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42D.d000.s001.t014 | They can live in hot springs, or can be dredged from the deepest abyssal *depths* of the ocean ; the latter are grotesque gargoyles that seem to belong in the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. | depths | depth | NOUN | "depth%1:15:00" | "(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part" | "depth%1:07:00 : the extent downward or backward or inward", "depth%1:07:01 : degree of psychological or intellectual profundity", "depth%1:15:00 : (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part", "depth%1:26:00 : (usually plural) a low moral state", "depth%1:09:00 : the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into... |
42D.d000.s003.t019 | Most have a characteristic arrangement of paired fins, but these can be lost, or fantastically modified to *form* fans or poisonous barbs. | form | form | VERB | "form%2:30:05" | "assume a form or shape" | "form%2:41:00 : create (as an entity)", "form%2:42:00 : to compose or represent:", "form%2:42:02 : develop into a distinctive entity", "form%2:30:01 : give shape or form to", "form%2:36:00 : make something, usually for a specific function", "form%2:41:02 : establish or impress firmly in the mind", "form%2:30:05 : assum... |
42D.d000.s006.t005 | They have as wide a *range* of life habits as any group, from scavengers, grazers, filter feeders, vegetarians, omnivores, to fierce predators with reputations to rival that of the sharks. | range | range | NOUN | "range%1:14:00" | "a variety of different things or activities" | "range%1:07:00 : an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "range%1:15:01 : the limits within which something can be effective", "range%1:15:02 : a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze", "range%1:17:00 : a series of hills or mountains", "range%1:06:00 : a place for s... |
42D.d001.s007.t006 | Take time to look at the *corner* of the Hospital wall where stands a memorial to King Edward VII surmounted by a bronze of St. George and the Dragon by the eminent sculptor Sir George Frampton. | corner | corner | NOUN | "corner%1:06:01" | "(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone" | "corner%1:15:02 : a place off to the side of an area", "corner%1:15:00 : the point where two lines meet or intersect", "corner%1:06:02 : an interior angle formed by two meeting walls", "corner%1:06:00 : the intersection of two streets", "corner%1:15:01 : the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect", "corn... |
42D.d002.s000.t014 | In Britain, Owen and Mivart argued that many cases of evolution consisted of *parallel* lines of development within the same group, all driven in the same direction as though by an internally programmed force. | parallel | parallel | ADJ | "parallel%5:00:00:synchronous:00" | "of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations" | "parallel%3:00:00 : being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting", "parallel%5:00:00:synchronous:00 : of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations" |
42D.d002.s001.t007 | Darwin 's image of an irregularly branching *tree* thus did not fit the evidence. | tree | tree | NOUN | "tree%1:25:00" | "a figure that branches from a single root" | "tree%1:20:00 : a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms", "tree%1:25:00 : a figure that branches from a single root", "tree%1:18:00 : English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (... |
42D.d002.s002.t029 | The American neo-Lamarckians made the same point, arguing that the fossils seemed to support a theory of directed evolution, not one based on the selection of random *variation* by the local environment. | variation | variation | NOUN | "variation%1:09:01", "variation%1:18:00" | "something a little different from others of the same type", "(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration" | "variation%1:11:01 : an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change", "variation%1:04:00 : an activity that varies from a norm or standard", "variation%1:10:00 : a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished", "variation%1:09:01 : something a little different from others of the same typ... |
42D.d002.s006.t008 | Whole groups of organisms developed increasingly bizarre non-adaptive *characters* until they eventually disappeared altogether. | characters | character | NOUN | "character%1:07:00" | "(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes" | "character%1:18:02 : an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)", "character%1:09:00 : a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something", "character%1:07:01 : the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and re... |
42D.d002.s007.t016 | By the end of the century many paleontologists supported the theory of orthogenesis, in which *variation* was supposed to be pushed in some preordained direction by forces built into the constitution of the organisms. | variation | variation | NOUN | "variation%1:22:00" | "the process of varying or being varied" | "variation%1:11:01 : an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change", "variation%1:04:00 : an activity that varies from a norm or standard", "variation%1:10:00 : a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished", "variation%1:09:01 : something a little different from others of the same typ... |
42D.d005.s001.t013 | The methane of the coal seam could also be oxidized to formaldehyde, the *basis* of the acetal polymers, or even to higher alcohols — the other half of the polyester molecule. | basis | basis | NOUN | "basis%1:24:01" | "the most important or necessary part of something" | "basis%1:24:00 : a relation that provides the foundation for something", "basis%1:09:00 : the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained", "basis%1:24:01 : the most important or necessary part of something" |
42D.d006.s005.t016 | A subtle blend of golden yellows, reds and browns can be spoilt by using a *really* overpowering bright orange flower right in the middle of the design. | really | really | ADV | "really%4:02:00" | "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" | "really%4:02:03 : in accordance with truth or fact or reality", "really%4:02:04 : in actual fact", "really%4:02:02 : in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)", "really%4:02:00 : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" |
42D.d007.s000.t008 | It, therefore, has two schemes that *provide* for longer terms funding for particular departments to build up a research programme in a particular area : there are now 150 of these groups at German universities. | provide | provide | VERB | "provide%2:42:00" | "make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain" | "provide%2:40:00 : give something useful or necessary to", "provide%2:34:00 : give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "provide%2:32:00 : determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "provide%2:41:00 : mount or put u... |
