Most Common English Words (Set 2)

surprising

adj. causing surprise or wonder or amazement

operating

adj. involved in a kind of operation; being in effect or operation

miracle

noun a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God; any amazing or wonderful occurrence

spending

noun the act of spending or disbursing money

proposed

adj. planned for the future

scary

adj. so scary as to cause chills and shudders

lane

noun a narrow way or road; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

son

noun the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus); a male human offspring

psychological

adj. mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature; of or relating to or determined by psychology

not

adv. negation of a word or group of words

rapidly

adv. with rapid movements

random

adj. lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; taken haphazardly

sexy

adj. marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; exciting sexual desire

none

adj. not any; adv. not at all or in no way; noun a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier; a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise

suspicious

adj. not as expected; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

stiff

adj. not moving or operating freely; powerful; very drunk; incapable of or resistant to bending; rigidly formal; having a strong physiological or chemical effect; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; adv. extremely; in a stiff manner; noun an ordinary man; the dead body of a human being

statistical

adj. of or relating to statistics

such

adj. of so extreme a degree or extent; adv. to so extreme a degree

institutional

adj. organized as or forming an institution; relating to or constituting or involving an institution

northeast

adj. situated in or oriented toward the northeast; coming from the northeast; adv. to, toward, or in the northeast; noun the northeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

surprised

adj. taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

meanwhile

adv. during the intervening time; at the same time but in another place; noun the time between one event, process, or period and another

ironically

adv. in an ironic manner; contrary to plan or expectation

somewhere

adv. in or at or to some place; noun an indefinite or unknown location

proper

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

modern

adj. characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture; used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; relating to a recently developed fashion or style; ahead of the times; noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes; a contemporary person

prominent

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

jury

noun a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law; a committee appointed to judge a competition

merchant

noun a businessperson engaged in retail trade

pistol

noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

mansion

noun a large and imposing house; (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

scientist

noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

jewelry

noun an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

product

noun an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; a quantity obtained by multiplication; a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; commodities offered for sale; the set of elements common to two or more sets

lamp

noun an artificial source of visible illumination; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

selection

noun an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; the act of choosing or selecting; the person or thing chosen or selected; a passage selected from a larger work; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

success

noun an attainment that is successful; an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; a state of prosperity or fame; a person with a record of successes

performer

noun an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

observer

noun an expert who observes and comments on something; a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

interpretation

noun an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something; an explanation that results from interpreting something; the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

praise

noun an expression of approval and commendation; offering words of homage as an act of worship; verb express approval of

society

noun an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization; the fashionable elite; a formal association of people with similar interests; the state of being with someone

query

noun an instance of questioning; verb pose a question

panic

noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety; sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; verb cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; be overcome by a sudden fear

sensor

noun any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

recruit

noun any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces); a recently enlisted soldier; verb cause to assemble or enlist in the military; seek to employ; register formally as a participant or member

sky

noun the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth; verb throw or toss with a light motion

strategy

noun the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war; an elaborate and systematic plan of action

publication

noun the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution; the communication of something to the public; making information generally known; a copy of a printed work offered for distribution; the act of issuing printed materials

learning

noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; profound scholarly knowledge

personality

noun the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; a person of considerable prominence

participation

noun the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.); the act of sharing in the activities of a group

noon

noun the middle of the day

majority

noun the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

knowledge

noun the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

popularity

noun the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

sunlight

noun the rays of the sun

legislature

noun persons who make or amend or repeal laws

resign

verb accept as inevitable; part with a possession or right; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; give up or retire from a position

predict

verb make a prediction about; tell in advance; indicate by signs

publish

verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; have (one's written work) issued for publication; put into print

prevent

verb prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; keep from happening or arising; make impossible

swear

verb promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath; have confidence or faith in; utter obscenities or profanities; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

psychologist

noun a scientist trained in psychology

must

adj. highly recommended; noun grape juice before or during fermentation; a necessary or essential thing; the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

married

adj. joined in matrimony; of or relating to the state of marriage; noun a person who is married

nutrient

adj. of or providing nourishment; noun any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue

Jewish

adj. of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

Israeli

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people; noun a native or inhabitant of Israel

simultaneously

adv. at the same instant

self

adj. (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; noun your consciousness of your own identity; a person considered as a unique individual

risky

adj. involving risk or danger; not financially safe or secure

scared

adj. made afraid

remaining

adj. not used up

suburb

noun a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

private

adj. concerning things deeply private and personal; confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; not expressed; concerning one person exclusively; noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank

normal

adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; in accordance with scientific laws; forming a right angle; noun something regarded as a normative example

outstanding

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; owed as a debt; distinguished from others in excellence; of major significance or importance

Spanish

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain; noun the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain; the people of Spain

Palestinian

adj. of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; noun an ethnic group of Arabs formerly living in Palestine; a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine

municipal

adj. of or relating to the government of a municipality; relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality

salmon

adj. of orange tinged with pink; noun any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn; flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae; a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho

narrative

adj. consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

striking

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; noun the act of contacting one thing with another; the physical coming together of two or more things

motivate

verb give an incentive for action

sale

noun a particular instance of selling; the general activity of selling; an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling

shrink

noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry; verb decrease in size, range, or extent; become smaller or draw together; reduce in size; reduce physically; wither, as with a loss of moisture; draw back, as with fear or pain

profound

adj. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; coming from deep within one; of the greatest intensity; complete; showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; (of sleep) deep and complete; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

northern

adj. situated in or coming from regions of the north; in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; coming from the north; used especially of wind; situated in or oriented toward the north; noun a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

northwest

adj. situated in or oriented toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; adv. to, toward, or in the northwest; noun the northwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

neighboring

adj. situated near one another; having a common boundary or edge; touching

loyal

adj. steadfast in allegiance or duty; unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; inspired by love for your country

potentially

adv. with a possibility of becoming actual

quietly

adv. with little or no sound; with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); with low volume; in a restful manner

ritual

adj. of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; noun stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

Islamic

adj. of or relating to or supporting Islamism

monster

noun (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus; an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts; a cruel wicked and inhuman person; a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

row

noun a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; a linear array of numbers side by side; a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); the act of rowing as a sport; (construction) a layer of masonry; an angry dispute; verb propel with oars

mail

noun a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system; the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service; any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings; verb cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; send via the postal service

jail

noun a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence); verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

politician

noun a person active in party politics; a leader engaged in civil administration; a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

supermarket

noun a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods

stadium

noun a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

mask

noun activity that tries to conceal something; a covering to disguise or conceal the face; a protective covering worn over the face; a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; verb put a mask on or cover with a mask; shield from light; cover with a sauce; hide under a false appearance

rate

noun amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; the relative speed of progress or change; verb assign a rank or rating to; estimate the value of; be worthy of or have a certain rating

psychology

noun the science of mental life

readily

adv. without much difficulty; in a punctual manner

peer

noun a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage; verb look searchingly

lend

verb give temporarily; let have for a limited time; bestow a quality on; have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to

rely

verb have confidence or faith in

overwhelm

verb charge someone with too many tasks; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli; overcome by superior force; cover completely or make imperceptible

integrate

verb make into a whole or make part of a whole; become one; become integrated; calculate the integral of; calculate by integration; open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

relax

verb cause to feel relaxed; become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; make less tight; become less severe or strict; make less severe or strict; become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; become loose or looser or less tight; make less active or fast

journalist

noun a writer for newspapers and magazines; someone who keeps a diary or journal

less

adj. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; adv. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; comparative of little

recommend

verb make attractive or acceptable; push for something; express a good opinion of

spoken

adj. uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

publicly

adv. in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; by the public or the people generally

parking

noun the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily; space in which vehicles can be parked

opponent

adj. characterized by active hostility; noun someone who offers opposition; a contestant that you are matched against

intense

adj. (of color) having the highest saturation; in an extreme degree; extremely sharp or intense

robot

noun a mechanism that can move automatically

interact

verb act together or towards others or with others

pray

verb address God; say a prayer; call upon in supplication; entreat

resemble

verb appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

presumably

adv. by reasonable assumption

myth

noun a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

laboratory

noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation

seemingly

adv. from appearances alone

owe

verb be in debt; be obliged to pay or repay; be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

protect

verb shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

preach

verb speak, plead, or argue in favour of; deliver a sermon

perhaps

adv. by chance

sword

noun a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

surveillance

noun close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

physics

noun the science of matter and energy and their interactions

severely

adv. to a severe or serious degree; causing great damage or hardship; with sternness; in a severe manner

merely

adv. and nothing more

request

noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; verb express the need or desire for; ask for; ask (a person) to do something; inquire for (information)

shirt

noun a garment worn on the upper half of the body; verb put a shirt on

prosecutor

noun a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

obligation

noun a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply; a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor; the state of being obligated to do or pay something; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

lover

noun a person who loves or is loved; a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage; an ardent follower and admirer

tactic

noun a plan for attaining a particular goal

percentage

noun a proportion multiplied by 100; assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

salary

noun something that remunerates

occur

verb come to one's mind; suggest itself; to be found to exist; come to pass

lately

adv. in the recent past

recently

adv. in the recent past; very recently

mentally

adv. in your mind

privately

adv. kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; by a private person or interest

often

adv. many times at short intervals; frequently or in great quantities

never

adv. not ever; at no time in the past or future; not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances

rarely

adv. not often

seldom

adv. not often

occasionally

adv. now and then or here and there

primarily

adv. of primary import; for the most part

sometimes

adv. on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

once

adv. on one occasion; at a previous time; as soon as

someday

adv. some unspecified time in the future

moreover

adv. in addition

lesson

noun a task assigned for individual study; a unit of instruction; the significance of a story or event; punishment intended as a warning to others

proposal

noun the act of making a proposal; something proposed (such as a plan or assumption); an offer of marriage

numerous

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number

opposed

adj. being in opposition or having an opponent; in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.)

saving

adj. characterized by thriftiness; bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger; an act of economizing; reduction in cost; the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

selected

adj. chosen in preference to another

ridiculous

adj. inspiring scornful pity; broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; incongruous; inviting ridicule

rural

adj. living in or characteristic of farming or country life; relating to rural areas

integrated

adj. not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; resembling a living organism in organization or development; caused to combine or unite; formed or united into a whole

rare

adj. not widely distributed; not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; recurring only at long intervals; marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; having low density

peanut

adj. of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms; a young child who is small for his age; widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground; underground pod of the peanut vine

nice

adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; done with delicacy and skill; exhibiting courtesy and politeness; noting distinctions with nicety; excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

pretty

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; adv. used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain)

suburban

adj. relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

mechanic

adj. resembling the action of a machine; noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles; a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

minimal

adj. the least possible

overwhelming

adj. very intense; so strong as to be irresistible

mainly

adv. for the most part

really

adv. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; in accordance with truth or fact or reality; in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); in actual fact

Please

adv. used in polite request; verb give pleasure to or be pleasing to; give satisfaction; be the will of or have the will (to)

newly

adv. very recently

parent

noun a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian; verb bring up

railroad

noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels; line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight; verb transport by railroad; supply with railroad lines; compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

sanction

noun a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards; the act of final authorization; formal and explicit approval; official permission or approval; verb give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; give authority or permission to; give sanction to

session

noun a meeting devoted to a particular activity; a meeting for execution of a group's functions; a meeting of spiritualists; the time during which a school holds classes

summit

noun a meeting of heads of governments; the top point of a mountain or hill; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; verb reach the summit of a mountain

policeman

noun a member of a police force

lid

noun a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container; headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim; either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

neighbor

noun a nearby object of the same kind; a person who lives (or is located) near another; verb be located near or adjacent to; live or be located as a neighbor

plaintiff

noun a person who brings an action in a court of law

problem

noun a question raised for consideration or solution; a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; a source of difficulty

patron

noun a regular customer; someone who supports or champions something; the proprietor of an inn

refuge

noun a shelter from danger or hardship; act of turning to for assistance; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; a safe place

premise

noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; verb take something as preexisting and given; set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; furnish with a preface or introduction

object

noun a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; the focus of cognitions or feelings; (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); verb express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; be averse to or express disapproval of

ship

noun a vessel that carries passengers or freight; verb place on board a ship; travel by ship; hire for work on a ship; transport commercially; go on board

slope

noun an elevated geological formation; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; verb be at an angle

luck

noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

nerve

noun any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body; impudent aggressiveness; the courage to carry on; verb get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

stranger

noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

rain

noun anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere; drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; verb precipitate as rain

necessity

noun anything indispensable; the condition of being essential or indispensable

lip

noun fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth; the top edge of a vessel or other container; an impudent or insolent rejoinder

patience

noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence; a card game played by one person

oven

noun kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

lion

noun large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male; a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after); the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

might

noun physical strength

priority

noun preceding in time; status established in order of importance or urgency

requirement

noun required activity; something that is required in advance; anything indispensable

mud

noun slanderous remarks or charges; water soaked soil; soft wet earth; verb plaster with mud; soil with mud, muck, or mire

listener

noun someone who listens attentively

legislator

noun someone who makes or enacts laws

stair

noun support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

progress

noun the act of moving forward toward a goal; a movement forward; gradual improvement or growth or development; verb develop in a positive way; form or accumulate steadily; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

recall

noun the act of removing an official by petition; the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); a bugle call that signals troops to return; a call to return; a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair); verb cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; summon to return; cause to be returned; make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; go back to something earlier; call to mind

it

noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information

rival

noun the contestant you hope to defeat; verb be the rival of, be in competition with; be equal to in quality or ability

region

noun the extended spatial location of something; a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

know

noun the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; verb be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; know how to do or perform something; have fixed in the mind; have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; perceive as familiar; be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; know the nature or character of; accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; have sexual intercourse with

police

noun the force of policemen and officers; verb maintain the security of by carrying out a control

moment

noun the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value; a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force); a particular point in time; an indefinitely short time; having important effects or influence; at this time

lifetime

noun the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

momentum

noun the product of a body's mass and its velocity; an impelling force or strength

liability

noun the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible; an obligation to pay money to another party

ratio

noun the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

refrigerator

noun white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures

proceed

verb follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; continue talking; follow a procedure or take a course; continue a certain state, condition, or activity

portray

verb portray in words; make a portrait of; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; assume or act the character of

rid

verb relieve from

instinct

adj. (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; noun inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

many

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number

known

adj. apprehended with certainty

sometime

adj. belonging to some prior time; adv. at some indefinite or unstated time

loud

adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; tastelessly showy; adv. with relatively high volume

nearby

adj. close at hand; adv. not far away in relative terms

significant

adj. fairly large; important in effect or meaning; too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; rich in significance or implication

supportive

adj. furnishing support or assistance

internal

adj. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; occurring within an institution or community; located inward; inside the country; innermost or essential

mysterious

adj. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; of an obscure nature

over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; adv. throughout a period of time; at or to a point across intervening space etc.; throughout an area; beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; over the entire area; noun (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

multiple

adj. having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; noun the product of a quantity by an integer

organized

adj. methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; formed into a structured or coherent whole; being a member of or formed into a labor union

routine

adj. occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; found in the ordinary course of events; noun an unvarying or habitual method or procedure; a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program; a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

main

adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; most important element; noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage; any very large body of (salt) water

precious

adj. of high worth or cost; obviously contrived to charm; characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; adv. extremely

pet

adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality; noun a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement; a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight); using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain); a special loved one; verb stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking; stroke or caress gently

liberal

adj. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition; having political or social views favoring reform and progress; showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; not literal; given or giving freely; noun a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties; a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

suffering

adj. troubled by pain or loss; very unhappy; full of misery; noun feelings of mental or physical pain; misery resulting from affliction; psychological suffering; a state of acute pain

residential

adj. used or designed for residence or limited to residences; of or relating to or connected with residence

mechanical

adj. using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; relating to or concerned with machinery or tools

reportedly

adv. according to reports or other information

steadily

adv. at a steady rate or pace; in a steady manner

nonetheless

adv. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

openly

adv. in an open way

specifically

adv. in distinction from others

instead

adv. in place of, or as an alternative to; on the contrary

strongly

adv. with strength or in a strong manner; in a powerful manner

instantly

adv. without any delay; without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

solely

adv. without any others being included or involved

midnight

noun 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

opposition

noun a body of people united in opposing something; the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; a contestant that you are matched against; a direction opposite to another; the relation between opposed entities; the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

opera

noun a building where musical dramas are performed; a commercial browser; a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

sweater

noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body; a person who perspires

shrug

noun a gesture involving the shoulders; verb raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

river

noun a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

lifestyle

noun a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes

presentation

noun a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; the act of presenting a proposal; formally making a person known to another or to the public; a visual representation of something

mentor

noun a wise and trusted guide and advisor; verb serve as a teacher or trusted counselor

laser

noun an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

intention

noun an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

instance

noun an item of information that is representative of a type; an occurrence of something; verb clarify by giving an example of

juice

noun any of several liquids of the body; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue; electric current; energetic vitality

philosophy

noun any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics; a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

suspicion

noun being of a suspicious nature; the state of being suspected; doubt about someone's honesty; an impression that something might be the case

minority

noun being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part; any age prior to the legal age

racism

noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race; the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races

removal

noun dismissal from office; the act of removing

refuse

noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen); verb show unwillingness towards; refuse to accept; refuse to let have; refuse entrance or membership; elude, especially in a baffling way; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

liberty

noun freedom of choice; personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression; an act of undue intimacy; immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

rumor

noun gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth; verb tell or spread rumors

jurisdiction

noun in law; the territory within which power can be exercised; (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

