abstract

adjective
adjective: abstract
abstrakt,abstrakt/
1. 1.
existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
"abstract concepts such as love or beauty"
theoretical, conceptual, notional, intellectual, metaphysical, ideal, philosophical, academic;
synonyms: rareideational
"abstract concepts"
antonyms: actual, concrete
o dealing with ideas rather than events.
"the novel was too abstract and esoteric to sustain much attention"
o not based on a particular instance; theoretical.
"we have been discussing the problem in a very abstract manner"
o (of a word, especially a noun) denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.
"abstract words like truth or equality"
o of or relating to abstract art.
"abstract pictures that look like commercial color charts"
nonrepresentational, nonpictorial
"abstract art"
representational

synonyms:

antonyms:
verb
verb: abstract; 3rd person present: abstracts; past tense: abstracted; past participle: abstracted; gerund or
present participle: abstracting
abstrakt/
1. 1.
consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else.
"to abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism"
2. 2.
extract or remove (something).
"applications to abstract more water from streams"
synonyms:

extract, isolate, separate, detach

"he abstracted the art of tragedy from its context"

o used euphemistically to say that someone has stolen something.

"his pockets contained all he had been able to abstract from the apartment"
o withdraw.
"as our relationship deepened you seemed to abstract yourself"
3. 3.
make a written summary of (an article or book).
"staff who index and abstract material for an online database"
summarize, prcis, abridge, condense, compress, shorten, cut down, abbreviate, synopsize;
synonyms: rareepitomize
"we'll be abstracting material for an online database"
noun
noun: abstract; plural noun: abstracts; noun: the abstract
abstrakt/
1. 1.
a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech.
"an abstract of his inaugural address"
synonyms:

summary, synopsis, prcis, rsum, outline, abridgment, digest, summation;

wrap-up
"an abstract of her speech"

2. 2.
an abstract work of art.
"a big unframed abstract"
3. 3.
that which is abstract; the theoretical consideration of something.
"the abstract must be made concrete by examples"
Origin
ache
k/

noun
noun: ache; plural noun: aches

1. 1.
a continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.
"the ache in her head worsened"

synonyms:

pain, cramp, twinge, pang; More

gnawing, stabbing, stinging, smarting;
soreness, tenderness, irritation, discomfort
"a stomachache"

2. 2.
an emotion experienced with painful or bittersweet intensity.
"an ache in her heart"
synonyms:

sorrow, sadness, misery, grief, anguish, suffering, pain, agony, torture, hurt
"the ache in her heart"

verb
verb: ache; 3rd person present: aches; past tense: ached; past participle: ached; gerund or present participle:
aching
1. 1.
(of a person) suffer from a continuous dull pain.
"I'm aching all over"
synonyms:

hurt, be sore, be painful, be in pain, pain, throb, pound, twinge; More

smart, burn
"my legs were aching"

o (of a part of one's body) be the source of a continuous dull pain.

"my legs ached from the previous day's exercise"
2. 2.
feel intense sadness or compassion.
"she sat still and silent, her heart aching"
synonyms:

grieve, sorrow, be in distress, be miserable, be in anguish, bleed

"her heart ached for poor Philippa"

acquaintance
kwntns/
noun
noun: acquaintance; plural noun: acquaintances
1. 1.
a person's knowledge or experience of something.

"the students had little acquaintance with the language"

familiarity with, knowledge of, experience with/of, awareness of, understanding of,
synonyms: comprehension of, grasp of
"the students had little acquaintance with the language"
o one's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone.
"I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert"
synonyms:

association, relationship, contact; More

fellowship, companionship
"my acquaintance with George"

2. 2.
a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
"a wide circle of friends and acquaintances"
synonyms:

contact, associate, ally, connection, colleague

"a business acquaintance"

o acquaintances considered collectively.

"his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats"
Origin
Middle English (in the sense mutual knowledge, being acquainted): from Old French acointance, from
acointier make known (see acquaint).
Translate acquaintance to
Use over time for: ac
adjacent
js()nt/
adjective
adjective: adjacent
1. 1.
next to or adjoining something else.
"adjacent rooms"
adjoining, neighboring, next-door, abutting, contiguous, proximate; More
close to, near, next to, by, by the side of, bordering on, beside, alongside, attached to, touching,
synonyms:
cheek by jowl with
"adjacent angles"
2. 2.
Geometry

(of angles) having a common vertex and a common side.

ambidextrous
ambdekst()rs/
adjective
adjective: ambidextrous
1. (of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well.
"few of us are naturally ambidextrous"
o

(of an implement) designed to be used by left-handed and right-handed people with equal
ease.

Origin
archive
rkv/

noun
noun: archive; plural noun: archives
1. 1.
a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or
group of people.
"source materials in local archives"

synonyms:

records, annals, chronicles, accounts; More

papers, documents, files;
history;
muniments
"she delved into the family archives"

o the place where historical documents or records are kept.