42D.d007.s003.t022 | Some would like the elitist trend to permeate even further, in the form of elite faculties, or even whole elite *universities*. | universities | university | NOUN | "university%1:14:01" | "a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees" | "university%1:14:00 : the body of faculty and students at a university", "university%1:06:00 : establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching", "university%1:14:01 : a large and diverse institution of higher learning ... |
42D.d007.s006.t006 | A much quoted observation by one *grand* old man of German science policy, Professor Heinz Maier Leibnitz, points out that German researchers who have done well in stints in the US tend to stagnate when they return to the German system. | grand | grand | ADJ | "grand%5:00:00:extraordinary:00" | "extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers" | "grand%5:00:00:impressive:00 : of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope", "grand%5:00:00:noble:02 : of or befitting a lord", "grand%5:00:00:rich:03 : rich and superior in quality", "grand%5:00:00:extraordinary:00 : extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers", "grand%5:00:00:no... |
42D.d008.s003.t009 | This 9.6 volt machine was put to the test *screwing* plasterboard to timber beams, without pilot holes. | screwing | screw | VERB | "screw%2:35:02" | "cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion" | "screw%2:35:04 : have sexual intercourse with", "screw%2:35:03 : turn like a screw", "screw%2:35:02 : cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion", "screw%2:35:01 : tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions", "screw%2:33:00 : defeat someone through trickery or deceit" |
42D.d008.s005.t004 | Makita has published estimated *performance* figures with a range of screws / bits, into a variety of materials, in the instruction booklet. | performance | performance | NOUN | "performance%1:22:00" | "process or manner of functioning or operating" | "performance%1:10:00 : a dramatic or musical entertainment", "performance%1:04:01 : the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment", "performance%1:04:00 : the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it", "performance%1:04:03 :... |
42D.d008.s005.t008 | Makita has published estimated performance figures with a *range* of screws / bits, into a variety of materials, in the instruction booklet. | range | range | NOUN | "range%1:14:00" | "a variety of different things or activities" | "range%1:07:00 : an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "range%1:15:01 : the limits within which something can be effective", "range%1:15:02 : a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze", "range%1:17:00 : a series of hills or mountains", "range%1:06:00 : a place for s... |
42D.d008.s007.t010 | If nothing else, it gives an indication of the *performance* to be expected from a well-maintained battery. | performance | performance | NOUN | "performance%1:22:00" | "process or manner of functioning or operating" | "performance%1:10:00 : a dramatic or musical entertainment", "performance%1:04:01 : the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment", "performance%1:04:00 : the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it", "performance%1:04:03 :... |
42D.d008.s008.t028 | As would be expected from one of the three largest power tool manufacturers, there is a host of accessories on offer, from a polishing pad to a *range* of 28 screwdriver bits. | range | range | NOUN | "range%1:14:00" | "a variety of different things or activities" | "range%1:07:00 : an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:", "range%1:15:01 : the limits within which something can be effective", "range%1:15:02 : a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze", "range%1:17:00 : a series of hills or mountains", "range%1:06:00 : a place for s... |
42D.d009.s002.t013 | The Wakara were not exceptional in combining the ownership of livestock with crop *production*, but they were exceptional in integrating the two. | production | production | NOUN | "production%1:23:00" | "the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)" | "production%1:04:00 : the act or process of producing something", "production%1:10:00 : a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television", "production%1:06:00 : an artifact that has been created by someone or some process", "production%1:04:01 : (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law", "production%1... |
42D.d009.s003.t037 | Other African communities, such as the Lozi on the Barotse floodplain in western Zambia, and, on a smaller scale the Yoruba in western Nigeria, maintained livestock herds which were essentially secondary to their crop *production*, providing manure for crops on an ad hoc basis. | production | production | NOUN | "production%1:23:00" | "the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)" | "production%1:04:00 : the act or process of producing something", "production%1:10:00 : a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television", "production%1:06:00 : an artifact that has been created by someone or some process", "production%1:04:01 : (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law", "production%1... |
42D.d009.s003.t042 | Other African communities, such as the Lozi on the Barotse floodplain in western Zambia, and, on a smaller scale the Yoruba in western Nigeria, maintained livestock herds which were essentially secondary to their crop production, providing manure for *crops* on an ad hoc basis. | crops | crop | NOUN | "crop%1:20:01" | "a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale" | "crop%1:20:00 : the yield from plants in a single growing season", "crop%1:20:01 : a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale", "crop%1:14:00 : a collection of people or things appearing together", "crop%1:06:01 : the output of something in a season", "crop%1:06:00 : the stock or handle of a whip", ... |
42D.d009.s004.t001 | The *true* pastoralists, such as the Fulani, the Dinka of southern Sudan and the Masai of the east African plains were in a different category. | true | true | ADJ | "true%5:00:00:typical:00", "true%5:00:00:real:02" | "conforming to definitive criteria", "rightly so called" | "true%3:00:00 : consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell", "true%5:00:00:accurate:00 : accurately placed or thrown", "true%5:00:02:faithful:00 : devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth", "true%3:00:04 : expressing or given to expressing the truth", "true%5:00:00:typical:00 : con... |
42D.d009.s006.t008 | They might make an incidental contribution to crop *production* by agreeing to graze their herds over settled farmers ' land once it had been harvested. | production | production | NOUN | "production%1:23:00" | "the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)" | "production%1:04:00 : the act or process of producing something", "production%1:10:00 : a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television", "production%1:06:00 : an artifact that has been created by someone or some process", "production%1:04:01 : (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law", "production%1... |