mom

noun informal terms for a mother

snake

noun limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous; something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake; a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition; a deceitful or treacherous person; a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer; verb move along a winding path; move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake; form a snake-like pattern

spite

noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty; feeling a need to see others suffer; verb hurt the feelings of

radar

noun measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

offering

noun money contributed to a religious organization; the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; something offered (as a proposal or bid); the verbal act of offering

ski

noun narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow; verb move along on skis

nurse

noun one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); a woman who is the custodian of children; verb try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; treat carefully; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people; give suck to; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

pioneer

noun one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art; verb open up and explore a new area; open up an area or prepare a way; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

rescue

noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger; verb take forcibly from legal custody; free from harm or evil

regret

noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; verb be sorry; decline formally or politely; feel sad about the loss or absence of; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

participant

noun someone who takes part in an activity; a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

outcome

noun something that results; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

lecture

noun teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a lengthy rebuke; a speech that is open to the public; verb deliver a lecture or talk; censure severely or angrily

introduction

noun the act of beginning something new; the first section of a communication; a basic or elementary instructional text; a new proposal; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; the act of putting one thing into another; formally making a person known to another or to the public

population

noun the act of populating (causing to live in a place); (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; the people who inhabit a territory or state; the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)

swim

noun the act of swimming; verb travel through water; be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

measurement

noun the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

soul

noun the human embodiment of something; a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; deep feeling or emotion; the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life; a human being

midst

noun the location of something surrounded by other things

presidency

noun the office and function of president; the tenure of a president

quarterback

noun the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; (football) the person who plays quarterback; verb play the quarterback

slavery

noun the practice of owning slaves; work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay; the state of being under the control of another person

shortage

noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; an acute insufficiency

specialty

noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career; a distinguishing trait; an asset of special worth or utility

reply

noun the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; verb reply or respond to

kid

noun young goat; soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; a young person of either sex; a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; English dramatist (1558-1594); verb be silly or tease one another; tell false information to for fun

seem

verb appear to one's own mind or opinion; appear to exist; give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; seem to be true, probable, or apparent

obtain

verb come into possession of; receive a specified treatment (abstract); be valid, applicable, or true

instruct

verb give instructions or directions for some task; make aware of; impart skills or knowledge to

minimize

verb make small or insignificant; cause to seem less serious; play down; represent as less significant or important

recover

verb regain a former condition after a financial loss; cover anew; get or find back; recover the use of; regain or make up for; get over an illness or shock; reuse (materials from waste products)

speculate

verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; invest at a risk; reflect deeply on a subject

sing

verb to make melodious sounds; produce tones with the voice; deliver by singing; divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"; make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

relevant

adj. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

patent

adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention; an official document granting a right or privilege; verb make open to sight or notice; obtain a patent for; grant rights to; grant a patent for

printed

adj. written in print characters or produced by means of e.g. a printing press

precisely

adv. indicating exactness or preciseness; in a precise manner; just as it should be

nowhere

adv. not anywhere; in or at or to no place; noun an insignificant place

particularly

adv. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; specifically or especially distinguished from others; uniquely or characteristically

something

noun a thing of some kind

revenue

noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made; government income due to taxation

mayor

noun the head of a city government

reporting

noun the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television

million

adj. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units; noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros; a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

sacred

adj. (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; concerned with religion or religious purposes; worthy of respect or dedication; made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; worthy of religious veneration

swimming

adj. applied to a fish depicted horizontally; filled or brimming with tears; noun the act of swimming

mutual

adj. concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; common to or shared by two or more parties

naval

adj. connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

statute

adj. enacted by a legislative body; noun an act passed by a legislative body

subtle

adj. faint and difficult to analyze; able to make fine distinctions; working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

supposed

adj. firmly believed; designed to; mistakenly believed; required or under orders; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; doubtful or suspect

leading

adj. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; indicating the most important performer or role; greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; having the leading position or higher score in a contest; noun the activity of leading; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

rational

adj. having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion); consistent with or based on or using reason; capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers; of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; noun an integer or a fraction

skilled

adj. having or showing or requiring special skill

slave

adj. held in servitude; noun a person who is owned by someone; someone who works as hard as a slave; someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; verb work very hard, like a slave

left

adj. intended for the left hand; of or belonging to the political or intellectual left; being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; not used up; adv. toward or on the left; also used figuratively; noun a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; the hand that is on the left side of the body; those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare; location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

low

adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency; very low in volume; unrefined in character; being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; low in spirits; of the most contemptible kind; subdued or brought low in condition or status; no longer sufficient; low or inferior in station or quality; adv. in a low position; near the ground; noun a low level or position or degree; British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963); an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving; verb make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

resident

adj. living in a particular place; used of animals that do not migrate; noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there; a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

stable

adj. maintaining equilibrium; not taking part readily in chemical change; firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; resistant to change of position or condition; showing little if any change; noun a farm building for housing horses or other livestock; verb shelter in a stable

marine

adj. native to or inhabiting the sea; of or relating to the sea; of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; noun a member of the United States Marine Corps; a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land

nonprofit

adj. not commercially motivated; noun an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities

straw

adj. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored; noun a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth; plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder; a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white; material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds; verb cover or provide with or as if with straw; spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

Russian

adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language; noun the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia; a native or inhabitant of Russia

Persian

adj. of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; noun the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms; a native or inhabitant of Iran

Korean

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language; noun the Altaic language spoken by Koreans; a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language

Portuguese

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; noun the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil; a native or inhabitant of Portugal

legislative

adj. of or relating to or created by legislation; relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; noun persons who make or amend or repeal laws

promising

adj. showing possibility of achievement or excellence; full or promise

nevertheless

adv. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

relatively

adv. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

seriously

adv. in a serious manner; to a severe or serious degree

significantly

adv. in a significant manner; in a statistically significant way; in an important way or to an important degree

surprisingly

adv. in a surprising manner; in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

sharply

adv. in a well delineated manner; changing suddenly in direction and degree; in an aggressive manner; very suddenly and to a great degree

tackle

noun (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground; a position on the line of scrimmage; the person who plays that position on a football team; gear used in fishing; gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails; verb seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball; put a harness; accept as a challenge

objection

noun (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality; the speech act of objecting; the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent; the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

principle

noun a basic truth or law or assumption; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; a rule or standard especially of good behavior; rule of personal conduct; (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

message

noun a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; what a communication that is about something is about; verb send a message; send as a message; send a message to

syndrome

noun a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

poem

noun a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

lawsuit

noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

situation

noun a condition or position in which you find yourself; the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; a job in an organization; physical position in relation to the surroundings

mother

noun a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); a term of address for a mother superior; a term of address for an elderly woman; a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar; verb care for like a mother; make children

mortgage

noun a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan; verb put up as security or collateral

storm

noun a direct and violent assault on a stronghold; a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening; a violent commotion or disturbance; verb attack by storm; attack suddenly; take by force; blow hard; rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

streak

noun a distinctive characteristic; a sudden flash (as of lightning); an unbroken series of events; a marking of a different color or texture from the background; verb run naked in a public place; move quickly in a straight line; mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

silk

noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae; fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

nose

noun a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; a natural skill; the sense of smell (especially in animals); a symbol of inquisitiveness; a small distance; a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged; verb defeat by a narrow margin; push or move with the nose; advance the forward part of with caution; rub noses; catch the scent of; get wind of; search or inquire in a meddlesome way

particle

noun a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs; a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions; (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

skip

noun a gait in which steps and hops alternate; a mistake resulting from neglect; verb bound off one point after another; bypass; cause to skip over a surface; jump lightly; leave suddenly; intentionally fail to attend

overlook

noun a high place affording a good view; verb watch over; look past, fail to notice; leave undone or leave out; look down on; be oriented in a certain direction

speculation

noun a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

mountain

noun a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill; a large number or amount

student

noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution; a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

lunch

noun a midday meal; verb take the midday meal; provide a midday meal for

Jew

noun a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

sibling

noun a person's brother or sister

spouse

noun a person's partner in marriage

response

noun a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; the manner in which something is greeted; a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

surgeon

noun a physician who specializes in surgery

pose

noun a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes; a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display; affected manners intended to impress others; verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; be a mystery or bewildering to; put into a certain place or abstract location; assume a posture as for artistic purposes; introduce

period

noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; the end or completion of something; a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; one of three periods of play in hockey games; the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon; a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; an amount of time

rack

noun a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately; a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body; a support for displaying various articles; framework for holding objects; an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims; rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton; the destruction or collapse of something; verb torture on the rack; seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block; work on a rack; stretch to the limits; draw off from the lees; fly in high wind; put on a rack and pinion; torment emotionally or mentally; run before a gale; go at a rack; obtain by coercion or intimidation

sake

noun a reason for wanting something done; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

ruin

noun a ruined building; an event that results in destruction; an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined; failure that results in a loss of position or reputation; the process of becoming dilapidated; verb fall into ruin; reduce to ruins; destroy or cause to fail; deprive of virginity; destroy completely; damage irreparably; reduce to bankruptcy

piece

noun a separate part of a whole; an item that is an instance of some type; a distance; an artistic or literary composition; an instance of some kind; a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; a portable gun; game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; a work of art of some artistic value; a musical work that has been created; a portion of a natural object; a share of something; a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; verb repair by adding pieces; join during spinning; eat intermittently; take small bites of; to join or unite the pieces of; create by putting components or members together

needle

noun a sharp pointed implement (usually steel); a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument; a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record; as the leaf of a conifer; verb goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; prick with a needle

spine

noun a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin; the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf; the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; any sharply pointed projection

signature

noun a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book; your name written in your own handwriting; a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program; a distinguishing style; the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

notebook

noun a small compact portable computer; a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

spark

noun a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction; Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918); a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; a momentary flash of light; electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field; verb emit or produce sparks; put in motion or move to act

resource

noun a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

plunge

noun a steep and rapid fall; a brief swim in water; verb begin with vigor; cause to be immersed; dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; fall abruptly; engross (oneself) fully; immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; thrust or throw into; drop steeply

pace

noun a step in walking or running; the relative speed of progress or change; the rate of moving (especially walking or running); a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride; the distance covered by a step; the rate of some repeating event; verb measure (distances) by pacing; regulate or set the pace of; walk with slow or fast paces; go at a pace

magazine

noun a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored; product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required; a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; a business firm that publishes magazines; a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

render

noun a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls; verb cause to become; pass down; coat with plastic or cement; give or supply; give back; make over as a return; melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; restate (words) from one language into another language; bestow; show in, or as in, a picture; give an interpretation or rendition of; to surrender someone or something to another; provide or furnish with

store

noun a supply of something available for future use; an electronic memory device; a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; a depository for goods; verb keep or lay aside for future use; find a place for and put away for storage

invitation

noun a tempting allurement; a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

nightmare

noun a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream; a situation resembling a terrifying dream

pencil

noun a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood; a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point; graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; verb write, draw, or trace with a pencil

month

noun a time unit of approximately 30 days; one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

puzzle

noun a toy that tests your ingenuity; a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; verb be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; be a mystery or bewildering to

passenger

noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

parade

noun a visible display; a ceremonial procession including people marching; an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; verb march in a procession; walk ostentatiously

satisfaction

noun act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; the contentment you feel when you have done something right; compensation for a wrong; state of being gratified; great satisfaction

leather

noun an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning; verb beat with a lather strap

revelation

noun an enlightening or astonishing disclosure; the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle; communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency; the speech act of making something evident

playoff

noun any final competition to determine a championship

stove

noun any heating apparatus; a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

stimulus

noun any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

soup

noun liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food; an unfortunate situation; any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup; verb dope (a racehorse)

sector

noun measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end; a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy; a portion of a military position; the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes; a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

shopping

noun searching for or buying goods or services

pleasure

noun sexual gratification; an activity that affords enjoyment; a formal expression; a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness

mystery

noun something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

relief

noun the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; assistance in time of difficulty; sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background; the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; (law) redress awarded by a court; the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); a change for the better; someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); a pause for relaxation

license

noun the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do something; freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech); excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; verb authorize officially

restriction

noun the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); a principle that limits the extent of something; an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

reach

noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; the limit of capability; the limits within which something can be effective; verb be in or establish communication with; move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; reach a destination, either real or abstract; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; to extend as far as; to exert much effort or energy; place into the hands or custody of; to gain with effort

protest

noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent; a formal and solemn declaration of objection; the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; verb utter words of protest; affirm or avow formally or solemnly; express opposition through action or words

pursuit

noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); an auxiliary activity

medication

noun the act of treating with medicines or remedies; (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

skull

noun the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

poll

noun the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; the top of the head; verb convert into a pollard; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

Islam

noun the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion

queen

noun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs; an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males; (chess) the most powerful piece; one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen; a female sovereign ruler; the wife or widow of a king; something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; female cat; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man; a competitor who holds a preeminent position; verb become a queen; promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

reject

noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb refuse to accept or acknowledge; reject with contempt; refuse entrance or membership; dismiss from consideration or a contest; deem wrong or inappropriate; refuse to accept; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

prospect

noun the possibility of future success; a prediction of the course of a disease; the visual percept of a region; belief about (or mental picture of) the future; someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.); verb explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals; search for something desirable

tail

noun the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body; the rear part of an aircraft; (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head; a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements; any projection that resembles the tail of an animal; the rear part of a ship; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; the time of the last part of something; verb remove the stalk of fruits or berries; remove or shorten the tail of an animal; go after with the intent to catch

journalism

noun the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media; newspapers and magazines collectively

reliability

noun the quality of being dependable or reliable

loan

noun the temporary provision of money (usually at interest); a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English; verb give temporarily; let have for a limited time

summer

noun the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; verb spend the summer

label

noun trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; a brief description given for purposes of identification; an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object; a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction; verb distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions; distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom; assign a label to; designate with a label; pronounce judgment on; attach a tag or label to

sidewalk

noun walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

sustain

verb admit as valid; supply with necessities and support; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; provide with nourishment; be the physical support of; carry the weight of; lengthen or extend in duration or space

seize

verb affect; take hold of; grab; take or capture by force; hook by a pull on the line; capture the attention or imagination of; take possession of by force, as after an invasion; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

oppose

verb be against; express opposition to; be resistant to; oppose with equal weight or force; set into opposition or rivalry; fight against or resist strongly; act against or in opposition to

stimulate

verb cause to be alert and energetic; act as a stimulant; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; stir feelings in; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; provide the needed stimulus for; cause to occur rapidly

invent

verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; make up something artificial or untrue

relate

verb give an account of; have or establish a relationship to; be in a relationship with; make a logical or causal connection; have to do with or be relevant to

reflect

verb give evidence of the quality of; give evidence of a certain behavior; to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); manifest or bring back; be bright by reflecting or casting light; reflect deeply on a subject

restore

verb give or bring back; bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; return to its original or usable and functioning condition; return to life; get or give new life or energy; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

operate

verb happen; handle and cause to function; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; perform surgery on; perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense; keep engaged; perform as expected when applied

listen

verb hear with intention; listen and pay attention; pay close attention to; give heed to

reveal

verb make clear and visible; disclose directly or through prophets; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; make visible

satisfy

verb make happy or satisfied; fulfil the requirements or expectations of; fill or meet a want or need

modify

verb make less severe or harsh or extreme; add a modifier to a constituent; cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

qualify

verb make more specific; make fit or prepared; describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; pronounce fit or able; prove capable or fit; meet requirements; add a modifier to a constituent; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

require

verb make someone do something; consider obligatory; request and expect; have need of; require as useful, just, or proper

relieve

verb provide physical relief, as from pain; alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; take by stealing; free from a burden, evil, or distress; provide relief for; grant exemption or release to; relieve oneself of troubling information; lessen the intensity of or calm; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations; save from ruin, destruction, or harm; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

replace

verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); put something back where it belongs; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; take the place or move into the position of

negotiate

verb succeed in passing through, around, or over; discuss the terms of an arrangement

marry

verb take in marriage; perform a marriage ceremony

oversee

verb watch and direct

instruction

noun (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program; the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the profession of a teacher; a message describing how something is to be done

intervention

noun (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute); a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

invite

noun a colloquial expression for invitation; verb ask someone in a friendly way to do something; request the participation or presence of; ask to enter; increase the likelihood of; invite someone to one's house; have as a guest; express willingness to have in one's home or environs; give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

