | s | her motives were suspect | not as expected | wordnet | [] | "her motives were suspect" What is the definition of "suspect"? |
leash | n | kept a tight leash on his emotions | a figurative restraint | wordnet | [
"collar",
"restraint"
] | "kept a tight leash on his emotions" What is the definition of "leash"? |
amplification | n | a few remarks added in amplification and defense | addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | wordnet | [] | "a few remarks added in amplification and defense" What is the definition of "amplification"? |
beaten | a | beaten gold | formed or made thin by hammering | wordnet | [] | "beaten gold" What is the definition of "beaten"? |
beaten | s | did not stray from the beaten path | much trodden and worn smooth or bare | wordnet | [] | "did not stray from the beaten path" What is the definition of "beaten"? |
sinistral | a | a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer | of or on the left | wordnet | [] | "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer" What is the definition of "sinistral"? |
sinistral | s | sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye | preferring to use left foot or hand or eye | wordnet | [] | "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" What is the definition of "sinistral"? |
mingle | v | He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair | to get involved or mixed-up with | wordnet | [] | "He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair" What is the definition of "mingle"? |
analytically | r | assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior ? | by virtue of analysis | wordnet | [] | "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior ?" What is the definition of "analytically"? |
immeasurably | r | the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man | to an immeasurable degree | wordnet | [] | "the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man" What is the definition of "immeasurably"? |
immeasurably | r | the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man | beyond measurement | wordnet | [] | "the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man" What is the definition of "immeasurably"? |
darkly | r | the river was sliding darkly under the mist | without light | wordnet | [] | "the river was sliding darkly under the mist" What is the definition of "darkly"? |
darkly | r | he stared darkly at her | in a dark glowering menacing manner | wordnet | [] | "he stared darkly at her" What is the definition of "darkly"? |
caudal | a | caudal appendage | constituting or relating to a tail | wordnet | [] | "caudal appendage" What is the definition of "caudal"? |
caudal | s | caudal fins | situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises | wordnet | [] | "caudal fins" What is the definition of "caudal"? |
neediness | n | he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it | the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | wordnet | [] | "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it" What is the definition of "neediness"? |
firewood | n | they collected and cut their own firewood | wood used for fuel | wordnet | [] | "they collected and cut their own firewood" What is the definition of "firewood"? |
thickset | s | thickset trees | planted or growing close together | wordnet | [] | "thickset trees" What is the definition of "thickset"? |
thickset | s | a thickset young man | having a short and solid form or stature | wordnet | [
"compact",
""
] | "a thickset young man" What is the definition of "thickset"? |
cyclic | a | cyclic petals | forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl | wordnet | [] | "cyclic petals" What is the definition of "cyclic"? |
jealously | r | he guarded his privacy jealously | with jealousy | wordnet | [] | "he guarded his privacy jealously" What is the definition of "jealously"? |
jealously | r | he looked at his friend 's new car jealously | with jealousy | wordnet | [] | "he looked at his friend 's new car jealously" What is the definition of "jealously"? |
jealously | r | he looked at his friend 's new car jealously | in an envious manner | wordnet | [] | "he looked at his friend 's new car jealously" What is the definition of "jealously"? |
ventral | a | the ventral aspect of the human body | toward or on or near the belly front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal | wordnet | [] | "the ventral aspect of the human body" What is the definition of "ventral"? |
wanton | v | wanton one 's money away | to spend wastefully | wordnet | [] | "wanton one 's money away" What is the definition of "wanton"? |
wanton | s | wanton behavior | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | wordnet | [
"sluttish",
"",
"promiscuous",
"loose"
] | "wanton behavior" What is the definition of "wanton"? |
indirectly | r | he answered very indirectly | not in a forthright manner | wordnet | [] | "he answered very indirectly" What is the definition of "indirectly"? |
evert | v | evert the eyelid | to turn inside out | wordnet | [] | "evert the eyelid" What is the definition of "evert"? |
evert | v | evert the eyelid | to turn the inner surface of outward | wordnet | [] | "evert the eyelid" What is the definition of "evert"? |
stream | n | stream of consciousness | dominant course suggestive of running water of successive events or ideas | wordnet | [
"flow",
"line"
] | "stream of consciousness" What is the definition of "stream"? |
duplex | s | a duplex transaction | having two parts | wordnet | [] | "a duplex transaction" What is the definition of "duplex"? |
duplex | s | duplex system | allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously | wordnet | [] | "duplex system" What is the definition of "duplex"? |
forceful | a | a forceful speaker | characterized by or full of force or strength often but not necessarily physical | wordnet | [] | "a forceful speaker" What is the definition of "forceful"? |
obstruct | v | obstruct the path | to block passage through | wordnet | [
"congested",
"blocking",
"block",
"stifle",
"dam",
"stop",
"jam",
"barricade",
"clogging",
"asphyxiated",
"screen",
"suffocate",
"blockade",
"hinder",
"asphyxiate",
"occlude",
"foul"
] | "obstruct the path" What is the definition of "obstruct"? |
obstruct | v | The trees obstruct my view of the mountains | to shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight | wordnet | [
"conceal",
"block",
"hide",
"concealed",
"hiding",
"hidden"
] | "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" What is the definition of "obstruct"? |
bully | s | he did a bully job | very good | wordnet | [] | "he did a bully job" What is the definition of "bully"? |
finitely | r | there are finitely many solutions to this problem | with a finite limit | wordnet | [] | "there are finitely many solutions to this problem" What is the definition of "finitely"? |
rummage | n | he gave the attic a good rummage but could n't find his skis | a thorough search for something often causing disorder or confusion | wordnet | [] | "he gave the attic a good rummage but could n't find his skis" What is the definition of "rummage"? |
inadequate | a | inadequate training | lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | wordnet | [] | "inadequate training" What is the definition of "inadequate"? |
inadequate | s | an inadequate income | not sufficient to meet a need | wordnet | [] | "an inadequate income" What is the definition of "inadequate"? |
spat | v | mollusks or oysters spat | to become permanently attached | wordnet | [] | "mollusks or oysters spat" What is the definition of "spat"? |
nosocomial | a | nosocomial infection | taking place or originating in a hospital | wordnet | [] | "nosocomial infection" What is the definition of "nosocomial"? |
palpable | a | a barely palpable dust | capable of being perceived | wordnet | [] | "a barely palpable dust" What is the definition of "palpable"? |
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