42D.d010.s000.t006 | Tourist numbers currently total 50 million *annually*, and demand is expected to continue growing well into the next century. | annually | annually | ADV | "annually%4:02:01" | "by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)" | "annually%4:02:00 : without missing a year", "annually%4:02:01 : by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)" |
42D.d010.s002.t006 | Large numbers of rare and beautiful *Alpine* plants are threatened with extinction. | Alpine | alpine | ADJ | "alpine%5:00:00:upland:00" | "living or growing above the timber line" | "alpine%3:01:01 : relating to or characteristic of alps", "alpine%3:01:00 : relating to the Alps and their inhabitants", "alpine%5:00:00:upland:00 : living or growing above the timber line" |
42D.d011.s000.t036 | On waters which can not be baited from a boat, and where swims are too distant to be fed by catapult, the use of a swimfeeder to distribute loose feed around the hookbait is *often* a deadly method. | often | often | ADV | "often%4:02:02" | "in many cases or instances" | "often%4:02:00 : many times at short intervals", "often%4:02:01 : frequently or in great quantities", "often%4:02:02 : in many cases or instances" |
42D.d011.s001.t017 | Where the bottom is weedy ( ordinary soft weed, not algae ) you can incorporate a *cork* or piece of polystyrene into the feeder to keep it on top of the weed. | cork | cork | NOUN | "cork%1:06:01" | "a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line" | "cork%1:27:00 : outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.", "cork%1:27:01 : (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells", "cork%1:15:00 : a port city in southern Ireland", "cork%1:06:00 : the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)", "cork%1:06:01 : a small floa... |
42D.d011.s002.t008 | I invariably use two rods, one to *experiment* with baits and methods, and to cast in different areas in and around the swim. | experiment | experiment | VERB | "experiment%2:41:02" | "try something new, as in order to gain experience" | "experiment%2:41:01 : to conduct a test or investigation", "experiment%2:41:02 : try something new, as in order to gain experience" |
42D.d012.s002.t007 | Mashing, boiling and fermentation are often *speeded up* in large breweries using such devices as continuous fermentation and high gravity brewing, both of which produce standardised bland beers of mediocre quality. | speeded up | speed_up | VERB | "speed_up%2:30:01" | "cause to move faster" | "speed_up%2:30:00 : move faster", "speed_up%2:30:01 : cause to move faster" |
42D.d013.s002.t014 | Beyond, the Edge becomes less well defined and is succeeded by steep slopes, *surmounted* by inclining eastwards and following the county boundary and the watershed and keeping always to the height of land in surroundings of utter desolation yet of profound influence on the landscape, for three major rivers have their ... | surmounted | surmount | VERB | "surmount%2:38:00" | "reach the highest point of" | "surmount%2:33:00 : get on top of; deal with successfully", "surmount%2:42:00 : be on top of", "surmount%2:38:00 : reach the highest point of", "surmount%2:33:01 : be or do something to a greater degree" |
42D.d013.s002.t039 | Beyond, the Edge becomes less well defined and is succeeded by steep slopes, surmounted by inclining eastwards and following the county boundary and the watershed and keeping always to the height of land in surroundings of utter desolation *yet* of profound influence on the landscape, for three major rivers have their ... | yet | yet | ADV | "yet%4:02:06" | "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" | "yet%4:02:02 : up to the present time", "yet%4:02:04 : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time", "yet%4:02:03 : to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons", "yet%4:02:00 : within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time", "yet%4... |
42D.d013.s003.t018 | The next felltop reached is Hugh Seat, 2257 feet, the turning point of the walk : high ground *continues* but then gradually declines into Wensleydale. | continues | continue | VERB | "continue%2:42:06" | "span an interval of distance, space or time" | "continue%2:42:01 : continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue%2:32:00 : continue talking; he continued,", "continue%2:42:00 : keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "continue%2:38:00 : move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "continue%2:41:00 : allow to remain in a p... |
42D.d014.s001.t001 | In *North America* these struggles were not so clear-cut. | North America | north_america | NOUN | "north_america%1:14:00" | "the nations of the North American continent collectively" | "north_america%1:17:00 : a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama", "north_america%1:14:00 : the nations of the North American continent collectively" |
42D.d014.s002.t002 | James 's *Dominion* of New England collapsed almost at once. | Dominion | dominion | NOUN | "dominion%1:14:00" | "one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth" | "dominion%1:26:00 : dominance or power through legal authority", "dominion%1:15:00 : a region marked off for administrative or other purposes", "dominion%1:14:00 : one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth" |
42D.d016.s002.t007 | Jamiroquai had ingeniously redefined his obvious past *musical* influences, recreating a sound and style that emerged as both progressive and modern. | musical | musical | ADJ | "musical%3:00:01" | "characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music" | "musical%3:01:00 : characterized by or capable of producing music", "musical%3:00:02 : talented in or devoted to music", "musical%3:00:01 : characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music", "musical%3:00:04 : containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody" |
42D.d016.s004.t011 | ‘ It could be defined more as a jazz-funk fusion, *drawing* from influences as far apart as Miles Davis and Parliament. By taking elements from the two and learning how to play them live together, it 's what I 'd call a real fusion. ’ | drawing | draw | VERB | "draw%2:35:04", "draw%2:40:00" | "take in, also metaphorically", "get or derive" | "draw%2:35:03 : cause to move by pulling", "draw%2:40:00 : get or derive", "draw%2:35:01 : make a mark or lines on a surface", "draw%2:31:00 : make, formulate, or derive in the mind", "draw%2:38:01 : bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover", "draw%2:36:00 : represent by making a drawing of, as wit... |
42D.d016.s005.t022 | Now signed to Sony for an eight-album deal, Jamiroquai is adamant that he will not be called upon to compromise his *musical* philosophies, relishing the fact that the lengthy deal will enable him to take his experimental visions further. | musical | musical | ADJ | "musical%3:00:01" | "characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music" | "musical%3:01:00 : characterized by or capable of producing music", "musical%3:00:02 : talented in or devoted to music", "musical%3:00:01 : characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music", "musical%3:00:04 : containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody" |