Internet

noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

involvement

noun a connection of inclusion or containment; the act of sharing in the activities of a group; a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.); a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

job

noun a damaging piece of work; the performance of a piece of work; the responsibility to do something; a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; a workplace; as in the expression "on the job"; an object worked on; a result produced by working; a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply; (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit; any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing; a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; a crime (especially a robbery); a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; verb work occasionally; profit privately from public office and official business; invest at a risk; arranged for contracted work to be done by others

interaction

noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting; (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons

interrupt

noun a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; verb terminate; destroy the peace or tranquility of; interfere in someone else's activity; make a break in

joke

noun a triviality not to be taken seriously; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; activity characterized by good humor; verb act in a funny or teasing way; tell a joke; speak humorously

integration

noun an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined; the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community; the act of combining into an integral whole

intensity

noun high level or degree; the property of being intense; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue; the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

jaw

noun holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object; the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth; the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth; verb censure severely or angrily; talk incessantly and tiresomely; talk socially without exchanging too much information; chew (food)

irony

noun incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs; witty language used to convey insults or scorn

inventory

noun making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; a detailed list of all the items in stock; (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods; the merchandise that a shop has on hand; a collection of resources; verb make or include in an itemized record or report

integrity

noun moral soundness; an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

insurance

noun promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company; written contract or certificate of insurance; protection against future loss

investor

noun someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns

joy

noun something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; the emotion of great happiness; verb make glad or happy; feel happiness or joy

installation

noun the act of installing something (as equipment); a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; a formal entry into an organization or position or office

invasion

noun the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; any entry into an area not previously occupied

invention

noun the act of inventing; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind

isolation

noun the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others; a country's withdrawal from international politics; a feeling of being disliked and alone; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it; a state of separation between persons or groups

issue

noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); the act of issuing printed materials; an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; one of a series published periodically; supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government; an opening that permits escape or release; some situation or event that is thought about; the becoming visible; the immediate descendants of a person; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; verb come out of; bring out an official document (such as a warrant); circulate or distribute or equip with; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; make out and issue

investment

noun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit; the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

interval

noun the distance between things; a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints; the difference in pitch between two notes; a definite length of time marked off by two instants

instrument

noun the means whereby some act is accomplished; a device that requires skill for proper use; a person used by another to gain an end; any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds; the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process; (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right; verb address a legal document to; write an instrumental score for; equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

interest

noun the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); a reason for wanting something done; verb excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of; be on the mind of; be of importance or consequence

investigation

noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

interfere

verb come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

investigate

verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of; investigate scientifically

invest

verb make an investment; provide with power and authority; furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; give qualities or abilities to

involve

verb make complex or intricate or complicated; occupy or engage the interest of; wrap; contain as a part; connect closely and often incriminatingly; engage as a participant; require as useful, just, or proper; have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail

interpret

verb make sense of; assign a meaning to; give an interpretation or rendition of; make sense of a language; give an interpretation or explanation to; restate (words) from one language into another language; create an image or likeness of

isolate

verb place or set apart; obtain in pure form; separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them; set apart from others

introduce

verb put before (a body); cause to come to know personally; bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.; bring in or establish in a new place or environment; bring something new to an environment; introduce; be a precursor of; furnish with a preface or introduction; put or introduce into something; bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment

intellectual

adj. appealing to or using the intellect; of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; of or relating to the intellect; involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; noun a person who uses the mind creatively

involved

adj. emotionally involved; entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; connected by participation or association or use; enveloped; highly complex or intricate

interested

adj. having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in

intelligent

adj. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; endowed with the capacity to reason; possessing sound knowledge; exercising or showing good judgment

invisible

adj. impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; not prominent or readily noticeable

instant

adj. in or of the present month; demanding attention; occurring with no delay; noun a particular point in time; a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)

joint

adj. involving both houses of a legislature; united or combined; affecting or involving two or more; noun marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking; junction by which parts or objects are joined together; a disreputable place of entertainment; (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion); a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion; the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made; verb separate (meat) at the joint; fasten with a joint; provide with a joint; fit as if by joints

intimate

adj. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; involved in a sexual relationship; having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere; innermost or essential; noun someone to whom private matters are confided; verb give to understand; imply as a possibility

isolated

adj. not close together in time; under forced isolation especially for health reasons; cut off or left behind; remote and separate physically or socially; being or feeling set or kept apart from others; marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements

interior

adj. of or coming from the middle of a region or country; inside and toward a center; situated within or suitable for inside a building; located inward; inside the country; noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849; the inner or enclosed surface of something; the region that is inside of something

Irish

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people; noun the Celtic language of Ireland; whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley; people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

Japanese

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; noun the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese; a native or inhabitant of Japan

instructional

adj. of or relating to or used in instruction

jet

adj. of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal; noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines; the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid); a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation; an artificially produced flow of water; street names for ketamine; verb issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; fly a jet plane

item

adv. (used when listing or enumerating items) also; noun a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; an individual instance of a type of symbol; a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

irregularly

adv. in an irregular manner; in an irregular manner; in an irregular manner; having an irregular form

interesting

adj. arousing or holding the attention

intelligence

noun the operation of gathering information about an enemy; the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience; secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy; new information about specific and timely events

interview

noun the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; a conference (usually with someone important); verb conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; go for an interview in the hope of being hired

invade

verb march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; occupy in large numbers or live on a host; to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

riot

noun a public act of violence by an unruly mob; a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; a joke that seems extremely funny; a state of disorder involving group violence; verb take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

math

noun a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

mathematics

noun a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

safety

noun a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line; a safe place; the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely; contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse; a device designed to prevent injury

style

noun a slender bristlelike or tubular process; a particular kind (as to appearance); editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display; (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma; a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; distinctive and stylish elegance; how something is done or how it happens; the popular taste at a given time; a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; verb make consistent with certain rules of style; designate by an identifying term; make consistent with a certain fashion or style

steak

noun a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

nut

noun a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt; Egyptian goddess of the sky; usually large hard-shelled seed; one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; a whimsically eccentric person; half the width of an em; verb gather nuts

species

noun a specific kind of something; (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

norm

noun a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; a statistic describing the location of a distribution

steal

noun a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); an advantageous purchase; verb steal a base; move stealthily; take without the owner's consent

sentence

noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; verb pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

rope

noun a strong line; street names for flunitrazepan; verb fasten with a rope; catch with a lasso

staff

noun a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; verb provide with staff; serve on the staff of

porch

noun a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

resume

noun a summary of your academic and work history; short descriptive summary (of events); verb take up or begin anew; return to a previous location or condition; assume anew; give a summary (of)

promotion

noun act of raising in rank or position; a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something; the advancement of some enterprise

menu

noun an agenda of things to do; a list of dishes available at a restaurant; (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user; the dishes making up a meal

landmark

noun an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

survivor

noun an animal that survives in spite of adversity; one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction

plea

noun an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer); a humble request for help from someone in authority

sort

noun an approximate definition or example; a person of a particular character or nature; an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; verb arrange or order by classes or categories; examine in order to test suitability

marketplace

noun an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up; the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

scope

noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities; a magnifier of images of distant objects; the state of the environment in which a situation exists

potato

noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland; annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

stomach

noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion; an appetite for food; an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis; verb bear to eat; put up with something or somebody unpleasant

mention

noun an official recognition of merit; a remark that calls attention to something or someone; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; verb commend; make reference to; make mention of

schedule

noun an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur; a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; verb plan for an activity or event; make a schedule; plan the time and place for events

skin

noun an outer surface (usually thin); a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal; a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; a person's skin regarded as their life; the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit); body covering of a living animal; the rind of a fruit or vegetable; verb strip the skin off; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; remove the bark of a tree; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

sensation

noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; a state of widespread public excitement and interest; the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

stumble

noun an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; an unsteady uneven gait; verb make an error; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily; encounter by chance

sofa

noun an upholstered seat for more than one person

sigh

noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly; a sound like a person sighing; verb heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; utter with a sigh

merit

noun any admirable quality or attribute; the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); verb be worthy or deserving

predator

noun any animal that lives by preying on other animals; someone who attacks in search of booty

portrait

noun any likeness of a person; a painting of a person's face; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

shark

noun any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales; a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest; verb hunt shark; play the shark; act with trickery

need

noun anything that is necessary but lacking; a condition requiring relief; the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; a state of extreme poverty or destitution; verb have or feel a need for; have need of; require as useful, just, or proper

suite

noun apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel); a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected; a matching set of furniture; the group following and attending to some important person

permission

noun approval to do something; the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

musician

noun artist who composes or conducts music as a profession; someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Senate

noun assembly possessing high legislative powers; the upper house of the United States Congress

share

noun assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; the allotment of some amount by dividing something; a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil; verb communicate; give out as one's portion or share; use jointly or in common; have in common; have, give, or receive a share of

muscle

noun authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells; one of the contractile organs of the body; possessing muscular strength; a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; verb make one's way by force

sheet

noun bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs; (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width; used for writing or printing; any broad thin expanse or surface; a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel; newspaper with half-size pages; (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; verb cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; come down as if in sheets

profile

noun biographical sketch; an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers; a side view representation of an object (especially a human face); degree of exposure to public notice; verb represent in profile, by drawing or painting; write about

shuttle

noun bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads; public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points; badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers; verb travel back and forth between two points

spectrum

noun broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

permit

noun large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies; the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do something; verb consent to, give permission; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

mall

noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

option

noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited; the act of choosing or selecting

processing

noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure

origin

noun properties attributable to your ancestry; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events; the descendants of one individual; the place where something begins, where it springs into being

leg

noun (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack; a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg; one of the supports for a piece of furniture; a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle; a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion; the limb of an animal used for food; a section or portion of a journey or course; a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg; a part of a forked or branching shape

phone

noun (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language; electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

mess

noun a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax; a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel; soft semiliquid food; a state of confusion and disorderliness; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; informal terms for a difficult situation; verb make a mess of or create disorder in; eat in a mess hall

kingdom

noun a basic group of natural objects; the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia; a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state; the domain ruled by a king or queen; a country with a king as head of state; a domain in which something is dominant

school

noun a building where young people receive education; the process of being formally educated at a school; a large group of fish; a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; an educational institution; an educational institution's faculty and students; the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; verb swim in or form a large group of fish; educate in or as if in a school; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment

killer

noun a difficulty that is hard to deal with; someone who causes the death of a person or animal; predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas; the causal agent resulting in death

spin

noun a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); a short drive in a car; the act of rotating rapidly; a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile); rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral; verb prolong or extend; twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; work natural fibers into a thread; form a web by making a thread; make up a story; revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; stream in jets, of liquids; cause to spin

statement

noun a document showing credits and debits; a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; a nonverbal message; (music) the presentation of a musical theme; (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

pill

noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size; a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception; something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; a unpleasant or tiresome person

laugh

noun a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; the sound of laughing; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; verb produce laughter

lawn

noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass

movie

noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

rally

noun the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; an automobile race run over public roads; a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm; a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness; verb return to a former condition; harass with persistent criticism or carping; call to arms; of military personnel; gather or bring together; gather

lightning

noun the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

meat

noun the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

reflection

noun the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); the ability to reflect beams or rays; the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface; (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed; a likeness in which left and right are reversed; a calm lengthy intent consideration; a remark expressing careful consideration; expression without words

migration

noun the movement of persons from one country or locality to another; the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding; (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule; a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

rim

noun the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached; (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object; the top edge of a vessel or other container; a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object; verb roll around the rim of; furnish with a rim; run around the rim of

revolution

noun the overthrow of a government by those who are governed; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

sleeve

noun the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm; small case into which an object fits

opt

verb select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative

participate

verb share in something; become a participant; be involved in

proclaim

verb state or announce; declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; praise, glorify, or honor; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

maintain

verb state or assert; observe correctly or closely; support against an opponent; state categorically; maintain by writing regular records; supply with necessities and support; maintain for use and service; have and exercise; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"

persist

verb stay behind; be persistent, refuse to stop; continue to exist

provide

verb take measures in preparation for; determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; supply means of subsistence; earn a living; provide or furnish with; mount or put up; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

refer

verb think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; have to do with or be relevant to; seek information from; have as a meaning; make reference to

legal

adj. allowed by official rules; established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules; having legal efficacy or force; of or relating to jurisprudence; relating to or characteristic of the profession of law

lovely

adj. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye; lovable especially in a childlike or naive way; noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model

prescription

adj. available only with a doctor's written prescription; noun written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient; written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person; directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

realistic

adj. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; representing what is real; not abstract or ideal

presidential

adj. befitting a president; relating to a president or presidency

seven

adj. being one more than six; noun the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

okay

adj. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; adv. in a satisfactory or adequate manner; noun an endorsement; verb give sanction to

male

adj. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys; characteristic of a man; noun an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova); the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands; a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

sustainable

adj. capable of being sustained

sorry

adj. causing dejection; feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; bad; unfortunate; feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; without merit

motor

adj. causing or able to cause motion; conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; noun machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion; a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; verb travel or be transported in a vehicle

motive

adj. causing or able to cause motion; impelling to action; noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

minute

adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; infinitely or immeasurably small; immeasurably small; noun a short note; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; distance measured by the time taken to cover it; a particular point in time; an indefinitely short time

sheer

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; not mixed with extraneous elements; so thin as to transmit light; adv. directly; straight up or down without a break; verb cause to sheer; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

secular

adj. concerning those not members of the clergy; noun someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

metal

adj. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.; verb cover with metal

running

adj. continually repeated over a period of time; (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; executed or initiated by running; (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; of advancing the ball by running; moving quickly on foot; measured lengthwise; noun the act of administering or being in charge of something; the state of being in operation; the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track; (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

permanent

adj. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; noun a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

preliminary

adj. designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; a minor match preceding the main event

iron

adj. extremely robust; noun home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth; a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head; implement used to brand live stock; a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood; verb press and smooth with a heated iron

intent

adj. giving or marked by complete attention to; noun the intended meaning of a communication; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

sudden

adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time

meaningful

adj. having a meaning or purpose

steep

adj. having a sharp inclination; of a slope; set at a high angle; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; noun a steep place (as on a hill); verb let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; engross (oneself) fully

sexual

adj. having or involving sex; of or relating to or characterized by sexuality; involved in a sexual relationship

successful

adj. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

Republican

adj. having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; noun a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas; an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy); a member of the Republican Party

strategic

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; relating to or concerned with strategy

tall

adj. impressively difficult; great in vertical dimension; high in stature; too improbable to admit of belief; lofty in style; noun a garment size for a tall person

sophisticated

adj. intellectually appealing; having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; ahead in development; complex or intricate

overall

adj. involving only main features; including everything; noun (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps); a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work

political

adj. involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; of or relating to the profession of governing

stupid

adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity; in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; lacking intelligence; noun a person who is not very bright

shallow

adj. lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; noun a stretch of shallow water; verb become shallow; make shallow

overnight

adj. lasting, open, or operating through the whole night; adv. happening in a short time or with great speed

minor

adj. limited in size or scope; inferior in number or size or amount; lesser in scope or effect; not of legal age; of a scale or mode; of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization; of lesser importance or stature or rank; of lesser seriousness or danger; warranting only temporal punishment; noun a young person of either sex

narrow

adj. limited in size or scope; not wide; very limited in degree; lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; noun a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water; verb make or become more narrow or restricted; become tight or as if tight; become more special; define clearly

suspect

adj. not as expected; noun someone who is under suspicion; a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused; verb imagine to be the case or true or probable; hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

lost

adj. not caught with the senses or the mind; no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; not gained or won; incapable of being recovered or regained; unable to function; without help; having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; no longer known; irretrievable; deeply absorbed in thought; noun people who are destined to die soon

odd

adj. not easily explained; not divisible by two; an indefinite quantity more than that specified; of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.; not used up; beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

occasional

adj. occurring from time to time; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; occuring from time to time

passing

adj. of advancing the ball by throwing it; allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; lasting a very short time; adv. to an extreme degree or extent; noun success in satisfying a test or requirement; going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; the end of something; the motion of one object relative to another; euphemistic expressions for death; (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

longtime

adj. of long duration

racial

adj. of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people

Roman

adj. of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; of or relating to or supporting Romanism; characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions; noun a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions; a resident of modern Rome; an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire

regulation

adj. prescribed by or according to regulation; noun the act of controlling or directing according to rule; the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular; an authoritative rule; (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered; the state of being controlled or governed; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

required

adj. required by rule; necessary for relief or supply

select

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; of superior grade; verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

same

adj. unchanged in character or nature; closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; same in identity; equal in amount or value; noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula; a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

intact

adj. undamaged in any way; whole; not impaired or diminished in any way; (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; (used of domestic animals) sexually competent

remarkable

adj. unusual or striking; worthy of notice

rebel

adj. used by Northerners of Confederate soldiers; noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms; a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions); someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action; verb take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance; break with established customs

piano

adj. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; adv. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly; noun a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds; (music) low loudness

junior

adj. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; including or intended for youthful persons; younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service; noun the younger of two men; a third-year undergraduate; a son who has the same first name as his father; term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

shot

adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; noun informal words for any attempt or effort; an attempt to score in a game; a blow hard enough to cause injury; a solid missile discharged from a firearm; an explosive charge used in blasting; sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); a chance to do something; the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination; the act of firing a projectile; (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; an estimate based on little or no information; a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film; a small drink of liquor

severe

adj. very bad in degree or extent; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; severely simple; very strong or vigorous

literally

adv. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; in a literal sense

obviously

adv. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

now

adv. used to preface a command or reproof or request; at the present moment; in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; in the immediate past; (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; in these times; without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; noun the momentary present

lightly

adv. with indifference or without dejection; indulging with temperance; to a slight degree; with little weight or force; with few burdens; without good reason; in a small quantity or extent

productivity

noun (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time; the quality of being productive or having the power to produce

legacy

noun (law) a gift of personal property by will

release

noun (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone; a formal written statement of relinquishment; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism; a process that liberates or discharges something; the act of liberating someone or something; the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart); the act of allowing a fluid to escape; a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation; euphemistic expressions for death; verb part with a possession or right; generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; eliminate (substances) from the body; make (assets) available; prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; let (something) fall or spill a container; release, as from one's grip; grant freedom to; free from confinement; make (information) available publication

matter

noun (used with negation) having consequence; a vaguely specified concern; a problem; written works (especially in books or magazines); that which has mass and occupies space; some situation or event that is thought about; verb have weight; have import, carry weight

snow

noun English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980); precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals; a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground; street names for cocaine; verb fall as snow; conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

