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uniform | a | a street of uniform tall white buildings | always the same | wordnet | [] | "a street of uniform tall white buildings" What is the definition of "uniform"? |
uniform | a | a street of uniform tall white buildings | showing a single form or character in all occurrences | wordnet | [] | "a street of uniform tall white buildings" What is the definition of "uniform"? |
giving | n | he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving | the imparting of news or promises etc. . | wordnet | [] | "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving" What is the definition of "giving"? |
giving | n | the alumni followed a program of annual giving | disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return | wordnet | [] | "the alumni followed a program of annual giving" What is the definition of "giving"? |
frictional | a | frictional electricity | pertaining to or worked or produced by friction | wordnet | [] | "frictional electricity" What is the definition of "frictional"? |
gossip | n | the divorce caused much gossip | a report often malicious about the behavior of other people | wordnet | [
"rumor",
"account",
"talk",
"dirt",
"scandal",
"report",
"comment"
] | "the divorce caused much gossip" What is the definition of "gossip"? |
denude | v | denude a forest | to lay bare | wordnet | [
"bare",
"strip",
"clear",
"defoliate"
] | "denude a forest" What is the definition of "denude"? |
distance | n | I could see it in the distance | a distant region | wordnet | [] | "I could see it in the distance" What is the definition of "distance"? |
distance | n | the distance from New York to Chicago | size of the gap between two places | wordnet | [
"gauge",
"leg",
"size",
"length",
"altitude"
] | "the distance from New York to Chicago" What is the definition of "distance"? |
forever | r | she took forever to write the paper | for a very long or seemingly endless time | wordnet | [] | "she took forever to write the paper" What is the definition of "forever"? |
forever | r | no one can live forever | for a limitless time | wordnet | [
"eternally",
"",
"everlastingly",
"evermore"
] | "no one can live forever" What is the definition of "forever"? |
management | n | he was given overall management of the program | the act of managing something | wordnet | [] | "he was given overall management of the program" What is the definition of "management"? |
plug | v | Students must plug away at this problem | to persist in working hard | wordnet | [] | "Students must plug away at this problem" What is the definition of "plug"? |
economy | n | economy of effort | the efficient use of resources | wordnet | [] | "economy of effort" What is the definition of "economy"? |
economy | n | the Scots are famous for their economy | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | wordnet | [
"frugalness",
"thriftiness",
"frugality"
] | "the Scots are famous for their economy" What is the definition of "economy"? |
negative | n | he answered in the negative | a reply of denial | wordnet | [] | "he answered in the negative" What is the definition of "negative"? |
negative | a | a negative outlook on life | characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance | wordnet | [] | "a negative outlook on life" What is the definition of "negative"? |
negative | a | a negative outlook on life | having no positive features | wordnet | [] | "a negative outlook on life" What is the definition of "negative"? |
negative | a | the HIV test was negative | not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition | wordnet | [] | "the HIV test was negative" What is the definition of "negative"? |
negative | s | ran a negative campaign | having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant | wordnet | [] | "ran a negative campaign" What is the definition of "negative"? |
negative | s | a negative number | less than zero | wordnet | [] | "a negative number" What is the definition of "negative"? |
bugbear | n | Germany was always a bugbear for France | an object of dread or apprehension | wordnet | [
"hobgoblin",
"object"
] | "Germany was always a bugbear for France" What is the definition of "bugbear"? |
loyalty | n | they felt no loyalty to a losing team | the act of binding yourself intellectually or emotionally to a course of action | wordnet | [
"consecration",
"communalism",
"dedication",
"faith",
"commitment",
"devotion",
"enlistment"
] | "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" What is the definition of "loyalty"? |
equanimity | n | he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress | wordnet | [
"calmness",
"cool",
"repose",
"temperament",
"composure",
"disposition",
"poise",
"serenity",
"calm",
"assuredness",
"quiet"
] | "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" What is the definition of "equanimity"? |
gruff | s | gruff voices | deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | wordnet | [] | "gruff voices" What is the definition of "gruff"? |
gruff | s | gruff manner | brusque and surly and forbidding | wordnet | [] | "gruff manner" What is the definition of "gruff"? |
whimsy | n | he had a whimsy about flying to the moon | an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | wordnet | [
"idea",
"whim",
"thought"
] | "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon" What is the definition of "whimsy"? |
intramural | a | most of the students participated actively in the college 's intramural sports program | carried on within the bounds of an institution or community | wordnet | [] | "most of the students participated actively in the college 's intramural sports program" What is the definition of "intramural"? |
elegiac | a | an elegiac poem on a friend 's death | resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy | wordnet | [] | "an elegiac poem on a friend 's death" What is the definition of "elegiac"? |
elegiac | s | an elegiac lament for youthful ideals | expressing sorrow often for something past | wordnet | [] | "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals" What is the definition of "elegiac"? |
inquisitorial | s | the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism | marked by inquisitive interest | wordnet | [] | "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism" What is the definition of "inquisitorial"? |
