Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) feel (an intuitive awareness) "he has a feel for animals"; "it's easy when you get the feel of it"
S: (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
S: (n) connectivity (the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections)
S: (n) duality, wave-particle duality ((physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory)
S: (n) age (how long something has existed) "it was replaced because of its age"
S: (n) manner, mode, style, way, fashion (how something is done or how it happens) "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
S: (n) consistency, consistence, substance, body (the property of holding together and retaining its shape) "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
S: (n) disposition (a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing) "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
S: (n) fullness, mellowness, richness (the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing) "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
S: (n) strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong) "fatigue sapped his strength"
S: (n) concentration (the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume)
S: (n) weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain) "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
S: (n) magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)) "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
S: (n) degree, grade, level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality) "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
S: (n) size (the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)) "he wears a size 13 shoe"
S: (n) hydrophobicity (the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water)
S: (n) vascularity (the property being vascular) "a prominent vascularity"
S: (n) extension (the ability to raise the working leg high in the air) "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"
S: (n) feel (manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure) "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
Verb
S: (v) feel, experience (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind) "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
S: (v) find, feel (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds) "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
S: (v) feel, sense (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles) "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
S: (v) feel (be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state) "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
S: (v) be well (be healthy; feel good) "She has not been well lately"
S: (v) suffer (feel unwell or uncomfortable) "She is suffering from the hot weather"
S: (v) feel (be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state) "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
S: (v) stay, remain, rest (stay the same; remain in a certain state) "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
S: (v) continue (exist over a prolonged period of time) "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
S: (v) sparkle, scintillate, coruscate (be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity) "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
S: (v) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly) "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
S: (v) rank (take or have a position relative to others) "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
S: (v) point (be positionable in a specified manner) "The gun points with ease"
S: (v) want, need, require (have need of) "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
S: (v) compact, pack (have the property of being packable or of compacting easily) "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
S: (v) look, appear, seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
S: (v) appear, seem (seem to be true, probable, or apparent) "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
S: (v) owe (be in debt) "She owes me $200"; "I still owe for the car"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
S: (v) belong (be owned by; be in the possession of) "This book belongs to me"
S: (v) cover (be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of) "Is this enough to cover the check?"
S: (v) represent (be representative or typical for) "This period is represented by Beethoven"
S: (v) account (be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something) "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
S: (v) cut across (be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations) "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
S: (v) begin, start (have a beginning characterized in some specified way) "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
S: (v) begin (have a beginning, of a temporal event) "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
S: (v) stand (be in some specified state or condition) "I stand corrected"
S: (v) consist, comprise (be composed of) "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"
S: (v) prove, turn out, turn up (be shown or be found to be) "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
S: (v) account for (be the reason or explanation for) "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
S: (v) remain (be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.) "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
S: (v) stand by, stick by, stick, adhere (be loyal to) "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
S: (v) incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate (represent in bodily form) "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
S: (v) contain, take, hold (be capable of holding or containing) "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
S: (v) tend, be given, lean, incline, run (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined) "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
S: (v) run, go (have a particular form) "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
S: (v) figure, enter (be or play a part of or in) "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
S: (v) press (be urgent) "This is a pressing problem"
S: (v) squat (be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide) "The building squatted low"
S: (v) hoodoo (bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune)
S: (v) impend (be imminent or about to happen) "Changes are impending"
S: (v) range, run (change or be different within limits) "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
S: (v) stay, stay on, continue, remain (continue in a place, position, or situation) "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
S: (v) sell (be sold at a certain price or in a certain way) "These books sell like hot cakes"
S: (v) translate (be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way) "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
S: (v) head, head up (be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel) "This student heads the class"
S: (v) come in for (be subject to or the object of) "The governor came in for a lot of criticism"
S: (v) compare (be comparable) "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
S: (v) fall, come (come under, be classified or included) "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
S: (v) gravitate (be attracted to) "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
S: (v) pay (be worth it) "It pays to go through the trouble"
S: (v) diverge (have no limits as a mathematical series)
S: (v) shine (be distinguished or eminent) "His talent shines"
S: (v) iridesce (be iridescent) "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water"
S: (v) lie (be and remain in a particular state or condition) "lie dormant"
S: (v) stand (occupy a place or location, also metaphorically) "We stand on common ground"
S: (v) hang (be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive) "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
S: (v) litter (strew) "Cigar butts littered the ground"
S: (v) suit (be agreeable or acceptable) "This time suits me"
S: (v) end, terminate (be the end of; be the last or concluding part of) "This sad scene ended the movie"
S: (v) fit (conform to some shape or size) "How does this shirt fit?"
S: (v) lend (have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to) "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
S: (v) let go (be relaxed) "Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!"
S: (v) belong (be rightly classified in a class or category) "The whales belong among the mammals"
S: (v) connect (be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation) "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
S: (v) sell (be responsible for the sale of) "All her publicity sold the products"
S: (v) sell (be approved of or gain acceptance) "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
S: (v) consist (have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in) "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
S: (v) work (behave in a certain way when handled) "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
S: (v) lubricate (have lubricating properties) "the liquid in this can lubricates well"
S: (v) breathe (allow the passage of air through) "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
S: (v) trim (be in equilibrium during a flight) "The airplane trimmed"
S: (v) swing (have a certain musical rhythm) "The music has to swing"
S: (v) osculate (be intermediate between two taxonomic groups) "These species osculate"
S: (v) feel (have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude) "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
S: (v) feel (undergo passive experience of) "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
S: (v) feel (be felt or perceived in a certain way) "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
S: (v) feel (grope or feel in search of something) "He felt for his wallet"