stereotype

noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image; verb treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

prison

noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment; a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

list

noun a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics); the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; verb give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; tilt to one side; cause to lean to the side; include in a list; enumerate

responsibility

noun a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; the proper sphere or extent of your activities

somebody

noun a human being

organism

noun a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently; a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

parish

noun a local church community; the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

pipe

noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.; a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco; a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor; a hollow cylindrical shape; a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the instrument; the flues and stops on a pipe organ; verb trim with piping; play on a pipe; transport by pipeline; utter a shrill cry

seed

noun a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa; a small hard fruit; the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract; anything that provides inspiration for later work; one of the outstanding players in a tournament; verb remove the seeds from; inoculate with microorganisms; sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds; go to seed; shed seeds; bear seeds; help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money; place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

retailer

noun a merchant who sells goods at retail

oh

noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

reporter

noun a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

partner

noun a person who is a member of a partnership; an associate who works with others toward a common goal; a person's partner in marriage; verb provide with a partner; act as a partner

prisoner

noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

maker

noun a person who makes things; a business engaged in manufacturing some product; terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

talent

noun a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity; natural abilities or qualities

relationship

noun a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries; (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

soldier

noun a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony; an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; verb serve as a soldier in the military

lab

noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

mistake

noun a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; an understanding of something that is not correct; part of a statement that is not correct; verb identify incorrectly; to make a mistake or be incorrect

representation

noun an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent; the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf; a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something; the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body; a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image; a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent; a performance of play

projection

noun any structure that branches out from a central support; the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction; a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations; the projection of an image from a film onto a screen; the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else; any solid convex shape that juts out from something; the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting; the act of projecting out from something; a planned undertaking

scandal

noun disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; a disgraceful event

protection

noun payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; the activity of protecting someone or something; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; the condition of being protected; kindly endorsement and guidance; a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; defense against financial failure; financial independence

neighborhood

noun people living near one another; a surrounding or nearby region; the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

site

noun physical position in relation to the surroundings; the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; verb assign a location to

investigator

noun someone who investigates; a police officer who investigates crimes; a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

recession

noun the act of ceding back; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year; the act of becoming more distant; a small concavity

management

noun the act of managing something; those in charge of running a business

punishment

noun the act of punishing

repair

noun the act of putting something in working order again; a formal way of referring to the condition of something; a frequently visited place; verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; move, travel, or proceed toward some place; give new life or energy to; set straight or right; make amends for; pay compensation for

reception

noun the act of receiving; (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; quality or fidelity of a received broadcast; the manner in which something is greeted; a formal party of people; as after a wedding

reduction

noun the act of reducing complexity; any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent; the act of decreasing or reducing something

recovery

noun the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost); return to an original state; gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

journey

noun the act of traveling from one place to another; verb undertake a journey or trip; travel upon or across

language

noun the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; (language) communication by word of mouth

solution

noun the successful action of solving a problem; a method for solving a problem; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation; a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

restrict

verb place limits on (extent or access); place restrictions on; place under restrictions; limit access to; make more specific

more

adj. (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; adv. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; noun English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

split

adj. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; being divided or separated; having been divided; having the unity destroyed; noun extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back); an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts; an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea; a lengthwise crack in wood; a promised or claimed share of loot or money; a bottle containing half the usual amount; division of a group into opposing factions; the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; verb break open or apart suddenly; separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; go one's own way; move apart; discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; separate into parts or portions

living

adj. (informal) absolute; (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; still in active use; true to life; lifelike; pertaining to living persons; dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; still in existence; noun people who are still living; the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; the financial means whereby one lives; the condition of living or the state of being alive

round

adj. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; having a circular shape; (of sounds) full and rich; adv. from beginning to end; throughout; noun the usual activities in your day; (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); a charge of ammunition for a single shot; an outburst of applause; a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg; a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); the course along which communications spread; the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; any circular or rotating mechanism; a crosspiece between the legs of a chair; a regular route for a sentry or policeman; (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive; an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; verb become round, plump, or shapely; make round; pronounce with rounded lips; wind around; move along a circular course; express as a round number; bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; attack in speech or writing; be around

medium

adj. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside; around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; noun an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication; a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information; (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public; the surrounding environment; someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; an intervening substance through which something is achieved; (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed; a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter; an occupation for which you are especially well suited; (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

safe

adj. (of an undertaking) secure from risk; free from danger or the risk of harm; having reached a base without being put out; in safekeeping; financially sound; noun strongbox where valuables can be safely kept; a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests; contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

ready

adj. (of especially money) immediately available; brought into readiness; completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; mentally disposed; apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; noun poised for action; verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; prepare for eating by applying heat

pop

adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people); adv. like a pop or with a pop; noun a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork; a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love; an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk; verb burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; take drugs, especially orally; hit or strike; hit a pop-fly; release suddenly; put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; make a sharp explosive noise; cause to make a sharp explosive sound; drink down entirely; bulge outward; appear suddenly or unexpectedly

popular

adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people); carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large

salt

adj. (of speech) painful or bitter; one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water; noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth; white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food; a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal); negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons; verb preserve with salt; add zest or liveliness to; sprinkle as if with salt; add salt to

superior

adj. (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; of or characteristic of high rank or importance; of high or superior quality or performance; having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; having a higher rank; written or printed above and to one side of another character; noun a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth; the head of a religious community; one of greater rank or station or quality; a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character; the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes; a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

much

adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; adv. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; very; to a great degree or extent; frequently or in great quantities; to a very great degree or extent; noun a great amount or extent

proof

adj. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; noun a trial photographic print from a negative; any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; (printing) an impression made to check for errors; a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it; a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume); the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something; verb make resistant (to harm); activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; knead to reach proper lightness; make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset; read for errors

size

adj. (used in combination) sized; noun the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); a large magnitude; the actual state of affairs; any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; verb make to a size; bring to a suitable size; sort according to size; cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

mean

adj. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; excellent; of no value or worth; (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt; characterized by malice; having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; marked by poverty befitting a beggar; noun an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n; verb destine or designate for a certain purpose; denote or connote; mean or intend to express or convey; have a specified degree of importance; have in mind as a purpose; intend to refer to; have as a logical consequence

protective

adj. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; showing a care

regardless

adj. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; adv. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

oral

adj. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression; of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; using speech rather than writing; of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; noun an examination conducted by word of mouth

pale

adj. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; very light colored; highly diluted with white; not full or rich; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; noun a wooden strip forming part of a fence; verb turn pale, as if in fear

progressive

adj. advancing in severity; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); favoring or promoting progress; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases; gradually advancing in extent; noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going; a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

mental

adj. affected by a disorder of the mind; involving the mind or an intellectual process; of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks; of or relating to the mind; of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

public

adj. affecting the people or community as a whole; not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; noun a body of people sharing some common interest; people in general considered as a whole

PM

adj. after noon; adv. between noon and midnight; noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; modulation of the phase of the carrier wave; the person who holds the position of head of the government in England; a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium

slight

adj. almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little; being of delicate or slender build; having little substance or significance; noun a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval); verb pay no attention to, disrespect

suitable

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; meant or adapted for an occasion or use

literary

adj. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature

starting

adj. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear; noun a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

military

adj. associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; noun the military forces of a nation

set

adj. being below the horizon; converted to solid form (as concrete); fixed and unmoving; set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; situated in a particular spot or position; determined or decided upon as by an authority; noun several exercises intended to be done in series; the act of putting something in position; any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; an unofficial association of people or groups; evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris; a unit of play in tennis or squash; representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; verb set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; establish as the highest level or best performance; give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor; insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink); fix in a border; put into a position that will restore a normal state; apply or start; locate; disappear beyond the horizon; arrange attractively; bear fruit; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; get ready for a particular purpose or event; equip with sails or masts; become gelatinous; estimate; fix conclusively or authoritatively; decide upon or fix definitely; urge a dog to attack someone; put into a certain place or abstract location; put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; adapt for performance in a different way; set in type

mere

adj. being nothing more than specified; apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; noun a small pond of standing water

outer

adj. being on or toward the outside of the body; being on the outside or further from a center; located outside

partial

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; showing favoritism; (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; noun a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency; the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

representative

adj. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; standing for something else; serving to represent or typify; noun a person who represents others; an item of information that is representative of a type; a member of the United States House of Representatives; an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

meet

adj. being precisely fitting and right; noun a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held; verb contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; fill or meet a want or need; meet by design; be present at the arrival of; come together; collect in one place; get together socially or for a specific purpose; satisfy or fulfill; get to know; get acquainted with; satisfy a condition or restriction; experience as a reaction; be in direct physical contact with; make contact; undergo or suffer; be adjacent or come together

ok

adj. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; adv. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence; noun an endorsement; a state in south central United States

natural

adj. being talented through inherited qualities; related by blood; not adopted; in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; (of a key) containing no sharps or flats; (of a note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; free from artificiality; noun (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake; a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat; someone regarded as certain to succeed

responsible

adj. being the agent or cause; worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; having an acceptable credit rating

secondary

adj. belonging to a lower class or rank; not of major importance; being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; inferior in rank or status; noun the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen; coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

objective

adj. belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; noun the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

native

adj. belonging to one by birth; characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; as found in nature in the elemental form; noun a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person

romantic

adj. belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; noun a soulful or amorous idealist; an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

own

adj. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; verb have ownership or possession of

middle

adj. between an earlier and a later period of time; of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; equally distant from the extremes; being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; noun the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); an intermediate part or section; time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; an area that is approximately central within some larger region; verb put in the middle

lucky

adj. blessed with good fortune; having or bringing good fortune; favoring or bringing good luck

summary

adj. briefly giving the gist of something; performed speedily and without formality; noun a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

sunny

adj. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; abounding with sunlight

plastic

adj. capable of being influenced or formed; forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); noun generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

real

adj. capable of being treated as fact; being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; being value measured in terms of purchasing power; not to be taken lightly; (of property) fixed or immovable; having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; coinciding with reality; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; adv. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; noun an old small silver Spanish coin; any rational or irrational number

mobile

adj. capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); having transportation available; (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; affording change (especially in social status); noun sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents; a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay; a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay

possible

adj. capable of happening or existing; existing in possibility; capable of being imagined; noun something that can be done; an applicant who might be suitable

smart

adj. capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness; quick and brisk; painfully severe; improperly forward or bold; elegant and stylish; characterized by quickness and ease in learning; noun a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore; verb be the source of pain

logical

adj. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; based on known statements or events or conditions

pregnant

adj. carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life; filled with or attended with; rich in significance or implication

painful

adj. causing physical or psychological pain; causing physical discomfort; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing misery or pain or distress

musical

adj. characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; talented in or devoted to music; characterized by or capable of producing music; containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; noun a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

spectacular

adj. characteristic of spectacles or drama; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; noun a lavishly produced performance

light

adj. characterized by or emitting light; (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; (of sleep) easily disturbed; demanding little effort; not burdensome; having relatively few calories; easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; of comparatively little physical weight or density; designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; not great in degree or quantity or number; (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; of little intensity or power or force; moving easily and quickly; nimble; of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; having little importance; less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; silly or trivial; used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; marked by temperance in indulgence; very thin and insubstantial; weak and likely to lose consciousness; adv. with few burdens; noun any device serving as a source of illumination; the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; public awareness; mental understanding as an enlightening experience; a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; a visual warning signal; an illuminated area; a person regarded very fondly; (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; having abundant light or illumination; a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul; verb make lighter or brighter; begin to smoke; get off (a horse); to come to rest, settle; fall to somebody by assignment or lot; cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

philosophical

adj. characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

liquid

adj. clear and bright; smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; filled or brimming with tears; in cash or easily convertible to cash; smooth and unconstrained in movement; changed from a solid to a liquid state; noun a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r'); the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility; a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume; a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

surrounding

adj. closely encircling

later

adj. coming at a subsequent time or stage; at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; adv. comparative of the adverb `late'; happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; at some eventual time in the future

sixth

adj. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position; noun the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it; position six in a countable series of things; one part in six equal parts

seventh

adj. coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position; noun the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it; position seven in a countable series of things; one part in seven equal parts

standard

adj. commonly used or supplied; regularly and widely used or sold; established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; noun any distinctive flag; an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; the value behind the money in a monetary system; a board measure = 1980 board feet; the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

national

adj. concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; owned or maintained for the public by the national government; of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; of or relating to nationality; characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; inside the country; noun a person who owes allegiance to that nation

moral

adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; arising from the sense of right and wrong; relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics; adhering to ethical and moral principles; noun the significance of a story or event

structural

adj. concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study; affecting or involved in structure or construction; relating to or having or characterized by structure; relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; pertaining to geological structure

international

adj. concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; from or between other countries; noun any of several international socialist organizations

scientific

adj. conforming with the principles or methods used in science; of or relating to the practice of science

Related

adj. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage; being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics; having close kinship and appropriateness; similar or related in quality or character

mixed

adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); involving or composed of different races; caused to combine or unite

massive

adj. consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; imposing in size or bulk or solidity; imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; being the same substance throughout

nuclear

adj. constituting or like a nucleus; (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell

right

adj. correct in opinion or judgment; (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; having the axis perpendicular to the base; intended for the right hand; of or belonging to the political or intellectual right; being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; in conformance with justice or law or morality; in or into a satisfactory condition; appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; most suitable or right for a particular purpose; socially right or correct; in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; adv. exactly; immediately; an interjection expressing agreement; precisely, exactly; completely; toward or on the right; also used figuratively; (Southern regional intensive) very; in the right manner; in a correct manner; in accordance with moral or social standards; noun a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; anything in accord with principles of justice; an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; the hand that is on the right side of the body; those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged; location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right; verb regain an upright or proper position; put in or restore to an upright position; make reparations or amends for; make right or correct

ongoing

adj. currently happening

silly

adj. dazed from or as if from repeated blows; inspiring scornful pity; lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; ludicrous, foolish; noun a word used for misbehaving children

judicial

adj. decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; expressing careful judgment

sick

adj. deeply affected by a strong feeling; shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; having a strong distaste from surfeit; affected with madness or insanity; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit; noun people who are sick; verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

nine

adj. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten; noun the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one; a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

six

adj. denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units; noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

material

adj. derived from or composed of matter; directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; having material or physical form or substance; noun things needed for doing or making something; information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; a person judged suitable for admission or employment; the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

perceived

adj. detected by means of the senses; detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

several

adj. distinct and individual; (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; considered individually

rapid

adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; noun a part of a river where the current is very fast

rush

adj. done under pressure; not accepting reservations; noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; a sudden burst of activity; a sudden forceful flow; physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813); grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems; the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; the swift release of a store of affective force; verb urge to an unnatural speed; act or move at high speed; attack suddenly; step on it; run with the ball, in football; cause to occur rapidly; cause to move fast or to rush or race

prior

adj. earlier in time; noun the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

nervous

adj. easily agitated; of or relating to the nervous system; unpredictably excitable (especially of horses); excited in anticipation; causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

quick

adj. easily aroused or excited; accomplished rapidly and without delay; apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; moving quickly and lightly; performed with little or no delay; hurried and brief; adv. with little or no delay; noun any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

obvious

adj. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

stretch

adj. easily stretched; having an elongated seating area; noun extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent; a straightaway section of a racetrack; the capacity for being stretched; a large and unbroken expanse or distance; an unbroken period of time during which you do something; the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; verb extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; extend one's body or limbs; become longer by being stretched and pulled; extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably; occupy a large, elongated area; increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; make long or longer by pulling and stretching; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

talented

adj. endowed with talent or talents

patient

adj. enduring without protest or complaint; enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; noun a person who requires medical care; the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

professional

adj. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; engaged in by members of a profession; of or relating to a profession; of or relating to or suitable as a profession; noun a person engaged in one of the learned professions; an athlete who plays for pay; an authority qualified to teach apprentices

radical

adj. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; arising from or going to the root; of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; markedly new or introducing radical change; noun a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted; a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram; a person who has radical ideas or opinions; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule; an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

pat

adj. exactly suited to the occasion; having only superficial plausibility; adv. completely or perfectly; noun the sound made by a gentle blow; a light touch or stroke; verb hit lightly; pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

nasty

adj. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; characterized by obscenity

only

adj. exclusive of anyone or anything else; being the only one; single and isolated from others; adv. with nevertheless the final result; in the final outcome; as recently as; except that; never except when; and nothing more; without any others being included or involved

ruling

adj. exercising power or authority; noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

live

adj. exerting force or containing energy; of current relevance; in current use or ready for use; abounding with life and energy; actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; charged with an explosive; highly reverberant; capable of erupting; possessing life; charged or energized with electricity; elastic; rebounds readily; adv. not recorded; verb lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; pursue a positive and satisfying existence; have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; have life, be alive; support oneself; continue to live; endure or last; inhabit or live in

potential

adj. existing in possibility; expected to become or be; in prospect; noun the inherent capacity for coming into being; the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

optimistic

adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; expecting the best

pleased

adj. experiencing or manifesting pleasure; feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth

sad

adj. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; of things that make you feel sad; bad; unfortunate

negative

adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial; having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; less than zero; reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; having a negative electric charge; involving disadvantage or harm; designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; noun a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed; a reply of denial; verb vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

remote

adj. far apart in nature; inaccessible and sparsely populated; apart in space; separate or apart in time; very unlikely; noun a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

proud

adj. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

opening

adj. first or beginning; noun the act of opening something; becoming open or being made open; a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; the initial part of the introduction; the first performance (as of a theatrical production); a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise; an open or empty space in or between things; opportunity especially for employment or promotion; the first of a series of actions; an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship; an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; a possible alternative

subsequent

adj. following in time or order

special

adj. for a special service or occasion; adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose; surpassing what is common or usual or expected; having a specific function or scope; unique or specific to a person or thing or category; first and most important; added to a regular schedule; noun a television production that features a particular person or work or topic; a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant

positive

adj. formally laid down or imposed; characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; greater than zero; reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; having a positive electric charge; involving advantage or good; persuaded of; very sure; marked by excessive confidence; impossible to deny or disprove; of or relating to positivism; noun a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

secure

adj. free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; free from danger or risk; not likely to fail or give way; kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; financially sound; able to withstand attack; verb assure payment of; make certain of; furnish with battens; cause to be firmly attached; fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; get by special effort

still

adj. free from noticeable current; used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; not sparkling; (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; not in physical motion; marked by absence of sound; adv. with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; without moving or making a sound; to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); noun an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed; a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation; (poetic) tranquil silence; verb make motionless; lessen the intensity of or calm; cause to be quiet or not talk; make calm or still

modest

adj. free from ostentation or pretension; not large but sufficient in size or amount; not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; free from pomp or affectation; limited in size or scope; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; low or inferior in station or quality

strong

adj. freshly made or left; not faint or feeble; of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; having strength or power greater than average or expected; strong and sure; being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; having a strong physiological or chemical effect; having or wielding force or authority; of good quality and condition; solidly built; able to withstand attack

mass

adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; noun (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; a musical setting for a Mass; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; the property of something that is great in magnitude; the common people generally; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb join together into a mass or collect or form a mass

major

adj. greater in number or size or amount; greater in scope or effect; of full legal age; of a scale or mode; of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; of greater importance or stature or rank; of greater seriousness or danger; noun the principal field of study of a student at a university; a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain; a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943); verb have as one's principal field of study