inquisitorial | s | the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism | especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor | wordnet | [] | "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism" What is the definition of "inquisitorial"? |
inquisitorial | s | the inquisitorial power of the Senate | having the authority to conduct official investigations | wordnet | [] | "the inquisitorial power of the Senate" What is the definition of "inquisitorial"? |
infrared | n | they could sense radiation in the infrared | electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range | wordnet | [] | "they could sense radiation in the infrared" What is the definition of "infrared"? |
infrared | s | infrared radiation | having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves | wordnet | [] | "infrared radiation" What is the definition of "infrared"? |
infrared | s | infrared radiation | lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end | wordnet | [] | "infrared radiation" What is the definition of "infrared"? |
dire | s | a dire emergency | fraught with extreme danger | wordnet | [] | "a dire emergency" What is the definition of "dire"? |
dire | s | a dire emergency | nearly hopeless | wordnet | [] | "a dire emergency" What is the definition of "dire"? |
dire | s | dire news | causing fear or dread or terror | wordnet | [] | "dire news" What is the definition of "dire"? |
bicolor | s | a bicolor flower | having two colors | wordnet | [] | "a bicolor flower" What is the definition of "bicolor"? |
impressionable | a | an impressionable youngster | easily impressed or influenced | wordnet | [] | "an impressionable youngster" What is the definition of "impressionable"? |
accused | v | The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse | to bring an accusation against | wordnet | [
"accuse",
"impeach",
"file",
"lodge",
"incriminate",
"reproach",
"arraign",
"charge",
"upbraid"
] | "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" What is the definition of "accused"? |
accused | v | The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse | to level a charge against | wordnet | [
"accuse",
"impeach",
"file",
"lodge",
"incriminate",
"reproach",
"arraign",
"charge",
"upbraid"
] | "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" What is the definition of "accused"? |
axiomatic | s | an axiomatic truth | evident without proof or argument | wordnet | [] | "an axiomatic truth" What is the definition of "axiomatic"? |
axiomatic | a | axiomatic wisdom | containing aphorisms or maxims | wordnet | [] | "axiomatic wisdom" What is the definition of "axiomatic"? |
axiomatic | a | axiomatic physics | of or relating to or derived from axioms | wordnet | [] | "axiomatic physics" What is the definition of "axiomatic"? |
bender | n | he used pliers as a bender | a tool for bending | wordnet | [] | "he used pliers as a bender" What is the definition of "bender"? |
phallic | a | a phallic cult | relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power | wordnet | [] | "a phallic cult" What is the definition of "phallic"? |
phallic | s | a phallic symbol | resembling or being a phallus | wordnet | [] | "a phallic symbol" What is the definition of "phallic"? |
scrupulous | a | less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance | having scruples | wordnet | [] | "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" What is the definition of "scrupulous"? |
scrupulous | a | less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance | arising from a sense of right and wrong | wordnet | [] | "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" What is the definition of "scrupulous"? |
scrupulous | a | less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance | principled | wordnet | [] | "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" What is the definition of "scrupulous"? |
scrupulous | s | scrupulous attention to details | characterized by extreme care and great effort | wordnet | [] | "scrupulous attention to details" What is the definition of "scrupulous"? |
salaried | a | salaried members of the staff | receiving a salary | wordnet | [] | "salaried members of the staff" What is the definition of "salaried"? |
salaried | s | salaried workers | receiving or eligible for compensation | wordnet | [] | "salaried workers" What is the definition of "salaried"? |
salaried | s | salaried employment | for which money is paid | wordnet | [] | "salaried employment" What is the definition of "salaried"? |
repayable | s | business loans are usually repayable in regular installments | subject to repayment | wordnet | [] | "business loans are usually repayable in regular installments" What is the definition of "repayable"? |
presidency | n | Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time | the office and function of president | wordnet | [
"billet",
"berth",
"office",
"spot",
"presidentship",
"post",
"place",
"situation"
] | "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" What is the definition of "presidency"? |
jurisdictional | s | the jurisdictional limits of a state | restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction | wordnet | [] | "the jurisdictional limits of a state" What is the definition of "jurisdictional"? |
improbability | n | impossibility should never be confused with improbability | the quality of being improbable | wordnet | [] | "impossibility should never be confused with improbability" What is the definition of "improbability"? |
amendable | s | an amendable flaw | capable of being corrected by additions | wordnet | [] | "an amendable flaw" What is the definition of "amendable"? |
unfit | a | an unfit parent | below the required standards for a purpose | wordnet | [] | "an unfit parent" What is the definition of "unfit"? |
unfit | a | fat and very unfit | not in good physical or mental condition | wordnet | [] | "fat and very unfit" What is the definition of "unfit"? |
unfit | a | fat and very unfit | out of condition | wordnet | [] | "fat and very unfit" What is the definition of "unfit"? |
vituperative | s | her vituperative railing | marked by harshly abusive criticism | wordnet | [] | "her vituperative railing" What is the definition of "vituperative"? |