42D.d016.s005.t023 | Now signed to Sony for an eight-album deal, Jamiroquai is adamant that he will not be called upon to compromise his musical *philosophies*, relishing the fact that the lengthy deal will enable him to take his experimental visions further. | philosophies | philosophy | NOUN | "philosophy%1:09:02" | "any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation" | "philosophy%1:09:01 : a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school", "philosophy%1:09:00 : the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics", "philosophy%1:09:02 : any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation" |
42D.d018.s003.t026 | In fact, better finishing from the Den Park 's outfit would have increased Rangers ' embarrassment but they were let off the hook on a number of occasions, *particularly* by Dodds. | particularly | particularly | ADV | "particularly%4:02:02" | "specifically or especially distinguished from others" | "particularly%4:02:00 : to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common", "particularly%4:02:02 : specifically or especially distinguished from others", "particularly%4:02:01 : uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles" |
42D.d019.s001.t011 | It was not so different from the modern, much more *refined* auto-landing system we take for granted today. | refined | refined | ADJ | "refined%5:00:00:elegant:00" | "free from what is tawdry or unbecoming" | "refined%3:00:01 : (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel", "refined%3:00:02 : freed from impurities by processing; ; ; - Shakespeare", "refined%5:00:00:sophisticated:00 : showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience", "refined%5:00:00:gracious:00 : s... |
42D.d020.s001.t019 | The first was for Lieutenant Harry Poat to take a jeep patrol to create as much havoc as possible to the *west* of Tripoli, while the main army attack went in. | west | west | NOUN | "west%1:15:02" | "a location in the western part of a country, region, or city" | "west%1:15:00 : the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America", "west%1:24:00 : the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees", "west%1:15:01 : the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River", "west%1:24:02 : the direction corresponding to the we... |
42D.d021.s003.t006 | On the first day, five *tons* of cable were towed forward on sledges by tanks, together with 120 poles, numerous telephones and their exchanges. | tons | ton | NOUN | "ton%1:23:01" | "a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds" | "ton%1:23:02 : a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds", "ton%1:23:01 : a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds" |
42D.d021.s006.t012 | There, specially trained officers correlated all incoming information before signalling a *general* report to the rear. | general | general | ADJ | "general%5:00:00:imprecise:00" | "somewhat indefinite" | "general%3:00:00 : applying to all or most members of a category or group", "general%5:00:00:undiversified:00 : not specialized or limited to one class of things", "general%5:00:00:common:01 : prevailing among and common to the general public", "general%3:00:02 : affecting the entire body", "general%5:00:00:imprecise:0... |
42D.d022.s000.t006 | Fourth, this rich and complex *information* environment is worthless unless users can easily find their way around it, locating and accessing the information they require. | information | information | NOUN | "information%1:14:00" | "a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn" | "information%1:10:00 : a message received and understood", "information%1:09:00 : knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction", "information%1:10:02 : formal accusation of a crime", "information%1:14:00 : a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn", "information%1:07:00 : (communication... |
42D.d022.s000.t024 | Fourth, this rich and complex information environment is worthless unless users can easily find their way around it, locating and accessing the *information* they require. | information | information | NOUN | "information%1:14:00" | "a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn" | "information%1:10:00 : a message received and understood", "information%1:09:00 : knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction", "information%1:10:02 : formal accusation of a crime", "information%1:14:00 : a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn", "information%1:07:00 : (communication... |
42D.d022.s003.t028 | The demanding processing requirements imply very fast, high performance computers, probably equipped with special chip sets either to compress and decompress the fast-changing, high volume *information* flows or to digitise sources of information drawn into the multimedia environment which are not initially in digital ... | information | information | NOUN | "information%1:14:00" | "a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn" | "information%1:10:00 : a message received and understood", "information%1:09:00 : knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction", "information%1:10:02 : formal accusation of a crime", "information%1:14:00 : a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn", "information%1:07:00 : (communication... |
42D.d022.s003.t035 | The demanding processing requirements imply very fast, high performance computers, probably equipped with special chip sets either to compress and decompress the fast-changing, high volume information flows or to digitise sources of *information* drawn into the multimedia environment which are not initially in digital ... | information | information | NOUN | "information%1:14:00" | "a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn" | "information%1:10:00 : a message received and understood", "information%1:09:00 : knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction", "information%1:10:02 : formal accusation of a crime", "information%1:14:00 : a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn", "information%1:07:00 : (communication... |
42D.d022.s003.t036 | The demanding processing requirements imply very fast, high performance computers, probably equipped with special chip sets either to compress and decompress the fast-changing, high volume information flows or to digitise sources of information *drawn* into the multimedia environment which are not initially in digital ... | drawn | draw | VERB | "draw%2:35:04" | "take in, also metaphorically" | "draw%2:35:03 : cause to move by pulling", "draw%2:40:00 : get or derive", "draw%2:35:01 : make a mark or lines on a surface", "draw%2:31:00 : make, formulate, or derive in the mind", "draw%2:38:01 : bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover", "draw%2:36:00 : represent by making a drawing of, as wit... |
42D.d022.s004.t037 | Output and display requirements dictate architectures which support high-resolution colour graphics, can display both RGB ( ‘ Red-Green-Blue ’, the colour screen standard in which the three basic colours remain individually controllable ) and composite *video* information, and provide an audio capability able to handle... | video | video | NOUN | "video%1:10:02" | "(computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display" | "video%1:10:00 : the visible part of a television transmission", "video%1:06:00 : a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)", "video%1:10:02 : (computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display", "video%1:10:01 :... |