"to get into the archives I had to fill in a request form"
synonyms:

record office, registry, repository, depository, museum, chancery

"the national archive"

verb
verb: archive; 3rd person present: archives; past tense: archived; past participle: archived; gerund or
present participle: archiving
1. 1.
place or store (something) in an archive.
synonyms:

file, log, catalog, document, record, register; More

store, cache
"the videos are archived for future use"

o Computing
transfer (data) to a less frequently used storage medium such as magnetic tape, typically
external to the computer system and having a greater storage capacity.
Origin
awkward
kwrd/

adjective
adjective: awkward
1. 1.
causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
"one of the most awkward jobs is painting a ceiling"

synonyms:
antonyms:

difficult, tricky; More

cumbersome, unwieldy
"the box was awkward to carry"
inconvenient, inappropriate, inopportune, unseasonable, difficult
"an awkward time"
easy, convenient

o deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative.

"you're being damned awkward!"
2. 2.
causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience.
"he had put her in a very awkward situation"
embarrassing, uncomfortable, unpleasant, delicate, tricky, problematic, troublesome, thorny;
More
humiliating, compromising;
informalsticky, dicey, hairy
synonyms:
"he put her in a very awkward position"
uncomfortable, uneasy, tense, nervous, edgy, unquiet;
self-conscious, embarrassed
"she felt awkward alone with him"
antonyms: relaxed, at ease
3. 3.
not smooth or graceful; ungainly.

"Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress"

clumsy, ungainly, uncoordinated, graceless, inelegant, gauche, gawky, wooden, stiff; More
unskillful, maladroit, inept, blundering;
synonyms:
informalclodhopping, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed, all thumbs
"his awkward movements"
antonyms: adroit, graceful
o uncomfortable or abnormal.
"make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position"
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense the wrong way around, upside down): from dialect awk backward,
perverse, clumsy (from Old Norse afugr turned the wrong way) + -ward.
Translate awkward to
Use over time for: awkward
ballet
bal,bal/

noun
noun: ballet
1. an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures.
Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the
19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes.
o

a creative work or performance of ballet, or the music written for it.

plural noun: ballets

a group of dancers who regularly perform ballets.

"the New York City Ballet"

Origin
balmy
b(l)m/

adjective
adjective: balmy; comparative adjective: balmier; superlative adjective: balmiest
1. 1.
(of the weather) pleasantly warm.

"the balmy days of late summer"

mild, gentle, temperate, summery, calm, tranquil, clement, fine, pleasant, benign, soothing, soft
"the balmy breezes of the West Indies"
antonyms: harsh, wintry
synonyms:

2. 2.
North Americandated
extremely foolish; eccentric.
"this is a balmy decision"
biscuit
biskit/

noun
noun: biscuit; plural noun: biscuits
1. 1.
North American
a small, typically round cake of bread leavened with baking powder, baking soda, or sometimes
yeast.
o British
a cookie or cracker.
2. 2.
another term for bisque3.
"biscuit ware"
3. 3.
a light brown color.
4. 4.
a small flat piece of wood used to join two mortised planks together.
adjective
adjective: biscuit
1. 1.
light brown in color.

buoy
booo,boi/
noun
noun: buoy; plural noun: buoys
1. 1.
an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
synonyms:

float, marker; More

bell buoy, nun buoy, sonobuoy
"a mooring buoy"

verb
verb: buoy; 3rd person present: buoys; past tense: buoyed; past participle: buoyed; gerund or present
participle: buoying
1. 1.
keep (someone or something) afloat.
"I let the water buoy up my weight"
o cause to become cheerful or confident.
"the party was buoyed by an election victory"

cheer, cheer up, hearten, rally, invigorate, uplift, lift, encourage, stimulate, inspirit; More
synonyms: informalpep up, perk up, buck up
"the party was buoyed by an election victory"
antonyms: depress
o cause (a price) to rise to or remain at a high level.
"the price is buoyed up by investors"
2. 2.
mark with a buoy.
"a buoyed channel"
Origin
callipygian
kalpijn/

adjective
adjective: callipygian; adjective: callipygean
1. having well-shaped buttocks.
category

kadr/
noun
noun: category; plural noun: categories
1. 1.
a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.
"five categories of intelligence"
class, classification, group, grouping, bracket, heading, set; More
type, sort, kind, variety, species, breed, brand, make, model;
grade, order, rank;
informalpigeonhole
"his music doesn't fit into any conventional category"

synonyms:

2. 2.
Philosophy
one of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed.
o one of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense impressions.
Origin
caught
kt/

1. past and past participle of catch.

chasm
kazm/

noun
noun: chasm; plural noun: chasms
1. a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.
synonyms:
o

gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, defile, couloir, crevasse, fissure, crevice, gulch, coulee
"a deep chasm"

a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

"the chasm between rich and poor"
synonyms:

breach, gulf, rift; More

jeopardy
jeprd/

noun
noun: jeopardy
1. danger of loss, harm, or failure.
"Michael's job was not in jeopardy"
synonyms:
antonyms:
o

in danger, in peril;
at risk
"the peace talks are in jeopardy"
safety, security

Law
danger arising from being on trial for a criminal offense.

Origin