free | a | free enterprise | able to act at will | wordnet | [] | "free enterprise" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | a | free enterprise | not hampered | wordnet | [] | "free enterprise" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | a | free enterprise | not under compulsion or restraint | wordnet | [] | "free enterprise" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | a | free expansion | unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | wordnet | [] | "free expansion" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | a | after the Civil War he was a free man | not held in servitude | wordnet | [] | "after the Civil War he was a free man" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | s | a free locker | not occupied or in use | wordnet | [] | "a free locker" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | s | a free translation of the poem | not literal | wordnet | [] | "a free translation of the poem" What is the definition of "free"? |
free | s | free admission | costing nothing | wordnet | [] | "free admission" What is the definition of "free"? |
eccentricity | n | a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity | a ratio describing the shape of a conic section | wordnet | [] | "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" What is the definition of "eccentricity"? |
eccentricity | n | a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity | the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis | wordnet | [] | "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity" What is the definition of "eccentricity"? |
liquid | a | water and milk and blood are liquid substances | especially tending to flow | wordnet | [] | "water and milk and blood are liquid substances" What is the definition of "liquid"? |
liquid | s | sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid | filled or brimming with tears | wordnet | [] | "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" What is the definition of "liquid"? |
liquid | s | the liquid air of a spring morning | clear and bright | wordnet | [
"limpid",
""
] | "the liquid air of a spring morning" What is the definition of "liquid"? |
liquid | s | the liquid song of a robin | smooth and flowing in quality | wordnet | [] | "the liquid song of a robin" What is the definition of "liquid"? |
liquid | s | the liquid song of a robin | entirely free of harshness | wordnet | [] | "the liquid song of a robin" What is the definition of "liquid"? |
unbolt | v | unbolt the door | to undo the bolt of | wordnet | [] | "unbolt the door" What is the definition of "unbolt"? |
reputation | n | his reputation for promiscuity | notoriety for some particular characteristic | wordnet | [] | "his reputation for promiscuity" What is the definition of "reputation"? |
reputation | n | he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing | the general estimation that the public has for a person | wordnet | [
"report",
"estimate",
"estimation"
] | "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing" What is the definition of "reputation"? |
territorial | a | the territorial government of the Virgin Islands | of or relating to a territory | wordnet | [] | "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands" What is the definition of "territorial"? |
territorial | a | territorial behavior | displaying territoriality | wordnet | [] | "territorial behavior" What is the definition of "territorial"? |
territorial | a | territorial behavior | defending a territory from intruders | wordnet | [] | "territorial behavior" What is the definition of "territorial"? |
territorial | a | territorial rights | belonging to the territory of any state or ruler | wordnet | [] | "territorial rights" What is the definition of "territorial"? |
murmuring | s | like murmuring waves | making a low continuous indistinct sound | wordnet | [] | "like murmuring waves" What is the definition of "murmuring"? |
mutable | a | a mutable substance | capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature | wordnet | [
"changeable",
""
] | "a mutable substance" What is the definition of "mutable"? |
responsive | a | responsive reading | containing or using responses | wordnet | [] | "responsive reading" What is the definition of "responsive"? |
responsive | a | responsive reading | alternating | wordnet | [] | "responsive reading" What is the definition of "responsive"? |
responsive | a | children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience | readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli | wordnet | [] | "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" What is the definition of "responsive"? |
responsive | a | children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience | showing emotion | wordnet | [] | "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" What is the definition of "responsive"? |
scale | n | judging on a scale of 1 to 10 | an ordered reference standard | wordnet | [] | "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" What is the definition of "scale"? |
scale | n | they entertained on a grand scale | relative magnitude | wordnet | [] | "they entertained on a grand scale" What is the definition of "scale"? |
scale | n | the scale of the map | the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | wordnet | [] | "the scale of the map" What is the definition of "scale"? |
hotfoot | r | sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett | without delay | wordnet | [] | "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett" What is the definition of "hotfoot"? |
hotfoot | r | sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett | speedily | wordnet | [] | "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks " - Francis Hackett" What is the definition of "hotfoot"? |
agony | n | an agony of doubt | intense feelings of suffering | wordnet | [
"hurt",
"suffering",
"torment",
"torture"
] | "an agony of doubt" What is the definition of "agony"? |
agony | n | an agony of doubt | acute mental or physical pain | wordnet | [
"hurt",
"suffering",
"torment",
"torture"
] | "an agony of doubt" What is the definition of "agony"? |
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