42D.d022.s004.t038 | Output and display requirements dictate architectures which support high-resolution colour graphics, can display both RGB ( ‘ Red-Green-Blue ’, the colour screen standard in which the three basic colours remain individually controllable ) and composite video *information*, and provide an audio capability able to handle... | information | information | NOUN | "information%1:14:00" | "a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn" | "information%1:10:00 : a message received and understood", "information%1:09:00 : knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction", "information%1:10:02 : formal accusation of a crime", "information%1:14:00 : a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn", "information%1:07:00 : (communication... |
42D.d024.s001.t012 | Since the player of the white pieces can achieve a small but *comfortable* advantage against this manoeuvre with very little difficulty, it was a bad choice against Karpov, a player who is past master at exploiting small advantages. | comfortable | comfortable | ADJ | "comfortable%5:00:00:wide:02" | "more than adequate" | "comfortable%3:00:00 : providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)", "comfortable%3:00:01 : free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind", "comfortable%5:00:00:wide:02 : more than adequate", "comfortable%5:00:00:sufficient:00 : sufficient to provide c... |
42D.d024.s002.t009 | Karpov played a relatively recent refinement of white 's *play* on the seventh move. | play | play | NOUN | "play%1:04:01" | "(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession" | "play%1:10:01 : a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage", "play%1:10:03 : a theatrical performance of a drama", "play%1:04:05 : a preset plan of action in team sports", "play%1:04:04 : a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "play%1:26:00 : a state in which action is feas... |
42D.d024.s006.t007 | As time trouble approached, Short went for a *wild* kingside attack, but Karpov played well and it was Short 's king which proved the weaker. | wild | wild | ADJ | "wild%5:00:00:dangerous:00" | "involving risk or danger" | "wild%3:00:02 : marked by extreme lack of restraint or control", "wild%3:00:01 : in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated", "wild%5:00:00:passionate:00 : in a state of extreme emotion", "wild%5:00:01:uncontrolled:00 : deviating widely from an intended course", "wild%5:00:00:intense:00 : (of colors or... |
42D.d025.s003.t011 | At the surface these cracks may remain open and empty, *forming* deep clefts, but deeper down, magma forces its way up into the crack, widening it considerably by hydraulically wedging the walls apart. | forming | form | VERB | "form%2:30:05" | "assume a form or shape" | "form%2:41:00 : create (as an entity)", "form%2:42:00 : to compose or represent:", "form%2:42:02 : develop into a distinctive entity", "form%2:30:01 : give shape or form to", "form%2:36:00 : make something, usually for a specific function", "form%2:41:02 : establish or impress firmly in the mind", "form%2:30:05 : assum... |
42D.d025.s003.t035 | At the surface these cracks may remain open and empty, forming deep clefts, but deeper down, magma forces its way up into the crack, widening it considerably by hydraulically wedging the *walls* apart. | walls | wall | NOUN | "wall%1:17:01" | "a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)" | "wall%1:06:00 : an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure", "wall%1:17:00 : anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect", "wall%1:08:00 : (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a ... |
42D.d025.s005.t023 | If the magma pressure is great enough, it will force its way right up the dyke to the surface, spilling out to *form* lava flows. | form | form | VERB | "form%2:30:05" | "assume a form or shape" | "form%2:41:00 : create (as an entity)", "form%2:42:00 : to compose or represent:", "form%2:42:02 : develop into a distinctive entity", "form%2:30:01 : give shape or form to", "form%2:36:00 : make something, usually for a specific function", "form%2:41:02 : establish or impress firmly in the mind", "form%2:30:05 : assum... |
42D.d025.s007.t039 | If you reflect for a moment on which areas are likely to have rocks under tension, and where cracking and dyke intrusion are likely, you will realize that the mid-ocean ridges are hot favourites for this kind of *activity*. | activity | activity | NOUN | "activity%1:22:01" | "a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)" | "activity%1:04:00 : any specific behavior", "activity%1:26:00 : the state of being active", "activity%1:22:00 : an organic process that takes place in the body", "activity%1:26:01 : (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction", "activity%1:22:01 : a process existing in or produced by nat... |
42D.d026.s005.t029 | The correlation does not hold in the case of marked themes as we shall see shortly, but, generally speaking, the distinction between theme and rheme is *more or less* identical to the traditional grammatical distinction between subject and predicate. | more or less | more_or_less | ADV | "more_or_less%4:02:01" | "to a small degree or extent" | "more_or_less%4:02:00 : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct", "more_or_less%4:02:01 : to a small degree or extent" |
42D.d027.s008.t007 | Financial compensation became available for the first time for criminal *injuries* ; the community service order raised hopes as an alternative to custody ; and an elaborate system of parole, later greatly expanded, was instituted. | injuries | injury | NOUN | "injury%1:04:01" | "wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted" | "injury%1:26:00 : any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.", "injury%1:11:00 : an accident that results in physical damage or hurt", "injury%1:11:01 : a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat", "injury%1:04:02 : an act that causes someone or something to receive phys... |
42D.d027.s008.t029 | Financial compensation became available for the first time for criminal injuries ; the community service order raised hopes as an alternative to custody ; and an elaborate system of parole, later greatly *expanded*, was instituted. | expanded | expand | VERB | "expand%2:30:09" | "expand the influence of" | "expand%2:38:00 : extend in one or more directions", "expand%2:30:07 : become larger in size or volume or quantity", "expand%2:30:12 : make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity", "expand%2:30:01 : grow vigorously", "expand%2:30:02 : exaggerate or make bigger", "expand%2:32:10 : add details, as to an account or ... |
42D.d028.s007.t006 | The results were stunningly successful and *caught* the flavour of Sixties London and the generation gap. | caught | catch | VERB | "catch%2:36:12" | "apprehend and reproduce accurately" | "catch%2:31:01 : discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state", "catch%2:39:01 : perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily", "catch%2:35:13 : reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot", "catch%2:35:00 : take hold of so as to sei... |
