Definition: (adjective) Failing to give due care or attention; inattentive. Synonyms: forgetful, mindless Usage: And here he lived, unmindful of the world and by the world forgotten.
Definition: (adjective) Habitually complaining. Synonyms: querulous, whiny Usage: She had never spoken a word to her sister-in-law for three days; but she had likewise dropped her fretful complaining, and we found it a great comfort. Discuss.
Definition: (verb) Move in large numbers. Synonyms: pour, pullulate, teem, stream Usage: A crowd of people swarmed out of the theater after the show and congregated beside the stage door to meet the exiting actors.
Definition: (noun) A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made. Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, stalemate, standstill Usage: The board members reached an impasse in the negotiations and took a break to get coffee and donuts.
Definition: (noun) The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess. Synonyms: check, curb Usage: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to the great depths of the oceans. Synonyms: abysmal, unfathomable Usage: The crew was put on full alert as the submarine reached the abyssal depths of the ocean.
Definition: (adjective) Difficult or impossible to pronounce correctly. Synonyms: unutterable Usage: The foreign dignitary had an unpronounceable last name.
Definition: (adjective) Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles. Synonyms: rectangular Usage: Wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes.
Definition: (verb) To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. Synonyms: withdraw Usage: Fiercely he strove to disengage his weapon, but Hordle John bent his arm slowly back until, with a sharp crack, like a breaking stave, it turned limp in his grasp.