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oewn-00190505-s | sleepy | sleepyheaded students | ready to fall asleep |
oewn-00190505-s | sleepyheaded | sleepyheaded students | ready to fall asleep |
oewn-00190741-s | slumberous | slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes | inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
oewn-00190741-s | slumbrous | slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes | inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
oewn-00190741-s | slumbery | `slumbery' is archaic | inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
oewn-00190741-s | somnolent | the sound had a somnolent effect | inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
oewn-00191068-a | astringent | astringent cosmetic lotions | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
oewn-00191603-a | aware | was aware of his opponent's hostility | (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
oewn-00191603-a | aware | became aware of her surroundings | (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
oewn-00191603-a | aware | aware that he had exceeded the speed limit | (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
oewn-00192141-s | alert | an alert mind | mentally perceptive and responsive |
oewn-00192141-s | alert | alert to the problems | mentally perceptive and responsive |
oewn-00192141-s | alive | alive to what is going on | mentally perceptive and responsive |
oewn-00192141-s | awake | awake to the dangers of her situation | mentally perceptive and responsive |
oewn-00192141-s | awake | was now awake to the reality of his predicament | mentally perceptive and responsive |
oewn-00192448-s | conscious | few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance | (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something |
oewn-00192448-s | conscious | conscious of having succeeded | (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something |
oewn-00192753-s | sensible | made sensible of his mistakes | aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed |
oewn-00193532-s | oblivious | oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform | (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of |
oewn-00193532-s | oblivious | oblivious to the risks she ran | (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of |
oewn-00193532-s | unmindful | not unmindful of the heavy responsibility | (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of |
oewn-00194124-s | unsuspecting | an unsuspecting victim | (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely |
oewn-00194124-s | unsuspecting | unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader | (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely |
oewn-00194357-a | witting | a witting tool of the Communists | aware or knowing |
oewn-00194481-a | unwitting | an unwitting subject in an experiment | not aware or knowing |
oewn-00194968-s | appalling | appalling conditions | causing consternation |
oewn-00195081-s | atrocious | an atrocious automobile accident | provoking horror |
oewn-00195081-s | frightful | a frightful crime of decapitation | provoking horror |
oewn-00195081-s | horrifying | an alarming, even horrifying, picture | provoking horror |
oewn-00195081-s | ugly | an ugly wound | provoking horror |
oewn-00196525-s | scary | a scary movie | provoking fear or terror |
oewn-00196525-s | shuddery | the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge | provoking fear or terror |
oewn-00196783-s | creepy | a creepy story | causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin |
oewn-00196783-s | creepy | I had a creepy-crawly feeling | causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin |
oewn-00196975-s | formidable | the formidable prospect of major surgery | inspiring fear |
oewn-00196975-s | unnerving | something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall | inspiring fear |
oewn-00197276-s | ghastly | ghastly wounds | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197276-s | grim | the grim aftermath of the bombing | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197276-s | grim | the grim task of burying the victims | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197276-s | grisly | a grisly murder | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197276-s | gruesome | gruesome evidence of human sacrifice | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197276-s | macabre | macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197276-s | macabre | macabre tortures conceived by madmen | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
oewn-00197904-s | stupefying | the stupefying impact of the tragedy | shocking with surprise and consternation |
oewn-00198041-s | terrifying | a terrifying wail | causing extreme terror |
oewn-00198526-a | reassuring | a very reassuring remark | restoring confidence and relieving anxiety |
oewn-00199168-a | back | the back yard | related to or located at the back |
oewn-00199168-a | back | the back entrance | related to or located at the back |
oewn-00199483-s | rear | the chair's rear legs | located in or toward the back or rear |
oewn-00199483-s | rear | the rear door of the plane | located in or toward the back or rear |
oewn-00199483-s | rear | on the rearward side | located in or toward the back or rear |
oewn-00199483-s | rearward | on the rearward side | located in or toward the back or rear |
oewn-00199739-a | front | the front lines | relating to or located in the front |
oewn-00199739-a | front | the front porch | relating to or located in the front |
oewn-00199975-s | advance | an advance party | situated ahead or going before |
oewn-00199975-s | advance | at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies | situated ahead or going before |
oewn-00199975-s | advanced | at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies | situated ahead or going before |
oewn-00200202-s | foremost | the foremost compartment of the ship | preceding all others in spatial position |
oewn-00200349-s | frontal | a frontal attack | meeting front to front |
oewn-00200496-a | leading | we rode in the leading car | going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way |
oewn-00200496-a | leading | the leading edge of technology | going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way |
oewn-00201055-s | guiding | a guiding principle | exerting control or influence |
oewn-00201161-a | following | the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade | going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction |
oewn-00201161-a | following | tried to outrun the following footsteps | going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction |
oewn-00201403-s | pursuing | the fox fled from the pursuing hounds | following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit |
oewn-00201403-s | pursuing | listened for the hounds' pursuing bark | following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit |
oewn-00201850-s | hardback | hardback books | having a hard back or cover |
oewn-00202195-s | razorback | razorback hogs | having a sharp narrow back |
oewn-00202722-a | backless | a stool is a backless and armless seat | lacking a back |
oewn-00202946-a | backward | a backward view | directed or facing toward the back or rear |
oewn-00203553-s | transposed | transposed letters | turned about in order or relation |
oewn-00203842-s | rearward | a rearward glance | directed or moving toward the rear |
oewn-00203842-s | rearward | a rearward movement | directed or moving toward the rear |
oewn-00204364-s | retracted | a cat with retracted claws | drawn back and in |
oewn-00204829-a | forward | the forward section of the aircraft | at or near or directed toward the front |
oewn-00204829-a | forward | a forward plunge down the stairs | at or near or directed toward the front |
oewn-00204829-a | forward | forward motion | at or near or directed toward the front |
oewn-00205206-s | headfirst | a headfirst plunge down the stairs | with the head foremost |
oewn-00205206-s | headlong | a headlong dive into the pool | with the head foremost |
oewn-00205366-a | forward | in a forward gear | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle |
oewn-00205509-a | reverse | in reverse gear | of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle |
oewn-00205669-a | backward | a backward lover | (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature |
oewn-00205841-s | bashful | they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it | disposed to avoid notice |
oewn-00205841-s | bashful | `blate' is a Scottish term for bashful | disposed to avoid notice |
oewn-00205841-s | blate | `blate' is a Scottish term for bashful | disposed to avoid notice |
oewn-00206083-a | forward | a forward child badly in need of discipline | used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty |
oewn-00206371-s | brash | a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club | offensively bold |
oewn-00206371-s | nervy | a nervy thing to say | offensively bold |
oewn-00206742-s | overfamiliar | young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them | taking undue liberties |
oewn-00206887-s | fresh | don't be fresh with me | improperly forward or bold |
oewn-00206887-s | impertinent | impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup | improperly forward or bold |
oewn-00206887-s | impudent | an impudent boy given to insulting strangers | improperly forward or bold |
oewn-00206887-s | wise | Don't get wise with me! | improperly forward or bold |
oewn-00207288-s | assumptive | an assumptive person | excessively forward |
oewn-00207288-s | assuming | on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide | excessively forward |
oewn-00207288-s | presumptuous | the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants | excessively forward |
oewn-00207595-a | balconied | the balconied houses of New Orleans | having balconies or a balcony |
oewn-00207797-a | barreled | barreled beer | put in or stored in a barrel |
oewn-00208219-s | beaklike | a grizzled man with a beaklike nose | resembling the beak of a bird |
oewn-00208342-s | billed | a thick-billed bird | having a beak or bill as specified |