Supreme

adj. greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; final or last in your life or progress; highest in excellence or achievement; greatest in status or authority or power

rank

adj. growing profusely; very fertile; producing profuse growth; very offensive in smell or taste; complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; relative status; the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); the body of members of an organization or group; position in a social hierarchy; verb take or have a position relative to others; take precedence or surpass others in rank; assign a rank or rating to

shared

adj. have in common; held or experienced in common; distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

silent

adj. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; not made to sound; marked by absence of sound; unable to speak because of hereditary deafness; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly

liver

adj. having a reddish-brown color; noun large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes; liver of an animal used as meat; someone who lives in a place; a person who has a special life style

standing

adj. having a supporting base; (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; executed in or initiated from a standing position; (of fluids) not moving or flowing; not created for a particular occasion; permanent; noun the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position; an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event; social or financial or professional status or reputation

plane

adj. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; noun a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood; (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; a level of existence or development; an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; verb cut or remove with or as if with a plane; make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; travel on the surface of water

large

adj. having broad power and range and scope; above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; fairly large or important in effect; influential; in an advanced stage of pregnancy; conspicuous in position or importance; generous and understanding and tolerant; ostentatiously lofty in style; adv. with the wind abaft the beam; at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark); in a boastful manner; noun a garment size for a large person

late

adj. having died recently; being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; after the expected or usual time; delayed; adv. later than usual or than expected; at an advanced age or stage; in the recent past; to an advanced time

powerful

adj. having great power or force or potency or effect; displaying superhuman strength or power; having great influence; (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; adv. (Southern regional intensive) very

official

adj. having official authority or sanction; verified officially; (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution; conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; of or relating to an office; noun someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; a worker who holds or is invested with an office

long

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; involving substantial risk; of relatively great height; planning prudently for the future; good at remembering; adv. for an extended time or at a distant time; for an extended distance; verb desire strongly or persistently

sharp

adj. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; quick and forceful; very sudden and in great amount or degree; raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; harsh; marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; extremely steep; having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones; having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; ending in a sharp point; adv. changing suddenly in direction and degree; noun a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point; a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

practical

adj. having or put to a practical purpose or use; concerned with actual use or practice; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; being actually such in almost every respect

premium

adj. having or reflecting superior quality or value; noun payment for insurance; the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military; a fee charged for exchanging currencies

Latin

adj. having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America; of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; relating to languages derived from Latin; noun any dialect of the language of ancient Rome; a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin; an inhabitant of ancient Latium

religious

adj. having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; extremely scrupulous and conscientious; noun a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

substantial

adj. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"; fairly large; of good quality and condition; solidly built; providing abundant nourishment

physical

adj. having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; concerned with material things; characterized by energetic bodily activity; according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; impelled by physical force especially against resistance

magnetic

adj. having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; determined by earth's magnetic fields; capable of being magnetized; of or relating to or caused by magnetism; possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull

second

adj. having the second highest gear ratio; coming next after first; a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude; adv. in the second place; noun a speech seconding a motion; the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match; a 60th part of a minute of arc; following the first in an ordering or series; 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield; merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name; the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; a particular point in time; an indefinitely short time; verb transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; give support or one's approval to

silver

adj. having the white lustrous sheen of silver; made from or largely consisting of silver; expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; noun coins made of silver; a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography; silverware eating utensils; a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition; a light shade of grey; verb turn silver; make silver in color; coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

pretend

adj. imagined as in a play; noun the enactment of a pretense; verb put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; state insincerely; make believe with the intent to deceive; represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; behave unnaturally or affectedly

next

adj. immediately following in time or order; nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; adv. at the time or occasion immediately following

pure

adj. in a state of sexual virginity; concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; free from discordant qualities; (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; free of extraneous elements of any kind; (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

regular

adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; relating to a person who does something regularly; officially full-time; not deviating from what is normal; in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula; (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; conforming to a standard or pattern; regularly scheduled for fixed times; often used as intensifiers; not constipated; occurring at fixed intervals; symmetrically arranged; noun a garment size for persons of average height and weight; a regular patron; a dependable follower (especially in party politics); a soldier in the regular army

pro

adj. in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); adv. favoring a proposition, opinion, etc.; noun an argument in favor of a proposal; an athlete who plays for pay

on

adj. in operation or operational; (of events) planned or scheduled; adv. indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; in a state required for something to function or be effective; with a forward motion

super

adj. including more than a specified category; extremely large; of the highest quality; adv. to an extreme degree; noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

limited

adj. including only a part; not unlimited; having a specific function or scope; small in range or scope; not excessive; mediocre; subject to limits or subjected to limits; noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

one

adj. indefinite in time or position; being a single entity made by combining separate components; used informally as an intensifier; of the same kind or quality; used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; having the indivisible character of a unit; eminent beyond or above comparison; noun a single person or thing; the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

radio

adj. indicating radiation or radioactivity; noun a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves; medium for communication; an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals; verb transmit messages via radio waves

star

adj. indicating the most important performer or role; noun (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior; any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night; an actor who plays a principal role; a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem; the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub; a star-shaped character * used in printing; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field; a performer who receives prominent billing; verb mark with an asterisk; be the star in a performance; feature as the star

royal

adj. invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; being of the rank of a monarch; of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; established or chartered or authorized by royalty; belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; noun stag with antlers of 12 or more branches; a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

plus

adj. involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale; noun the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; a useful or valuable quality

organic

adj. involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; simple and healthful and close to nature; relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; of or relating to or derived from living organisms; constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup); noun a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

previous

adj. just preceding something else in time or order; too soon or too hasty; (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

naked

adj. lacking any cover; devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; having no protecting or concealing cover; (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; completely unclothed

plain

adj. lacking embellishment or ornamentation; free from any effort to soften to disguise; lacking patterns especially in color; not elaborate or elaborated; simple; not mixed with extraneous elements; lacking in physical beauty or proportion; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; adv. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); noun extensive tract of level open land; a basic knitting stitch; verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

spiritual

adj. lacking material body or form or substance; concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; resembling or characteristic of a phantom; concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States

smooth

adj. lacking obstructions or difficulties; having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth; (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; smooth and unconstrained in movement; (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; noun the act of smoothing; verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; free from obstructions; make (a surface) shine

subject

adj. likely to be affected by something (especially something unpleasant); being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; not exempt from tax; possibly accepting or permitting; noun something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated; (logic) the first term of a proposition; the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; some situation or event that is thought about; a branch of knowledge; a person who owes allegiance to that nation; verb make accountable for; cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; refer for judgment or consideration; make subservient; force to submit or subdue

small

adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope; have fine or very small constituent particles; made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); limited in size or scope; (of a voice) faint; lowercase; not large but sufficient in size or amount; (of children and animals) young, immature; low or inferior in station or quality; adv. on a small scale; noun a garment size for a small person; the slender part of the back

rear

adj. located in or toward the back or rear; noun the side that goes last or is not normally seen; the back of a military formation or procession; the side of an object that is opposite its front; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; verb stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; cause to rise up; bring up; construct, build, or erect; rise up

side

adj. located on a side; noun an extended outer surface of an object; either the left or right half of a body; an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food; a family line of descent; one of two or more contesting groups; a surface forming part of the outside of an object; a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist; an elevated geological formation; verb take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; take the side of; be on the side of

port

adj. located on the left side of a ship or aircraft; noun an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through; sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal; a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country; (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose; verb drink port; carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; carry, bear, convey, or bring; turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; land at or reach a port; bring to port; put or turn on the left side, of a ship; transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports

outdoor

adj. located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities

similar

adj. marked by correspondence or resemblance; (of words) expressing closely related meanings; resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; having the same or similar characteristics; capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

social

adj. marked by friendly companionship with others; living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; relating to human society and its members; relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; noun a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

sneak

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; noun a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible; someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police; someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions; verb to go stealthily or furtively; put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; pass on stealthily; make off with belongings of others

reasonable

adj. marked by sound judgment; showing reason or sound judgment; not excessive or extreme

revolutionary

adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; advocating or engaged in revolution; relating to or having the nature of a revolution; of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn; noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution

mild

adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; mild and pleasant; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

principal

adj. most important element; noun the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; the educator who has executive authority for a school; capital as contrasted with the income derived from it; the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated; an actor who plays a principal role

rolling

adj. moving in surges and billows and rolls; uttered with a trill; characterized by reverberation; noun the act of robbing a helpless person; propelling something on wheels; a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

recent

adj. near to or not long before the present; being new in a time not long past; of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; noun approximately the last 10,000 years

retired

adj. no longer active in your work or profession; discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive; not allowed to continue to bat or run

missing

adj. not able to be found; not existing

relative

adj. not absolute or complete; properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus); a person related by blood or marriage

loose

adj. not bound or fastened or gathered together; not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; not restrained or confined or attached; freely producing mucus; not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; not carefully arranged in a package; not fixed firmly or tightly; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; not tense or taut; not affixed; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; emptying easily or excessively; not literal; having escaped, especially from confinement; not officially recognized or controlled; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; adv. without restraint; verb become loose or looser or less tight; make loose or looser; turn loose or free from restraint; grant freedom to; free from confinement

soft

adj. not brilliant or glaring; willing to negotiate and compromise; out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; yielding readily to pressure or weight; compassionate and kind; conciliatory; (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'); (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected; (of sound) relatively low in volume; not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; mild and pleasant; not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; having little impact; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; tolerant or lenient; produced with vibration of the vocal cords; easily hurt; adv. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

primary

adj. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; of primary importance; most important element; of or being the essential or basic part; noun a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen; one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing; coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

original

adj. not derived or copied or translated from something else; preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; noun an original model on which something is patterned; an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

peaceful

adj. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; (of groups) not violent or disorderly; peacefully resistant in response to injustice

single

adj. not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; having uniform application; existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; being or characteristic of a single thing or person; not married or related to the unmarried state; characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base; verb hit a single

sole

adj. not divided or shared with others; being the only one; single and isolated from others; noun right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European; the underside of footwear or a golf club; the underside of the foot; lean flesh of any of several flatfish; verb put a new sole on

reluctant

adj. not eager; unwilling to become involved; unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

steady

adj. not easily excited or upset; securely in position; not shaky; not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; relating to a person who does something regularly; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; adv. in a steady manner; noun a person loved by another person; verb make steady; support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

ordinary

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; noun (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields; an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel; a judge of a probate court; a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death; the expected or commonplace condition or situation

moderate

adj. not extreme; being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; noun a person who takes a position in the political center; verb make less fast or intense; preside over; restrain or temper; make less strong or intense; soften; make less severe or harsh; lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

near

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; closely resembling the genuine article; being on the left side; very close in resemblance; with or in a close or intimate relationship; giving or spending with reluctance; adv. near in time or place or relationship; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; verb move towards

strange

adj. not known before; being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

slow

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; at a slow tempo; (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; (of business) not active or brisk; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; adv. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); of timepieces; verb become slow or slower; cause to proceed more slowly; lose velocity; move more slowly

lay

adj. not of or from a profession; concerning those not members of the clergy; noun a narrative poem of popular origin; a narrative song with a recurrent refrain; verb put in a horizontal position; lay eggs; prepare or position for action or operation; impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; put into a certain place or abstract location

shut

adj. not open; used especially of mouth or eyes; verb move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; become closed; prevent from entering; shut out

rough

adj. not perfected; (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; having or caused by an irregular surface; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped; ready and able to resort to force or violence; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; violently agitated and turbulent; not shaped by cutting or trimming; full of hardship or trials; not quite exact or correct; unkind or cruel or uncivil; unpleasantly stern; not carefully or expertly made; adv. with rough motion as over a rough surface; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short; verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

off

adj. not performing or scheduled for duties; not in operation or operational; (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; below a satisfactory level; in an unpalatable state; adv. no longer on or in contact or attached; at a distance in space or time; from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); verb kill intentionally and with premeditation

lean

adj. not profitable or prosperous; lacking in mineral content or combustible material; containing little excess; lacking excess flesh; noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; verb rely on for support; cause to lean or incline; to incline or bend from a vertical position; cause to lean to the side; have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

raw

adj. not treated with heat to prepare it for eating; lacking training or experience; brutally unfair or harsh; used of wood and furniture; having the surface exposed and painful; untempered and unrefined; not processed or refined; not processed or subjected to analysis; (used informally) completely unclothed; unpleasantly cold and damp; devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; hurting; (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; noun informal terms for nakedness

signal

adj. notably out of the ordinary; noun any communication that encodes a message; any incitement to action; an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes; verb be a signal for or a symptom of; communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

last

adj. occurring at the time of death; lowest in rank or importance; coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; highest in extent or degree; most unlikely or unsuitable; immediately past; not to be altered or undone; occurring at or forming an end or termination; conclusive in a process or progression; adv. more recently than any other time; the item at the end; noun a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes; a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels; a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds; the last or lowest in an ordering or series; the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; the temporal end; the concluding time; verb persist for a specified period of time; continue to live; endure or last

nationwide

adj. occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; adv. extending throughout an entire nation

monthly

adj. occurring or payable every month; adv. without missing a month; noun a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

purple

adj. of a color intermediate between red and blue; belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; excessively elaborate or showily expressed; noun a purple color or pigment; of imperial status; verb color purple; become purple

pink

adj. of a light shade of red; noun a light shade of red; any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers; a person with mildly leftist political views; verb cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing; sound like a car engine that is firing too early; make light, repeated taps on a surface

peak

adj. of a period of maximal use or demand or activity; noun the top point of a mountain or hill; a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; the highest point (of something); the most extreme possible amount or value; a V shape; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

past

adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; earlier than the present time; no longer current; a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; adv. so as to pass a given point; noun a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past; the time that has elapsed; a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

sufficient

adj. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

old

adj. of a very early stage in development; old in experience; (used for emphasis) very familiar; of long duration; not new; (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; just preceding something else in time or order; (used informally especially for emphasis); belonging to some prior time; noun past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

pass

adj. of advancing the ball by throwing it; noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; a complementary (free) ticket; a permit to enter or leave a military installation; a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; any authorization to pass or go somewhere; one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); a difficult juncture; the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs; (military) a written leave of absence; success in satisfying a test or requirement; (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; a usually brief attempt; you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; verb travel past; go across or through; cause to pass; transfer to another; of rights or property; place into the hands or custody of; throw (a ball) to another player; allow to go without comment or censure; go unchallenged; be approved; accept or judge as acceptable; go successfully through a test or a selection process; be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background; eliminate from the body; come to pass; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; disappear gradually; transmit information; grant authorization or clearance for; guide or pass over something; pass into a specified state or condition; pass by; pass by; be inherited by; make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; go beyond; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; pass (time) in a specific way

stone

adj. of any of various dull tannish or grey colors; noun building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; a lack of feeling or expression or movement; United States architect (1902-1978); United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946); United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989); United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893); United States filmmaker (born in 1946); United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946); the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; verb kill by throwing stones at; remove the pits from

quality

adj. of high social status; of superior grade; noun an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; a degree or grade of excellence or worth; a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; high social status; (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

opposite

adj. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; altogether different in nature or quality or significance; the other one of a complementary pair; being directly across from each other; facing; moving or facing away from each other; characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; adv. directly facing each other; noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; a contestant that you are matched against; a relation of direct opposition; something inverted in sequence or character or effect

legitimate

adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful; in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; based on known statements or events or conditions; authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; verb make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); show or affirm to be just and legitimate; make legal

mineral

adj. of or containing or derived from minerals; composed of matter other than plant or animal; relating to minerals; noun solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

sensitive

adj. of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security; hurting; responsive to physical stimuli; being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; able to feel or perceive; noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