42D.d029.s003.t004 | The first heavy drops *splashed* in coin shapes on the pavement below and in their tubs the pink flowers on the forecourt dipped and swayed. | splashed | splash | VERB | "splash%2:39:00" | "make a splashing sound" | "splash%2:35:01 : cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force", "splash%2:38:00 : walk through mud or mire", "splash%2:35:00 : dash a liquid upon or against", "splash%2:35:06 : mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered", "splash%2:39:00 : make a spl... |
42D.d029.s006.t001 | It *dashed* against the windows, washing off dust in a great cleansing stream, and Wexford moved away from the glass. | dashed | dash | VERB | "dash%2:35:02" | "hurl or thrust violently" | "dash%2:38:00 : run or move very quickly or hastily", "dash%2:30:00 : break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over", "dash%2:35:02 : hurl or thrust violently", "dash%2:41:00 : destroy or break", "dash%2:37:00 : cause to lose courage", "dash%2:30:01 : add an enlivening or altering element to" |
42D.d029.s006.t004 | It dashed against the *windows*, washing off dust in a great cleansing stream, and Wexford moved away from the glass. | windows | window | NOUN | "window%1:06:04" | "a pane of glass in a window" | "window%1:06:00 : a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air", "window%1:06:01 : a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened", "window%1:06:02 : a transparent panel (as of an e... |
42D.d029.s007.t014 | The sudden flood was more like a wave than rain and it blinded the *window* as surely as darkness. | window | window | NOUN | "window%1:06:04" | "a pane of glass in a window" | "window%1:06:00 : a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air", "window%1:06:01 : a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened", "window%1:06:02 : a transparent panel (as of an e... |
42D.d030.s001.t003 | Abaft the after *head* is a large locker accessed either through a door in the head or from the cockpit. | head | head | NOUN | "head%1:06:02" | "(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship" | "head%1:08:00 : the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains", "head%1:05:00 : a single domestic animal", "head%1:09:00 : that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason", "head%1:18:00 : a person who is in charge", ... |
42D.d030.s002.t007 | On deck the J/44 is very much a *performance* yacht, so the deck is laid out mainly for racing although careful thought has been given to cruising requirements. | performance | performance | NOUN | "performance%1:22:00" | "process or manner of functioning or operating" | "performance%1:10:00 : a dramatic or musical entertainment", "performance%1:04:01 : the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment", "performance%1:04:00 : the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it", "performance%1:04:03 :... |
42D.d030.s002.t010 | On deck the J/44 is very much a performance yacht, *so* the deck is laid out mainly for racing although careful thought has been given to cruising requirements. | so | so | ADV | "so%4:02:10" | "(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result" | "so%4:02:02 : to a very great extent or degree", "so%4:02:06 : in a manner that facilitates", "so%4:02:05 : in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied", "so%4:02:07 : to a certain unspecified extent or degree", "so%4:02:08 : in the same way; also", "so%4:02:04 : in the way indicated; ; ; (`thusly... |
42D.d030.s006.t011 | The after legs of the bow pulpit were secured by a *single* bolt each — we hope that this will be remedied. | single | single | ADJ | "single%3:00:05" | "existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual" | "single%3:00:00 : being or characteristic of a single thing or person", "single%3:00:04 : used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals", "single%3:00:05 : existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual", "single%3:00:02 : not married or related to the unmarried state", "sin... |
42D.d030.s007.t008 | Wide side decks and a long run of *substantial* grabrail on each side of the coachroof allow a secure passage to and from the foredeck. | substantial | substantial | ADJ | "substantial%5:00:00:sound:01" | "of good quality and condition; solidly built" | "substantial%5:00:00:considerable:00 : fairly large", "substantial%5:00:00:essential:00 : having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable", "substantial%3:00:00 : having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare", "substantial%5:00:00:whole... |
42D.d030.s008.t005 | There is a handy boarding *gate* in the lifelines on each side at the point of maximum beam. | gate | gate | NOUN | "gate%1:06:02" | "passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark" | "gate%1:06:00 : a movable barrier in a fence or wall", "gate%1:06:01 : a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs", "gate%1:21:00 : total admission receipts at a sports event", "gate%1:06:02 : passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers ... |
42D.d031.s002.t007 | The first English gold coin was struck *only* in 1255 and it was not until 1344 that the country was able to begin to sustain what proved to be no more than half a millennium of minting a gold denomination in its regular coinage. | only | only | ADV | "only%4:02:05" | "as recently as" | "only%4:02:02 : and nothing more", "only%4:02:01 : without any others being included or involved", "only%4:02:00 : with nevertheless the final result", "only%4:02:04 : in the final outcome", "only%4:02:06 : except that", "only%4:02:03 : never except when", "only%4:02:05 : as recently as" |
42D.d031.s003.t015 | When the United States regulated its coinage under the legislation of 1792 it displayed independence by *designating* the silver dollar as the basic unit. | designating | designate | VERB | "designate%2:31:00" | "design or destine" | "designate%2:32:00 : assign a name or title to", "designate%2:41:00 : give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)", "designate%2:32:03 : indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively", "designate%2:32:01 : decree or designate beforehand", "designate%2:31:... |
42D.d032.s000.t007 | But perhaps this shift is not so *distinct* : for the interaction of power and resistance, which mimes the mutual contamination and transmutation of Freud 's death-drive and pleasure principle, also operates as a simulacrum of the ungraspable, vacillating manoeuvres of Foucault 's formulations of history. | distinct | distinct | ADJ | "distinct%5:00:00:definite:00", "distinct%5:00:00:clear:00" | "recognizable; marked", "clearly or sharply defined to the mind" | "distinct%5:00:00:different:00 : (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality", "distinct%3:00:00 : easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined", "distinct%5:00:00:separate:00 : constituting a separate entity or part", "distinct%5:00:00:definite:00 : recognizable; marked", "distinct%5:00:00:cl... |
