hyponym
stringlengths
7
76
hypernym
stringlengths
7
51
definition
stringlengths
3
431
unit_investment_trust.n.01
investment_company.n.01
a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities
spirit_world.n.01
imaginary_place.n.01
any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide
wall_socket.n.01
receptacle.n.03
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
head_linesman.n.01
football_official.n.01
a football official in charge of recording yardage gained or lost
resulting_trust.n.01
implied_trust.n.01
a trust created by a court when it is judged that it was the intention of the parties to create a trust
bordeaux_mixture.n.01
antifungal.n.01
antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime
gall_wasp.n.01
wasp.n.02
small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
astronomical_unit.n.01
astronomy_unit.n.01
a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
salamandridae.n.01
amphibian_family.n.01
salamanders
mitochondrion.n.01
organelle.n.01
an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
zooplankton.n.01
animal.n.01
animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
rosilla.n.01
sneezeweed.n.01
a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California
radiotherapy_equipment.n.01
equipment.n.01
equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivity
achondrite.n.01
rock.n.01
a stony meteor lacking chondrules
sleeping_pill.n.01
soporific.n.01
a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
bow_and_arrow.n.01
weapon.n.01
a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
receptionist.n.01
secretary.n.02
a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
nonreader.n.01
student.n.01
a student who is very slow in learning to read
condylion.n.01
craniometric_point.n.01
the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle
collogue.v.01
confer.v.01
confer secretly
gauffer.v.01
wave.v.05
make wavy with a heated goffering iron
buy_it.v.01
die.v.01
be killed or die
ship_canal.n.01
canal.n.03
a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
graves'_disease.n.01
autoimmune_disease.n.01
exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs
zoopsia.n.01
visual_hallucination.n.01
visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens
peshmerga.n.01
kurd.n.01
a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state
mental_illness.n.01
psychological_state.n.01
any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
dutch-elm_beetle.n.01
bark_beetle.n.01
a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
periodic_table.n.01
table.n.01
(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law
eastern_red_cedar.n.01
pencil_cedar.n.01
small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
azido_group.n.01
group.n.02
the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid
revolving_charge_account.n.01
credit_account.n.01
a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance
adrenergic_agonist_eyedrop.n.01
eyedrop.n.02
a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway
genus_nostoc.n.01
bacteria_genus.n.01
type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae
medical_practitioner.n.01
health_professional.n.01
someone who practices medicine
linemen.n.01
line.n.01
the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage
metalanguage.n.01
language.n.01
a language that can be used to describe languages
mud_stain.n.01
stain.n.01
a stain produced by mud
old_world_yew.n.01
yew.n.02
predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world
poultryman.n.01
merchant.n.01
a dealer in poultry and poultry products
dicot.n.01
angiosperm.n.01
flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
insulin.n.01
hormone.n.01
hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
superior_court.n.01
court.n.01
any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
water-rate.n.01
charge.n.03
rate per quarter for water from a public supply
pocketbook_issue.n.01
issue.n.01
an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
psychrometer.n.01
hygrometer.n.01
a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air
deflower.v.01
copulate.v.01
deprive of virginity
mesh_topology.n.01
topology.n.04
the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component
rightness.n.01
morality.n.01
according with conscience or morality
maraud.v.01
foray_into.v.01
raid and rove in search of booty
liquid_oxygen.n.01
oxygen.n.01
a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
opossum_rat.n.01
marsupial.n.01
terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
child-proof.v.01
proof.v.05
make safe against children
cargo_area.n.01
enclosure.n.01
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
uratemia.n.01
blood_disease.n.01
presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood; symptom of gout
stealth_bomber.n.01
stealth_aircraft.n.01
a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar
subarachnoid_space.n.01
space.n.02
a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
applique.v.01
decorate.v.01
sew on as a decoration
megalocyte.n.01
red_blood_cell.n.01
abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
widal_test.n.01
agglutination_test.n.01
a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections
varus.n.01
deformity.n.01
a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree
shingon.n.01
buddhism.n.02
a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible
actin.n.01
simple_protein.n.01
one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
pragmatics.n.01
linguistics.n.01
the study of language use
february.n.01
gregorian_calendar_month.n.01
the month following January and preceding March
heart_disease.n.01
cardiovascular_disease.n.01
a disease of the heart
mispronunciation.n.01
pronunciation.n.01
incorrect pronunciation
doublet.n.01
jacket.n.01
a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance
social_phobia.n.01
phobia.n.01
any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)
glassworks.n.01
workplace.n.01
a workplace where glass is made
flowering_wintergreen.n.01
milkwort.n.01
common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
western_malayo-polynesian.n.01
malayo-polynesian.n.01
a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
course_session.n.01
session.n.03
a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
caroche.n.01
carriage.n.02
a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century
water-mint.n.01
mint.n.02
a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America
racing.n.01
sport.n.01
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
yelling.n.01
cry.n.01
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
leaf_scorch.n.01
scorch.n.02
plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage
naphazoline.n.01
vasoconstrictor.n.01
vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
great_burdock.n.01
burdock.n.01
burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
subcutaneous_injection.n.01
injection.n.03
an injection under the skin
cotswold.n.01
domestic_sheep.n.01
sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills
prefect.n.01
administrator.n.03
a chief officer or chief magistrate
caff.n.01
cafe.n.01
informal British term for a cafe
eye_chart.n.01
chart.n.01
a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test of vision
fan_dance.n.01
nude_dancing.n.01
a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness
ranch.v.01
farm.v.01
manage or run a ranch
ribbon_snake.n.01
garter_snake.n.01
slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places
metic.n.01
foreigner.n.01
an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
selling.n.01
commerce.n.01
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
antiflatulent.n.01
agent.n.03
any agent that reduces intestinal gas
hydrogen_bomb.n.01
nuclear_weapon.n.01
a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
intravenous_drip.n.01
drip.n.01
slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)
cervicofacial_actinomycosis.n.01
actinomycosis.n.01
the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
pratincole.n.01
shorebird.n.01
Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
inflect.v.01
modify.v.01
change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
septicemic_plague.n.01
plague.n.01
an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
investor.n.01
capitalist.n.02
someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
mudslide.n.01
landslide.n.02
a landslide of mud
number_one.n.01
self.n.02
a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first