Italian

adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language; noun the Romance language spoken in Italy; a native or inhabitant of Italy

Iraqi

adj. of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; noun a native or inhabitant of Iraq

Mexican

adj. of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants; noun a native or inhabitant of Mexico

organizational

adj. of or relating to an organization

Soviet

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; noun an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Muslim

adj. of or relating to or supporting Islamism; noun a believer in or follower of Islam

rental

adj. of or relating to rent; available to rent or lease; noun the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car); property that is leased or rented out or let

Olympic

adj. of or relating to the Olympic Games; of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants

rose

adj. of something having a dusty purplish pink color; noun a dusty pink color; any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses; pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began

neutral

adj. of something that is lacking hue; lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest; neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor wrong; possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics; having no net electric charge; not electrified; having no personal preference; having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; noun one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

prize

adj. of superior grade; noun something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; something given as a token of victory; goods or money obtained illegally; verb hold dear; regard highly; think much of; to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

orange

adj. of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange; noun orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow; round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees; a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean; any citrus tree bearing oranges; any pigment producing the orange color

quiet

adj. of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.; not showy or obtrusive; free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; in a softened tone; adv. with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); noun a disposition free from stress or emotion; the absence of sound; an untroubled state; free from disturbances; a period of calm weather; verb make calm or still; become quiet or quieter

reverse

adj. of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect; directed or moving toward the rear; noun (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction; the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed; the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design; an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating; a relation of direct opposition; turning in the opposite direction; verb change to the contrary; turn inside out or upside down; rule against; annul by recalling or rescinding

surface

adj. on the surface; involving a surface only; noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; the outermost level of the land or sea; a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight; information that has become public; verb come to the surface; appear or become visible; make a showing; put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

level

adj. oriented at right angles to the plumb; being on a precise horizontal plane; not showing abrupt variations; of the score in a contest; having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; noun indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid; height above ground; an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; verb become level or even; talk frankly with; lay it on the line; aim at; tear down so as to make flat with the ground; direct into a position for use; make level or straight

outside

adj. originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; on or toward an outer edge; leading to or from the outside; functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; very unlikely; relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; from or between other countries; coming from the outside; located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; adv. outside a building; on the outside; noun the outer side or surface of something; the region that is outside of something

otherwise

adj. other than as supposed or expected; adv. in other respects or ways; in another and different manner

out

adj. outer or outlying; outside or external; no longer fashionable; directed outward or serving to direct something outward; not worth considering as a possibility; not allowed to continue to bat or run; out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; being out or having grown cold; knocked unconscious by a heavy blow; excluded from use or mention; adv. away from home; from one's possession; noun (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; verb be made known; be disclosed or revealed; reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

personal

adj. particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; indicating grammatical person; of or arising from personality; noun a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

sure

adj. physically secure or dependable; certain not to fail; infallible or unfailing; (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; impossible to doubt or dispute; having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; certain to occur; destined or inevitable; reliable in operation or effect; adv. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

pleasant

adj. pleasant in manner or behavior; affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

rich

adj. pleasantly full and mellow; very productive; possessing material wealth; having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); suggestive of or characterized by great expense; high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air; of great worth or quality; containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar; affording an abundant supply; strong; intense; marked by great fruitfulness; marked by richness and fullness of flavor; noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)

novel

adj. pleasantly new or different; original and of a kind not seen before; noun a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

sweet

adj. pleasing to the senses; (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar; having a natural fragrance; not containing or composed of salt water; having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; pleasing to the ear; pleasing to the mind or feeling; with sweetening added; not soured or preserved; adv. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); noun the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth; a food rich in sugar; English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912); the property of tasting as if it contains sugar; a dish served as the last course of a meal

magic

adj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; noun any art that invokes supernatural powers; an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

perfect

adj. precisely accurate or exact; being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect); verb make perfect or complete

spread

adj. prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; distributed or spread over a considerable extent; fully extended in width; noun act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time; the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); two facing pages of a book or other publication; process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space; a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers; decorative cover for a bed; farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle); a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; a haphazard distribution in all directions; a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; verb distribute or disperse widely; become distributed or widespread; distribute over a surface in a layer; cover by spreading something over; strew or distribute over an area; spread across or over; cause to become widely known; become widely known and passed on; spread out or open from a closed or folded state; move outward

productive

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); yielding positive results; marked by great fruitfulness; having the ability to produce or originate

particular

adj. providing specific details or circumstances; unique or specific to a person or thing or category; separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; first and most important; surpassing what is common or usual or expected; exacting especially about details; noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general); (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class; a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

no

adj. quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; adv. used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; not in any degree or manner; not at all; referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; noun a negative; a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

prompt

adj. quick in apprehending or reacting; characterized by speed and efficiency; performed with little or no delay; according to schedule or without delay; noun (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command; a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); verb serve as the inciting cause of; assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned; give an incentive for action

open

adj. ready for business; not having been filled; without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; affording free passage or access; used of mouth or eyes; having no protecting cover or enclosure; (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints; open to or in view of all; accessible to all; not sealed or having been unsealed; not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; not requiring union membership; openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; affording free passage or view; open and observable; not secret or hidden; with no protection or shield; ready or willing to receive favorably; (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; possibly accepting or permitting; not defended or capable of being defended; noun information that has become public; a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play; a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; where the air is unconfined; verb make available; become available; make the opening move; cause to open or to become open; become open; display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer; begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; have an opening or passage or outlet; spread out or open from a closed or folded state; afford access to

red

adj. red with or characterized by blood; of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies; characterized by violence or bloodshed; (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood; a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana; emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

latter

adj. referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); noun the second of two or the second mentioned of two

regional

adj. related or limited to a particular region; characteristic of a region

romance

adj. relating to languages derived from Latin; noun a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life; the group of languages derived from Latin; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a story dealing with love; a relationship between two lovers; verb tell romantic or exaggerated lies; have a love affair with; talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; make amorous advances towards

local

adj. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; noun public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

metropolitan

adj. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; noun a person who lives in a metropolis; in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

parental

adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

land

adj. relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; noun the solid part of the earth's surface; material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991); the land on which real estate is located; agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; the people who live in a nation or country; a politically organized body of people under a single government; the territory occupied by a nation; territory over which rule or control is exercised; extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; a domain in which something is dominant; verb reach or come to rest; cause to come to the ground; arrive on shore; bring ashore; deliver (a blow); bring into a different state; shoot at and force to come down

sea

adj. relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships; noun a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land; turbulent water with swells of considerable size; anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

missionary

adj. relating to or connected to a religious mission; noun someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program; someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

solar

adj. relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

symbolic

adj. relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; using symbolism; serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

some

adj. relatively many but unspecified in number; relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; remarkable; quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

net

adj. remaining after all deductions; conclusive in a process or progression; noun an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals; a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects; game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton; a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey); a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange; the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses); verb catch with a net; make as a net profit; yield as a net profit; construct or form a web, as if by weaving

lonely

adj. remote or secluded; marked by dejection from being alone; characterized by or preferring solitude; lacking companions or companionship

respondent

adj. replying; noun someone who responds; the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

serious

adj. requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; of great consequence; concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; appealing to the mind; completely lacking in playfulness

manual

adj. requiring human effort; doing or requiring physical work; of or relating to the hands; noun a small handbook; (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

medical

adj. requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; relating to the study or practice of medicine; of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art; noun a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

like

adj. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; equal in amount or value; having the same or similar characteristics; conforming in every respect; noun a kind of person; a similar kind; verb feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; be fond of; find enjoyable or agreeable; want to have; prefer or wish to do something

regulatory

adj. restricting according to rules or principles

rubber

adj. returned for lack of funds; noun an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products; any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber; a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow; contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse; an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil; verb coat or impregnate with rubber

meaning

adj. rich in significance or implication; noun the idea that is intended; the message that is intended or expressed or signified

straight

adj. right; in keeping with the facts; successive (without a break); following a correct or logical method; (of hair) having no waves or curls; not homosexual; erect in posture; having no deviations; free from curves or angles; characterized by honesty and fairness; neatly arranged; not disorderly; rigidly conventional or old-fashioned; without water; without evasion or compromise; accurately fitted; level; no longer coiled; adv. in a straight line; in a direct course; without deviation; in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; noun a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit); a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse; a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

square

adj. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned; without evasion or compromise; leaving no balance; having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; characterized by honesty and fairness; providing abundant nourishment; adv. firmly and solidly; in a square shape; in a straight direct way; noun a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views; someone who doesn't understand what is going on; the product of two equal terms; (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; something approximating the shape of a square; an open area at the meeting of two or more streets; verb make square; raise to the second power; position so as to be square; pay someone and settle a debt; be compatible with; cause to match, as of ideas or acts; turn the oar, while rowing; turn the paddle; in canoeing

mad

adj. roused to anger; affected with madness or insanity; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; very foolish

stock

adj. routine; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; regularly and widely used or sold; noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand; the handle end of some implements or tools; the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; lumber used in the construction of something; any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers; a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants; persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant; the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); the reputation and popularity a person has; not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit; an ornamental white cravat; liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; the descendants of one individual; any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia; a supply of something available for future use; a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; verb have on hand; provide or furnish with a stock of something; stock up on to keep for future use or sale; supply with livestock; supply with fish; equip with a stock; put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

retail

adj. selling or related to selling direct to the consumer; adv. at a retail price; noun the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale; verb sell on the retail market; be sold at the retail level

separate

adj. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; independent; not united or joint; standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; have the connection undone; having become separate; characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; not living together as man and wife; noun a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments; a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication; verb divide into components or constituents; force, take, or pull apart; come apart; go one's own way; move apart; make a division or separation; discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; act as a barrier between; stand between; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; become separated into pieces or fragments; mark as different; arrange or order by classes or categories; separate into parts or portions; treat differently on the basis of sex or race

key

adj. serving as an essential component; effective; producing a desired effect; noun metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated; a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed; pitch of the voice; something crucial for explaining; a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations; a list of answers to a test; any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music; (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida; United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843); a kilogram of a narcotic drug; the central building block at the top of an arch or vault; mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock); a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple; verb harmonize with or adjust to; regulate the musical pitch of; vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; provide with a key; identify as in botany or biology, for example

strict

adj. severe and unremitting in making demands; rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint; incapable of compromise or flexibility; (of rules) stringently enforced

precise

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

shed

adj. shed at an early stage of development; noun an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage; verb cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; get rid of; cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

southern

adj. situated in or coming from regions of the south; in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; from the south; used especially of wind; situated in or oriented toward the south

north

adj. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; adv. in a northern direction; noun any region lying in or toward the north; the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line; British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792); the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees; the direction in which a compass needle points; the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

south

adj. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; adv. in a southern direction; noun any region lying in or toward the south; the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line; the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees; the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

southeast

adj. situated in or oriented toward the southeast; coming from the southeast; adv. to, toward, or in the southeast; noun the southeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

southwest

adj. situated in or oriented toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; adv. to, toward, or in the southwest; noun the southwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

little

adj. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); (of a voice) faint; lowercase; (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; (of children and animals) young, immature; (informal) small and of little importance; limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; of short duration or distance; adv. not much; noun a small amount or duration

specific

adj. stated explicitly or in detail; (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; noun a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

satellite

adj. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon; any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star; a person who follows or serves another; verb broadcast or disseminate via satellite

road

adj. taking place over public roads; working for a short time in different places; noun a way or means to achieve something; an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

present

adj. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; noun a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking; something presented as a gift; the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; verb bring forward and present to the mind; formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.; hand over formally; introduce; recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; cause to come to know personally; deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; perform (a play), especially on a stage; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; give as a present; make a gift of; give, especially as an honor or reward

short

adj. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; lacking foresight or scope; low in stature; not tall; marked by rude or peremptory shortness; (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; not sufficient to meet a need; less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; adv. at a disadvantage; so as to interrupt; at some point or distance before a goal is reached; clean across; without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; quickly and without warning; in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base; accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference; verb create a short circuit in; cheat someone by not returning him enough money

maximum

adj. the greatest or most complete or best possible; noun the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right; the largest possible quantity; the greatest possible degree

minimum

adj. the least possible; noun the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right; the smallest possible quantity

secret

adj. the next to highest level of official classification for documents; not expressed; indulging only covertly; communicated covertly; not open or public; kept private or not revealed; not openly made known; having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; (of information) given in confidence or in secret; hidden from general view or use; designed to elude detection; noun information known only to a special group; something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

least

adj. the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; adv. used to form the superlative; noun something that is of no importance

most

adj. the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; adv. used to form the superlative; very; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

spare

adj. thin and fit; kept in reserve especially for emergency use; not taken up by scheduled activities; lacking embellishment or ornamentation; lacking in amplitude or quantity; more than is needed, desired, or required; noun a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls; an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle; an extra component of a machine or other apparatus; verb use frugally or carefully; give up what is not strictly needed; refrain from harming; save or relieve from an experience or action

sound

adj. thorough; free from moral defect; financially secure and safe; in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; (of sleep) deep and complete; in excellent physical condition; exercising or showing good judgment; having legal efficacy or force; logically valid; noun the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; the subjective sensation of hearing something; the sudden occurrence of an audible event; a large ocean inlet or deep bay; mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; the audible part of a transmitted signal; (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language; a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; verb appear in a certain way; give off a certain sound or sounds; make a certain noise or sound; cause to sound; announce by means of a sound; measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line; utter with vibrating vocal chords

kind

adj. tolerant and forgiving under provocation; agreeable, conducive to comfort; having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; noun a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

necessary

adj. unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; absolutely essential; noun anything indispensable

new

adj. unfamiliar; having no previous example or precedent or parallel; (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; in use after medieval times; not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; other than the former one(s); different; unaffected by use or exposure; used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; lacking training or experience; original and of a kind not seen before; (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; adv. very recently

solid

adj. uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; incapable of being seen through; having three dimensions; acting together as a single undiversified whole; characterized by good substantial quality; of one substance or character throughout; of the same color throughout; of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; entirely of one substance with no holes inside; financially sound; of good quality and condition; solidly built; morally admirable; not soft or yielding to pressure; providing abundant nourishment; noun a three-dimensional shape; the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape; a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

simple

adj. unornamented; (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions; having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; easy and not involved or complicated; apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety; exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; noun any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties; a person lacking intelligence or common sense

offensive

adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; causing anger or annoyance; for the purpose of attack rather than defense; violating or tending to violate or offend against; of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; morally offensive; causing or able to cause nausea; noun the action of attacking an enemy

poor

adj. unsatisfactory; having little money or few possessions; lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; characterized by or indicating poverty; deserving or inciting pity; not sufficient to meet a need; noun people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

just

adj. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; of moral excellence; adv. only a moment ago; absolutely; by a small margin; and nothing more; indicating exactness or preciseness

prime

adj. used of the first or originating agent; being at the best stage of development; of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; first in rank or degree; of superior grade; noun a number that has no factor but itself and 1; the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest; the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; fill with priming liquid; cover with a primer; apply a primer to

senior

adj. used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); noun an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation; a person who is older than you are

sign

adj. used of the language of the deaf; noun a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); a public display of a (usually written) message; a character indicating a relation between quantities; a gesture that is part of a sign language; a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; any communication that encodes a message; an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided; having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); verb be engaged by a written agreement; communicate in sign language; mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; place signs, as along a road; engage by written agreement; approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

killing

adj. very funny; noun the act of terminating a life; an event that causes someone to die; a very large profit

swell

adj. very good; noun a crescendo followed by a decrescendo; the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea; a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor); a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance; verb expand abnormally; cause to become swollen; increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; come up, as of a liquid; come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

other

adj. very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; recently past; not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; belonging to the distant past

shy

adj. wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; easily startled or frightened; short; lacking self-confidence; noun a quick throw; verb throw quickly; start suddenly, as from fight

likely

adj. within the realm of credibility; has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; likely but not certain to be or become true or real; expected to become or be; in prospect; adv. with considerable certainty; without much doubt

neat

adj. without water; free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; clean or orderly; showing care in execution; free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; very good

model

adj. worthy of imitation; noun the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale); representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale); a type of product; a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; a representative form or pattern; a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; someone worthy of imitation; something to be imitated; a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; verb form in clay, wax, etc; construct a model of; create a representation or model of; plan or create according to a model or models; display (clothes) as a mannequin; assume a posture as for artistic purposes

reliable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; worthy of being depended on

nearly

adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; in a close manner

simply

adv. absolutely; altogether; really; and nothing more; in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; absolutely

routinely

adv. according to routine or established practice

personally

adv. as a person; in the flesh; without involving anyone else; concerning the speaker; in a personal way; as yourself

naturally

adv. as might be expected; according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; in a natural or normal manner; through inherent nature

plenty

adv. as much as necessary; noun a full supply; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

previously

adv. at an earlier time or formerly

supposedly

adv. believed or reputed to be the case

maybe

adv. by chance

possibly

adv. by chance; to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means; in a manner or to a degree possible of conceiving; with a possibility of becoming actual

socially

adv. by or with respect to society; in a social manner

sexually

adv. by sexual means; with respect to sexuality

surely

adv. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

slap

adv. directly; noun a blow from a flat object (as an open hand); the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand; verb hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

meantime

adv. during the intervening time; noun the time between one event, process, or period and another

shortly

adv. for a short time; at a short distance; in the near future; in a concise manner; in a few words; in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