42D.d032.s001.t010 | Whereas Foucault was inclined to remark that in retrospect he *considered* that all his work had been about power, it seems almost equally possible that his analyses of power constitute a continuing meditation on the phantasm. | considered | consider | VERB | "consider%2:31:08" | "judge or regard; look upon; judge" | "consider%2:31:00 : deem to be", "consider%2:39:00 : give careful consideration to", "consider%2:31:01 : take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "consider%2:32:00 : show consideration for; take into account", "consider%2:32:02 : think about carefully; weigh", "consider%2:31:08 : judge or regard; look upon; ... |
42D.d032.s001.t014 | Whereas Foucault was inclined to remark that in retrospect he considered that all his *work* had been about power, it seems almost equally possible that his analyses of power constitute a continuing meditation on the phantasm. | work | work | NOUN | "work%1:06:02" | "the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)" | "work%1:04:00 : activity directed toward making or doing something", "work%1:06:00 : a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing", "work%1:04:01 : the occupation for which you are paid", "work%1:09:00 : applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (espec... |
42D.d033.s000.t012 | Soon the density becomes great enough for the spheres of gas and *dust* to collapse and start individual nuclear reactions. | dust | dust | NOUN | "dust%1:27:02" | "free microscopic particles of solid material" | "dust%1:27:00 : fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air", "dust%1:27:01 : the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up", "dust%1:27:02 : free microscopic particles of solid material" |
42D.d033.s008.t013 | Material from the rest of the cloud globule continually falls into the embryonic *sun*, building up further mass, pressure and temperature, soon reaching thousands of degrees centigrade and beginning to glow like the T Tauri stars ( glowing clouds of dense cosmic dust ), which astronomers now think are the typical inte... | sun | sun | NOUN | "sun%1:17:01" | "any star around which a planetary system revolves" | "sun%1:17:00 : the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system", "sun%1:19:00 : the rays of the sun", "sun%1:18:00 : a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc", "sun%1:17:01 : any star around which a planetary system revolves", "sun%1:28:00 : first day of the wee... |
42D.d035.s000.t032 | To treat the Christian story in this way was to produce the phenomenon of Gnosticism in which a claim to disclose secret revelation is combined with a mixing of myths and rites *drawn* from a variety of religious traditions. | drawn | draw | VERB | "draw%2:35:04" | "take in, also metaphorically" | "draw%2:35:03 : cause to move by pulling", "draw%2:40:00 : get or derive", "draw%2:35:01 : make a mark or lines on a surface", "draw%2:31:00 : make, formulate, or derive in the mind", "draw%2:38:01 : bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover", "draw%2:36:00 : represent by making a drawing of, as wit... |
42D.d035.s002.t027 | Occultism and oriental mysticism became fused with astrology, magic, cabbalistic elements from Jewish tradition, a pessimistic reading of Plato 's doctrine that man 's *true* home does not lie in this bodily realm, above all the catalyst of the Christian understanding of redemption in Christ. | true | true | ADJ | "true%5:00:00:real:02" | "rightly so called" | "true%3:00:00 : consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell", "true%5:00:00:accurate:00 : accurately placed or thrown", "true%5:00:02:faithful:00 : devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth", "true%3:00:04 : expressing or given to expressing the truth", "true%5:00:00:typical:00 : con... |
42D.d035.s002.t028 | Occultism and oriental mysticism became fused with astrology, magic, cabbalistic elements from Jewish tradition, a pessimistic reading of Plato 's doctrine that man 's true *home* does not lie in this bodily realm, above all the catalyst of the Christian understanding of redemption in Christ. | home | home | NOUN | "home%1:26:00" | "an environment offering affection and security" | "home%1:15:04 : where you live at a particular time", "home%1:06:00 : housing that someone is living in", "home%1:15:02 : the country or state or city where you live", "home%1:06:02 : (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score", "home%1:15:... |
42D.d036.s002.t012 | After all, none of Henri II 's three sons, all of whom *sat* on the French throne, and all of whom were products of the same education as Mary, was in any way an impressive or successful ruler. | sat | sit | VERB | "sit%2:33:00" | "serve in a specific professional capacity" | "sit%2:35:00 : be seated", "sit%2:42:00 : be around, often idly or without specific purpose", "sit%2:38:00 : take a seat", "sit%2:38:01 : be in session", "sit%2:39:00 : assume a posture as for artistic purposes", "sit%2:38:03 : sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions", "sit%2:42:05 :... |
42D.d036.s002.t023 | After all, none of Henri II 's three sons, all of whom sat on the French throne, and all of whom were *products* of the same education as Mary, was in any way an impressive or successful ruler. | products | product | NOUN | "product%1:19:00" | "a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances" | "product%1:06:01 : commodities offered for sale", "product%1:06:00 : an artifact that has been created by someone or some process", "product%1:09:00 : a quantity obtained by multiplication", "product%1:27:00 : a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction", "product%1:19:00 : a consequence of someone's... |
42D.d036.s003.t007 | Admittedly, dealing with a woman as *dominating* as Catherine de Medici and a family as powerful as the Guises, which all three had to do, would have put strains on personalities far stronger than Francis II, Charles IX and Henri III ; but the fact remains that while, unlike Mary, they did not show indifference to thei... | dominating | dominating | ADJ | "dominating%5:00:00:domineering:00" | "offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power" | "dominating%5:00:00:dominant:01 : most powerful or important or influential", "dominating%5:00:00:high:01 : used of a height or viewpoint", "dominating%5:00:00:domineering:00 : offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power" |
42D.d037.s001.t027 | When she was dressing to go out Sally was invariably unable to find the belt she wanted, one shoe had gone missing or one stocking developed a *ladder*. | ladder | ladder | NOUN | "ladder%1:11:00" | "a row of unravelled stitches" | "ladder%1:06:00 : steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down", "ladder%1:26:00 : ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress", "ladder%1:11:00 : a row of unravelled stitches" |
42D.d037.s006.t013 | Sally felt good in it — the fur was gorgeously soft when she *buried* her chin in it and she thought that at least she could hold her own in the midst of all this elegance. | buried | bury | VERB | "bury%2:35:01" | "embed deeply" | "bury%2:39:00 : cover from sight", "bury%2:41:00 : place in a grave or tomb", "bury%2:35:00 : place in the earth and cover with soil", "bury%2:35:02 : enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing", "bury%2:35:01 : embed deeply", "bury%2:31:00 : dismiss from the mind; stop remembering" |