suddenly

adv. happening unexpectedly; quickly and without warning; on impulse; without premeditation

legally

adv. in a legal manner; by law; conforming to the law

so

adv. in a manner that facilitates; to a very great extent or degree; (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; to a certain unspecified extent or degree; in the same way; also; in truth (often tends to intensify); subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); in the way indicated; noun the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

perfectly

adv. in a perfect or faultless way; completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

practically

adv. in a practical manner; almost; nearly; (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely

regularly

adv. in a regular manner; in a regular way without variation; having a regular form

substantially

adv. in a strong substantial way; to a great extent or degree

successfully

adv. in a successful manner

physically

adv. in accord with physical laws

likewise

adv. in addition; equally; in like or similar manner

necessarily

adv. in an essential manner; as a highly likely consequence; in such a manner as could not be otherwise

officially

adv. in an official role; with official authorization

originally

adv. in an original manner; before now; with reference to the origin or beginning

largely

adv. in large part; mainly or chiefly; on a large scale

mostly

adv. in large part; mainly or chiefly; usually; as a rule

similarly

adv. in like or similar manner

nothing

adv. in no way; to no degree; noun a nonexistent thing; a quantity of no importance

partially

adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly

partly

adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly

part

adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly; noun something less than the whole of a human artifact; a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; in so far as the actor specified is concerned; one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; a portion of a natural object; something determined in relation to something that includes it; the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; the extended spatial location of something; assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; verb force, take, or pull apart; come apart; leave; go one's own way; move apart; discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

somehow

adv. in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; for some unspecified reason

soon

adv. in the near future

respectively

adv. in the order given

properly

adv. in the right manner; with reason or justice

strictly

adv. restricted to something; in a stringent manner; in a rigorous manner

repeatedly

adv. several time

somewhat

adv. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; to a small degree or extent

slightly

adv. to a small degree or extent; in a slim or slender manner

rather

adv. to some (great or small) extent; on the contrary; to a degree (not used with a negative); more readily or willingly

quite

adv. to the greatest extent; completely; to a degree (not used with a negative); of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); actually or truly or to an extreme

normally

adv. under normal conditions

probably

adv. with considerable certainty; without much doubt; easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

softly

adv. with low volume; in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; with little weight or force; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

quickly

adv. with rapid movements; with little or no delay; without taking pains

politically

adv. with regard to government; with regard to social relationships involving authority

roughly

adv. with rough motion as over a rough surface; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

safely

adv. with safety; in a safe manner

slowly

adv. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); in music

planet

noun (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction; any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star; a person who follows or serves another

phase

noun (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle; any distinct time period in a sequence of events; verb adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; arrange in phases or stages

strike

noun (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; a conspicuous success; a gentle blow; verb cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; indicate (a certain time) by striking; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; pierce with force; deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; produce by ignition or a blow; stop work in order to press demands; affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; hit against; come into sudden contact with; smooth with a strickle; form by stamping, punching, or printing; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; occupy or take on; drive something violently into a location; cause to experience suddenly; find unexpectedly; attain; touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

punch

noun (boxing) a blow with the fist; a tool for making holes or indentations; an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl; verb deliver a quick blow to; make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; drive forcibly as if by a punch

network

noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits; a system of intersecting lines or channels; an interconnected system of things or people; an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals; verb communicate with and within a group

mixture

noun (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding); the act of mixing together; an event that combines things in a mixture; any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

king

noun (chess) the weakest but the most important piece; one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king; a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward; a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom; a competitor who holds a preeminent position; United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968); United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925); United States woman tennis player (born in 1943); preeminence in a particular category or group or field; a very wealthy or powerful businessman

software

noun (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

penalty

noun (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract; the act of punishing

speech

noun (language) communication by word of mouth; the exchange of spoken words; something spoken; the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; a lengthy rebuke; words making up the dialogue of a play; your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

owner

noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; a person who owns something

production

noun (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; the act or process of producing something; the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services; (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

series

noun (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions; a periodical that appears at scheduled times; (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; similar things placed in order or happening one after another; a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; a serialized set of programs

regime

noun (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet); the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

spy

noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors; a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; verb secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; watch, observe, or inquire secretly; catch sight of

retreat

noun (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; an area where you can be alone; verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; move away, as for privacy; pull back or move away or backward; move back

molecule

noun (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound; (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

people

noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; members of a family line; the body of citizens of a state or country; the common people generally; verb fill with people or supply with inhabitants; furnish with people

sacrifice

noun (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.; verb kill or destroy; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; sell at a loss

serve

noun (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; verb put the ball into play; do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; provide (usually but not necessarily food); help to some food; help with food or drink; mate with; deliver a warrant or summons to someone; do military service; work for or be a servant to; devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; contribute or conduce to; promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; serve a purpose, role, or function; spend time in prison or in a labor camp; be used by; as of a utility; be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

manager

noun (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team; someone who controls resources and expenditures

save

noun (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; verb make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; bring into safety; retain rights to; refrain from harming; save from ruin, destruction, or harm; save from sins

tag

noun (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game); a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser; a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal; a small piece of cloth or paper; verb provide with a name or nickname; attach a tag or label to; touch a player while he is holding the ball; supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes; go after with the intent to catch

regard

noun (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; a feeling of friendship and esteem; a long fixed look; paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; an attitude of admiration or esteem; the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); verb look at attentively; deem to be; connect closely and often incriminatingly

notion

noun (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; a general inclusive concept; an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

respect

noun (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; an attitude of admiration or esteem; behavior intended to please your parents; a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; courteous regard for people's feelings; a feeling of friendship and esteem; the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); verb regard highly; think much of; show respect towards

sand

noun French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876); a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral; fortitude and determination; verb rub with sandpaper

sue

noun French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857); verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

pizza

noun Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

mate

noun South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate; the officer below the master on a commercial ship; informal term for a friend of the same sex; the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea; a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; an exact duplicate; a person's partner in marriage; a fellow member of a team; verb place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; bring two objects, ideas, or people together; make love

pick

noun a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument; the act of choosing or selecting; the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving; the person or thing chosen or selected; the best people or things in a group; the quantity of a crop that is harvested; verb remove in small bits; select carefully from a group; look for and gather; attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; provoke; pilfer or rob; remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; harass with constant criticism; eat intermittently; take small bites of; hit lightly with a picking motion; pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; pay for something

ridge

noun a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters; any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane; a long narrow natural elevation or striation; a long narrow range of hills; a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean; any long raised strip; verb form into a ridge; spade into alternate ridges and troughs; throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip; extend in ridges

shore

noun a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support; the land along the edge of a body of water; verb serve as a shore to; support by placing against something solid or rigid; arrive on shore

lake

noun a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land; any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments; a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal

statistics

noun a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

stop

noun a brief stay in the course of a journey; the act of stopping something; (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; the event of something ending; a spot where something halts or pauses; an obstruction in a pipe or tube; a restraint that checks the motion of something; a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; the state of inactivity following an interruption; verb cause to stop; come to a halt, stop moving; interrupt a trip; stop from happening or developing; prevent completion; stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; seize on its way; render unsuitable for passage; have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; put an end to a state or an activity

restaurant

noun a building where people go to eat

manufacturer

noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product; someone who manufactures something

processor

noun a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market; someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.); (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

spot

noun a business establishment for entertainment; a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; a small contrasting part of something; a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising; a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit); a small quantity; an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; a job in an organization; a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer; a blemish made by dirt; an outstanding characteristic; a point located with respect to surface features of some region; a slight attack of illness; verb mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; become spotted; make a spot or mark onto; mar or impair with a flaw; catch sight of

reform

noun a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; verb change for the better; make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; break up the molecules of; produce by cracking; bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

note

noun a characteristic emotional quality; a brief written record; a short personal letter; a comment or instruction (usually added); a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); high status importance owing to marked superiority; verb make mention of; make a written note of; observe with care or pay close attention to; notice or perceive

rider

noun a clause that is appended to a legislative bill; a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel); a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle); a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

soap

noun a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats; street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate; money offered as a bribe; verb rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

priest

noun a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders; a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

shit

noun a coarse term for defecation; something of little value; obscene words for unacceptable behavior; insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous; a small worthless amount; obscene terms for feces; verb have a bowel movement; give away information about somebody

return

noun a coming to or returning home; the act of going back to a prior location; (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble; a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; a reciprocal group action; the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; the act of someone appearing again; getting something back again; the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed; document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); happening again (especially at regular intervals); verb submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; make a return; come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity; return to a previous position; in mathematics; bring back to the point of departure; return in kind; go back to a previous state; be restored; answer back; go back to something earlier; pass down; give or supply; be inherited by; pay back; give back; elect again

pine

noun a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus; verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present

race

noun a contest of speed; any competition; people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; a canal for a current of water; (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species; the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller; verb compete in a race; cause to move fast or to rush or race; to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; step on it

outsider

noun a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win; someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

partnership

noun a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses; the members of a business venture created by contract; a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal

pack

noun a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film); a bundle (especially one carried on the back); a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect; a cream that cleanses and tones the skin; a complete collection of similar things; a group of hunting animals; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose; an association of criminals; a large indefinite number; verb treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; carry, as on one's back; arrange in a container; load with a pack; compress into a wad; seal with packing; fill to capacity; set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; press down tightly; hike with a backpack; press tightly together or cram; have with oneself; have on one's person

peasant

noun a country person; a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement; one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers

seminar

noun a course offered for a small group of advanced students; any meeting for an exchange of ideas

pig

noun a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace; domestic swine; mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast; uncomplimentary terms for a policeman; a person regarded as greedy and pig-like; a coarse obnoxious person; verb live like a pig, in squalor; give birth; eat greedily

starter

noun a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; an electric motor for starting an engine; the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition; a contestant who is in the game at the beginning; a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle; food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course); any new participant in some activity

pillow

noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person; verb rest on or as if on a pillow

practice

noun a customary way of operation or behavior; translating an idea into action; the exercise of a profession; knowledge of how something is usually done; systematic training by multiple repetitions; verb avail oneself to; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; learn by repetition; engage in a rehearsal (of)

oak

noun a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

stand

noun a defensive effort; a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade); a small table for holding articles of various kinds; an interruption of normal activity; a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; the position where a thing or person stands; a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air; a support or foundation; a support for displaying various articles; a booth where articles are displayed for sale; a mental position from which things are viewed; verb have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; be available for stud services; be standing; be upright; put into an upright position; be in some specified state or condition; hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; be tall; have a height of; copula; be in effect; be or remain in force; remain inactive or immobile; occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; withstand the force of something

library

noun a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study; a room where books are kept; a building that houses a collection of books and other materials; (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use; a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

museum

noun a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

secretary

noun a desk used for writing; an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization; a person who is head of an administrative department of government; a person to whom a secret is entrusted

survey

noun a detailed critical inspection; the act of looking or seeing or observing; short descriptive summary (of events); verb consider in a comprehensive way; plot a map of (land); make a survey of; for statistical purposes; look over in a comprehensively, inspect; hold a review (of troops); keep under surveillance

map

noun a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it); a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set; verb to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets); explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; depict as if on a map; plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

smile

noun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement; verb change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure; express with a smile

station

noun a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty; the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; proper or designated social situation; verb assign to a station

source

noun a facility where something is available; anything that provides inspiration for later work; a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; someone who originates or causes or initiates something; a person who supplies information; verb specify the origin of; get (a product) from another country or business

link

noun a fastener that serves to join or connect; an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data; (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list; a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain; the means of connection between things linked in series; a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network; a channel for communication between groups; a connecting shape; the state of being connected; verb make a logical or causal connection; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; link with or as with a yoke; be or become joined or united or linked

screw

noun a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head; a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air; a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole; slang for sexual intercourse; someone who guards prisoners; verb tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; turn like a screw; defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit; have sexual intercourse with

sister

noun a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); a female person who has the same parents as another person; (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

metaphor

noun a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

publisher

noun a firm in the publishing business; a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music; the proprietor of a newspaper

stare

noun a fixed look with eyes open wide; verb fixate one's eyes; look at with fixed eyes

scale

noun a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals; an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks; a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass; (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave); a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin; a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin; relative magnitude; the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; an ordered reference standard; a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners); verb size or measure according to a scale; measure with or as if with scales; remove the scales from; pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard; climb up by means of a ladder; reach the highest point of; take by attacking with scaling ladders; measure by or as if by a scale

loop

noun a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane; an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop; a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied; the basic pattern of the human fingerprint; an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself); a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates; fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines; the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component; (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; verb fasten or join with a loop; make a loop in; fly loops, perform a loop; move in loops; wind around something in coils or loops

soccer

noun a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

pressure

noun a force that compels; the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress; the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; the state of demanding notice or attention; verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; exert pressure on someone through threats

slam

noun a forceful impact that makes a loud noise; the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects; winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; verb strike violently; throw violently; close violently; dance the slam dance

questionnaire

noun a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

Mr

noun a form of address for a man

Mrs

noun a form of address for a married woman

Ms

noun a form of address for a woman; the form of a literary work submitted for publication; a master's degree in science; a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War; a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

miss

noun a form of address for an unmarried woman; a failure to hit (or meet or find etc); a young woman; verb fail to experience; fail to reach; feel or suffer from the lack of; fail to reach or get to; fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; fail to attend an event or activity; be without; be absent; leave undone or leave out

strip

noun a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material; thin piece of wood or metal; a relatively long narrow piece of something; an airfield without normal airport facilities; a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book; verb remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; draw the last milk (of cows); take off or remove; remove a constituent from a liquid; remove the thread (of screws); remove the surface from; strip the cured leaves from; get undressed; lay bare; remove substances from by a percolating liquid; remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; take away possessions from someone; steal goods; take as spoils

republic

noun a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

spirit

noun a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character; any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings; the vital principle or animating force within living things; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; animation and energy in action or expression; the intended meaning of a communication; the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); verb infuse with spirit

skirt

noun a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women; cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist; informal terms for a (young) woman; verb pass around or about; move along the border; form the edge of; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

park

noun a gear position that acts as a parking brake; a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806); a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); a lot where cars are parked; verb place temporarily; maneuver a vehicle into a parking space

Overview

noun a general summary of a subject

landscape

noun a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery; painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery; an extensive mental viewpoint; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; verb do landscape gardening; embellish with plants

slice

noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; a spatula for spreading paint or ink; a thin flat piece cut off of some object; a share of something; a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; a wound made by cutting; verb hit a ball so that it causes a backspin; cut into slices; hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction; make a clean cut through

subsidy

noun a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

lobby

noun a group of people who try actively to influence legislation; the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest; a large entrance or reception room or area; verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

resort

noun a hotel located in a resort area; act of turning to for assistance; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; a frequently visited place; verb move, travel, or proceed toward some place; have recourse to

someone

noun a human being

person

noun a human being; a human body (usually including the clothing); a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms

rocket

noun a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion; any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine; propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon; erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender; sends a firework display high into the sky; verb propel with a rocket; shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

nest

noun a kind of gun emplacement; furniture pieces made to fit close together; a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; a cosy or secluded retreat; a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young; verb gather nests; fit together or fit inside; inhabit a nest, usually after building; move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

realm

noun a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; the domain ruled by a king or queen; a domain in which something is dominant

tank

noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids; an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads; as much as a tank will hold; a cell for violent prisoners; a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk; verb treat in a tank; store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

ocean

noun a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere; anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

lots

noun a large number or amount

sail

noun a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel; an ocean trip taken for pleasure; verb traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); travel in a boat propelled by wind; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means; move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

scholar

noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines; a student who holds a scholarship; someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

physician

noun a licensed medical practitioner

kiss

noun a light glancing touch; the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof); any of several bite-sized candies; a cookie made of egg whites and sugar; verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; touch lightly or gently

tap

noun a light touch or stroke; a plug for a bunghole in a cask; a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads; a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing); the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information; a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask; the sound made by a gentle blow; a gentle blow; verb strike lightly; cut a female screw thread with a tap; pierce in order to draw a liquid from; draw (liquor) from a tap; walk with a tapping sound; make light, repeated taps on a surface; draw from or dip into to get something; furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; draw from; make good use of; dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

stroke

noun a light touch with the hands; a single complete movement; (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing; a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing); a light touch; the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew; a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain; a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information; the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam; verb treat gingerly or carefully; strike a ball with a smooth blow; row at a particular rate; touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions

leap

noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; the distance leaped (or to be leaped); an abrupt transition; a sudden and decisive increase; verb pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; move forward by leaps and bounds; cause to jump or leap; jump down from an elevated point

string

noun a lightweight cord; a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases); a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop; stringed instruments that are played with a bow; a necklace made by a stringing objects together; a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; verb add as if on a string; provide with strings; thread on or as if on a string; remove the stringy parts of; string together; tie or fasten with a string; stretch out or arrange like a string; move or come along

painter

noun a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing); an artist who paints; a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint; large American feline resembling a lion

plant

noun a living organism lacking the power of locomotion; buildings for carrying on industrial labor; something planted secretly for discovery by another; an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience; verb put firmly in the mind; place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; place into a river; fix or set securely or deeply; set up or lay the groundwork for

jungle

noun a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival; an impenetrable equatorial forest; a place where hoboes camp

pole

noun a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic; one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated; a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere; a native or inhabitant of Poland; a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet; verb deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole; support on poles; propel with a pole