42D.d037.s007.t002 | The background *music* stopped and was replaced by an expectant hum, then that too ceased as the curtains parted and a man in a dinner jacket and black bow tie stepped out onto the catwalk. | music | music | NOUN | "music%1:09:01" | "(music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)" | "music%1:10:00 : an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner", "music%1:09:00 : any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds", "music%1:04:00 : musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)", "music%1:09:01 : (music) the sounds produced by ... |
42D.d037.s007.t003 | The background music *stopped* and was replaced by an expectant hum, then that too ceased as the curtains parted and a man in a dinner jacket and black bow tie stepped out onto the catwalk. | stopped | stop | VERB | "stop%2:42:13" | "have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical" | "stop%2:38:00 : come to a halt, stop moving", "stop%2:42:00 : put an end to a state or an activity", "stop%2:41:00 : stop from happening or developing", "stop%2:38:02 : interrupt a trip", "stop%2:38:01 : cause to stop", "stop%2:30:05 : prevent completion", "stop%2:33:00 : hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check th... |
42D.d038.s002.t011 | The neonatal infant 's EEG during quiet sleep has few slow *waves*, and no sleep spindles. | waves | wave | NOUN | "wave%1:25:00" | "an undulating curve" | "wave%1:11:01 : one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)", "wave%1:04:02 : a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon", "wave%1:11:00 : (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth", "wave%1:11:02 : somethi... |
42D.d038.s003.t001 | Slow *waves* appear in bursts, separated by periods of low-voltage activity of about ten seconds. | waves | wave | NOUN | "wave%1:25:00" | "an undulating curve" | "wave%1:11:01 : one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)", "wave%1:04:02 : a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon", "wave%1:11:00 : (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth", "wave%1:11:02 : somethi... |
42D.d038.s004.t008 | In the first month after full term these slow *waves* bursts increase in length until the low-voltage periods of quiet sleep are entirely displaced. | waves | wave | NOUN | "wave%1:25:00" | "an undulating curve" | "wave%1:11:01 : one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)", "wave%1:04:02 : a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon", "wave%1:11:00 : (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth", "wave%1:11:02 : somethi... |
42D.d038.s006.t029 | While there has been some disagreement over the incidence of EEG spindling in neonates, the consensus of reports indicates that the development of spindles in the EEG of *normal* sleeping infants occurs between the end of the second month and end of the fourth, and the appearance of persistent spindling earlier or late... | normal | normal | ADJ | "normal%3:00:03" | "being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development" | "normal%3:00:01 : conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal", "normal%3:00:02 : in accordance with scientific laws", "normal%3:00:03 : being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development", "normal%5:00:00:perpendicular:00 : for... |
42D.d039.s002.t008 | In all cases the numbers obtained serve to *define* the position of the distribution plot, its slope, and the nature of any irregularities. | define | define | VERB | "define%2:32:01" | "decide upon or fix definitely" | "define%2:42:00 : determine the essential quality of", "define%2:32:00 : give a definition for the meaning of a word", "define%2:42:01 : determine the nature of", "define%2:42:03 : show the form or outline of", "define%2:32:01 : decide upon or fix definitely" |
42D.d040.s004.t021 | She had been right not to trust him, for he seduced with soft words, with heat and passion and *false* promises of safety. | false | false | ADJ | "false%5:00:00:insincere:00" | "deliberately deceptive" | "false%3:00:00 : not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality", "false%5:00:00:incorrect:00 : arising from error", "false%5:00:00:invalid:00 : erroneous and usually accidental", "false%5:00:00:insincere:00 : deliberately deceptive", "false%5:00:00:unrealistic:00 : inappropriate to reality or facts", "false%5... |
42D.d041.s005.t008 | Likewise, awards made during and since World War Two *carry* the date of the award on the reverse lower limb. | carry | carry | VERB | "carry%2:40:10" | "have on the surface or on the skin" | "carry%2:35:02 : move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body", "carry%2:42:01 : have with oneself; have on one's person", "carry%2:38:03 : transmit or serve as the medium for transmission", "carry%2:32:02 : serve as a means for expressing something", "carry%2:35:09 : bear or be able to... |
42D.d041.s005.t010 | Likewise, awards made during and since World War Two carry the *date* of the award on the reverse lower limb. | date | date | NOUN | "date%1:28:03" | "the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred" | "date%1:28:00 : the specified day of the month", "date%1:18:00 : a participant in a date", "date%1:14:00 : a meeting arranged in advance", "date%1:28:04 : a particular but unspecified point in time", "date%1:28:02 : the present", "date%1:28:03 : the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian cal... |
semeval2010.d001.s009.t001 | The efforts against *water* depletion need to be intensified and require an a large-scale approach aimed at the entire water catchment, not just at individual sites. | water | water | NOUN | "water%1:13:00", "water%1:17:00" | "a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants", "the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)" | "water%1:27:00 : binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent", "water%1:17:00 : the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ... |
semeval2010.d001.s009.t007 | The efforts against water depletion need to be intensified and require an a large-scale approach aimed at the entire *water* catchment, not just at individual sites. | water | water | NOUN | "water%1:13:00", "water%1:17:00" | "a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants", "the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)" | "water%1:27:00 : binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent", "water%1:17:00 : the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ... |
semeval2010.d001.s013.t001 | The farmer *remains* owner of the land but in addition to being a farmer he would then be a manager of the natural site as well. | remains | remain | VERB | "remain%2:42:03" | "continue in a place, position, or situation" | "remain%2:30:00 : stay the same; remain in a certain state", "remain%2:42:03 : continue in a place, position, or situation", "remain%2:42:05 : be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.", "remain%2:42:01 : stay behind" |
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