settle

noun a long wooden bench with a back; verb take up residence and become established; form a community; become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; establish or develop as a residence; become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; settle conclusively; come to terms; end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; accept despite complete satisfaction; get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; arrange or fix in the desired order; cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids); become clear by the sinking of particles; come to rest; settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; dispose of; make a financial settlement; come as if by falling; make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; bring to an end; settle conclusively; come to terms; fix firmly; sink down or precipitate; go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

shout

noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; verb utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); utter a sudden loud cry; use foul or abusive language towards; utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

mutter

noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech; a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; verb make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

lawmaker

noun a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws

spokesman

noun a male spokesperson

pump

noun a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction; a low-cut shoe without fastenings; the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; verb question persistently; deliver forth; operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; raise (gases or fluids) with a pump; move up and down; draw or pour with a pump; flow intermittently; supply in great quantities

ride

noun a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement; a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); verb copulate with; keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; move like a floating object; ride over, along, or through; be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; climb up on the body; sit on and control a vehicle; continue undisturbed and without interference; lie moored or anchored; be sustained or supported or borne; harass with persistent criticism or carping; be contingent on; have certain properties when driven

senator

noun a member of a senate

shop

noun a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done; verb do one's shopping; shop around; not necessarily buying; give away information about somebody; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

spring

noun a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; a point at which water issues forth; a natural flow of ground water; the season of growth; a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length; verb develop suddenly; produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; spring back; spring away from an impact; move forward by leaps and bounds; develop into a distinctive entity

mm

noun a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

support

noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; aiding the cause or policy or interests of; the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; any device that bears the weight of another thing; supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; the financial means whereby one lives; financial resources provided to make some project possible; documentary validation; a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts; verb play a subordinate role to (another performer); support materially or financially; give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; adopt as a belief; argue or speak in defense of; be a regular customer or client of; be the physical support of; carry the weight of; be behind; approve of; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

procedure

noun a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings; a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

pattern

noun a model considered worthy of imitation; a customary way of operation or behavior; a decorative or artistic work; something regarded as a normative example; something intended as a guide for making something else; a perceptual structure; graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle; the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; verb form a pattern; plan or create according to a model or models

launch

noun a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; the act of propelling with force; verb smoothen the surface of; propel with force; get going; give impetus to; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; begin with vigor; set up or found

mount

noun a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; the act of climbing something; a lightweight horse kept for riding only; something forming a back that is added for strengthening; a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill; verb fix onto a backing, setting, or support; attach to a support; put up or launch; prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; go up or advance; copulate with; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; get on the back of

sweep

noun a movement in an arc; a long oar used in an open boat; a wide scope; (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line; winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge; someone who cleans soot from chimneys; verb win an overwhelming victory in or on; sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; clean by sweeping; move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; cover the entire range of; make a big sweeping gesture or movement; sweep across or over; force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; to cover or extend over an area or time period

sleep

noun a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; a torpid state resembling deep sleep; a period of time spent sleeping; euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); verb be asleep; be able to accommodate for sleeping

oxygen

noun a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

planner

noun a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.; a person who makes plans

sight

noun a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument; the range of vision; the ability to see; the visual faculty; an instance of visual perception; a range of mental vision; anything that is seen; the act of looking or seeing or observing; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

shame

noun a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; an unfortunate development; verb surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; bring shame or dishonor upon

lot

noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction; anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; any collection in its entirety; an unofficial association of people or groups; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); verb divide into lots, as of land, for example; administer or bestow, as in small portions

science

noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge; ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

script

noun a particular orthography or writing system; a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance; something written by hand; verb write a script for

quote

noun a passage or expression that is quoted or cited; a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else; verb put quote marks around; repeat a passage from; refer to for illustration or proof; name the price of

program

noun a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; a radio or television show; an integrated course of academic studies; verb arrange a program of or for; write a computer program

officer

noun a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; a member of a police force; verb direct or command as an officer

nobody

noun a person of no influence

supporter

noun a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise; a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve); a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; someone who supports or champions something

recipient

noun a person who gets something; the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

player

noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game; an important participant (as in a business deal); a theatrical performer; someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

leader

noun a person who rules or guides or inspires others; a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

singer

noun a person who sings; United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991); United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)

offender

noun a person who transgresses moral or civil law

instructor

noun a person whose occupation is teaching

servant

noun a person working in the service of another (especially in the household); in a subordinate position

photo

noun a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

photograph

noun a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; verb record on photographic film; undergo being photographed in a certain way

print

noun a picture or design printed from an engraving; a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers); a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it); the result of the printing process; a printed picture produced from a photographic negative; a visible indication made on a surface; verb put into print; write as if with print; not cursive; reproduce by printing; make into a print; "print the negative"

patch

noun a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole; a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program; a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body; a protective cloth covering for an injured eye; sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); a connection intended to be used for a limited time; a small contrasting part of something; a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; verb mend by putting a patch on; to join or unite the pieces of; provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; repair by adding pieces

spoon

noun a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food; formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face; as much as a spoon will hold; verb scoop up or take up with a spoon; snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

story

noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; a record or narrative description of past events; a short account of the news; a trivial lie; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

table

noun a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; a set of data arranged in rows and columns; a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; food or meals in general; flat tableland with steep edges; verb hold back to a later time

range

noun a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; a variety of different things or activities; the limits within which something can be effective; a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; a series of hills or mountains; the limits of the values a function can take; a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; the limit of capability; verb let eat; lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; range or extend over; occupy a certain area; change or be different within limits; have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; assign a rank or rating to; feed as in a meadow or pasture; move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

policy

noun a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; written contract or certificate of insurance; a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

project

noun a planned undertaking; any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; verb present for consideration; regard as objective; communicate vividly; transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another; throw, send, or cast forward; put or send forth; draw a projection of; project on a screen; cause to be heard; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; make or work out a plan for; devise; extend out or project in space

location

noun a point or extent in space; a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; a determination of the place where something is; the act of putting something in a certain place

pair

noun a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value; two people considered as a unit; a set of two similar things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; verb arrange in pairs; occur in pairs; form a pair or pairs; bring two objects, ideas, or people together; make love

nominee

noun a politician who is running for public office

opportunity

noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

possibility

noun a possible alternative; a future prospect or potential; capability of existing or happening or being true; a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

scenario

noun a postulated sequence of possible events; an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work); a setting for a work of art or literature

lawyer

noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

roof

noun a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building; protective covering on top of a motor vehicle; verb provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

pound

noun a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972); a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec; 16 ounces; the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence; the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents; the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters; formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence; the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters; the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters; the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters; verb break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; partition off into compartments; place or shut up in a pound; hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; strike or drive against with a heavy impact; move rhythmically; move heavily or clumsily

judge

noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice; an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality; verb determine the result of (a competition); put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; form a critical opinion of; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); pronounce judgment on

platform

noun a raised horizontal surface; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole

pension

noun a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working; verb grant a pension to

register

noun a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device; an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room; (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind; (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments; an official written record of names or events or transactions; a book in which names and transactions are listed; a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill; verb enter into someone's consciousness; send by registered mail; manipulate the registers of an organ; show in one's face; enroll to vote; record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; record in a public office or in a court of law; be aware of; have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

office

noun a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; professional or clerical workers in an office; (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; a job in an organization; the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; an administrative unit of government

preserve

noun a reservation where animals are protected; a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; verb prevent (food) from rotting; keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

missile

noun a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control; a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

kitchen

noun a room equipped for preparing meals

or

noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

study

noun a room used for reading and writing and studying; a state of deep mental absorption; applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); a detailed critical inspection; preliminary drawing for later elaboration; attentive consideration and meditation; a branch of knowledge; a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; verb learn by reading books; be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning; think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; give careful consideration to; be a student of a certain subject; consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

surgery

noun a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

outline

noun a schematic or preliminary plan; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; the line that appears to bound an object; verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; trace the shape of; draw up an outline or sketch for something

researcher

noun a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

run

noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; a regular trip; a short trip; (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; an unbroken chronological sequence; a row of unravelled stitches; the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); unrestricted freedom to use; the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; the act of testing something; the pouring forth of a fluid; a race run on foot; a race between candidates for elective office; an unbroken series of events; a small stream; verb become undone; cause to perform; change from one state to another; be operating, running or functioning; carry out; cover by running; run a certain distance; move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; run with the ball; in such sports as football; keep company; sail before the wind; be diffused; move along, of liquids; cause an animal to move fast; move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor; set animals loose to graze; make without a miss; carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; occur persistently; extend or continue for a certain period of time; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; cause something to pass or lead somewhere; be affected by; be subjected to; have a particular form; come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; progress by being changed; compete in a race; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); guide or pass over something; perform as expected when applied; cause to emit recorded sounds; include as the content; broadcast or publicize; travel a route regularly; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; continue to exist; have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; change or be different within limits

statue

noun a sculpture representing a human or animal

plot

noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object; a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; verb plan secretly, usually something illegal; make a plat of; make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

length

noun a section of something that is long and narrow; the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; continuance in time; size of the gap between two places

stage

noun a section or portion of a journey or course; a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination; the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; any distinct time period in a sequence of events; verb plan, organize, and carry out (an event); perform (a play), especially on a stage

let

noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; verb leave unchanged; actively cause something to happen; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; consent to, give permission; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

join

noun a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made; verb make contact or come together; cause to become joined or linked; become part of; become a member of a group or organization; come into the company of; be or become joined or united or linked

outfit

noun a set of clothing (with accessories); any cohesive unit such as a military company; gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose; verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

suit

noun a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank; a businessman dressed in a business suit; a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); verb be agreeable or acceptable to; be agreeable or acceptable; accord or comport with; enhance the appearance of

report

noun a short account of the news; the act of informing by verbal report; a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); the general estimation that the public has for a person; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; verb to give an account or representation of in words; make known to the authorities; complain about; make a charge against; announce one's presence; announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

jacket

noun a short coat; an outer wrapping or casing; the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition; the outer skin of a potato; (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth; verb put a jacket on; provide with a thermally non-conducting cover

rifle

noun a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; verb go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; steal goods; take as spoils

poster

noun a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers; someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards

sodium

noun a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

purse

noun a small bag for carrying money; a sum of money offered as a prize; a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); verb contract one's lips into a rounded shape; gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

marble

noun a small ball of glass that is used in various games; a sculpture carved from marble; a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material; verb paint or stain like marble

PC

noun a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time

pond

noun a small lake

sample

noun a small part of something intended as representative of the whole; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class; items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population; verb take a sample of

pocket

noun a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles; an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck; a small isolated group of people; a supply of money; (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican); a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly; a hollow concave shape made by removing something; an enclosed space; verb put in one's pocket; take unlawfully

pin

noun a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things; a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment; flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green; cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown; informal terms of the leg; a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target; a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts; small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.; when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat; verb immobilize a piece; attach or fasten with pins; pierce with a pin; to hold fast or prevent from moving

slot

noun a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); a slot machine that is used for gambling; (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; the trail of an animal (especially a deer); a position in a hierarchy or organization; a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; verb assign a time slot

squad

noun a smallest army unit; a cooperative unit

pain

noun a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; a bothersome annoying person; a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; verb cause emotional anguish or make miserable; cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

privilege

noun a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all; (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship; a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); verb bestow a privilege upon

tablespoon

noun a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving; as much as a tablespoon will hold

me

noun a state in New England

lie

noun a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; position or manner in which something is situated; Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); verb tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position; have a place in relation to something else; be and remain in a particular state or condition; assume a reclining position; originate (in)

march

noun a steady advance; the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); a procession of people walking together; the month following February and preceding April; a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture; genre of music written for marching; district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; verb walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; march in a procession; force to march; cause to march or go at a marching pace; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; walk ostentatiously; march in protest; take part in a demonstration

legend

noun a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; brief description accompanying an illustration

rip

noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current; an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; a dissolute man in fashionable society; verb criticize or abuse strongly and violently; cut (wood) along the grain; move precipitously or violently; tear or be torn violently

religion

noun a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; an institution to express belief in a divine power

shelter

noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger; protective covering that provides protection from the weather; temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons; a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings; the condition of being protected; verb invest (money) so that it is not taxable; provide shelter for

jazz

noun a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands; a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles; empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; verb play something in the style of jazz; have sexual intercourse with

paint

noun a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks; (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; verb apply paint to; coat with paint; apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil; make a painting of; make a painting

scare

noun a sudden attack of fear; sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; verb cause fear in; cause to lose courage

spill

noun a sudden drop from an upright position; the act of allowing a fluid to escape; liquid that is spilled; a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction; verb reveal information; cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; flow, run or fall out and become lost

shelf

noun a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects; a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

pit

noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression); a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it; lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; verb remove the pits from; set into opposition or rivalry; mark with a scar

process

noun a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; a mental process that you are not directly aware of; a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; deal with in a routine way; deliver a warrant or summons to someone; shape, form, or improve a material; march in a procession; institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

nail

noun a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener; horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits; a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard; verb attach something somewhere by means of nails; complete a pass; take into custody; hit hard; locate exactly; succeed at easily; succeed in obtaining a position

structure

noun a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; a particular complex anatomical part; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; verb give a structure to

street

noun a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; people living or working on the same street; a situation offering opportunities; the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction

lens

noun a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images; electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons; biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina; (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

peace

noun a treaty to cease hostilities; the absence of mental stress or anxiety; harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; the state prevailing during the absence of war; the general security of public places

tale

noun a trivial lie; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

start

noun a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); the beginning of anything; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game; the act of starting something; a sudden involuntary movement; a signal to begin (as in a race); the time at which something is supposed to begin; verb play in the starting lineup; get off the ground; get going or set in motion; begin or set in motion; bulge outward; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; set in motion, cause to start; bring into being; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; leave; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; have a beginning characterized in some specified way

sun

noun a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; any star around which a planetary system evolves; a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc; the rays of the sun; first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians; verb expose one's body to the sun; expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun

risk

noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent; the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; verb expose to a chance of loss or damage; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

spell

noun a verbal formula believed to have magical force; a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation; a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); verb take turns working; indicate or signify; orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; place under a spell; write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn

jar

noun a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles; the quantity contained in a jar; a sudden impact; verb place in a cylindrical vessel; affect in a disagreeable way; shock physically; move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion; be incompatible; be or come into conflict

picture

noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; a typical example of some state or quality; illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; a situation treated as an observable object; graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; a clear and telling mental image; the visible part of a television transmission; a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; a graphic or vivid verbal description; verb show in, or as in, a picture; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

path

noun a way especially designed for a particular use; an established line of travel or access; a line or route along which something travels or moves; a course of conduct

manner

noun a way of acting or behaving; how something is done or how it happens; a kind

method

noun a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps); an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

sugar

noun a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative; informal terms for money; an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain; verb sweeten with sugar

lady

noun a woman of the peerage in Britain; a polite name for any woman; a woman of refinement

package

noun a wrapped container; a collection of things wrapped or boxed together; (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; verb put into a box

poet

noun a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

letter

noun a written message addressed to a person or organization; an award earned by participation in a school sport; the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire; verb mark letters on or mark with letters; set down or print with letters; win an athletic letter

island

noun a zone or area resembling an island; a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

skill

noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; an ability that has been acquired by training

line

noun acting in conformity; something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed; a commercial organization serving as a common carrier; a particular kind of product or merchandise; a conceptual separation or distinction; a mark that is long relative to its width; text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; a formation of people or things one behind another; a formation of people or things one beside another; a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent; in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area; a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum; a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power; a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it; a telephone connection; the methodical process of logical reasoning; (often plural) a means of communication or access; a short personal letter; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; the descendants of one individual; a connected series of events or actions or developments; the maximum credit that a customer is allowed; space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; verb reinforce with fabric; fill plentifully; cover the interior of; mark with lines; be in line with; form a line along; make a mark or lines on a surface

outlet

noun activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; an opening that permits escape or release; a place of business for retailing goods; receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

place

noun an abstract mental location; the passage that is being read; an item on a list or in a sequence; any area set aside for a particular purpose; a general vicinity; a particular situation; proper or designated social situation; proper or appropriate position or location; a job in an organization; the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; a blank area; where you live at a particular time; a public square with room for pedestrians; the particular portion of space occupied by something; a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); a point located with respect to surface features of some region; verb take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; estimate; to arrange for; sing a note with the correct pitch; finish second or better in a horse or dog race; place somebody in a particular situation or location; assign to (a job or a home); identify the location or place of; recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; assign a rank or rating to; assign to a station; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; put into a certain place or abstract location; locate; make an investment; assign a location to

relation

noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together; (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; an act of narration; the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur; (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; a person related by blood or marriage

limitation

noun an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation); the quality of being limited or restricted; (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; a principle that limits the extent of something; the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

reward

noun an act performed to strengthen approved behavior; the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property; payment made in return for a service rendered; benefit resulting from some event or action; a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; verb act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions; strengthen and support with rewards; bestow honor or rewards upon

sin

noun an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will; violent and excited activity; estrangement from god; the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna; ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle; verb commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

quantity

noun an adequate or large amount; something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable; how much there is of something that you can quantify

paste

noun an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard; any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency; a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers; verb cover the surface of; hit with the fists; join or attach with or as if with glue

operator

noun an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; someone who owns or operates a business; a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets; (mathematics) a symbol that represents a function from functions to functions; a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties

margin

noun an amount beyond the minimum necessary; the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary; a strip near the boundary of an object; a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

purpose

noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; what something is used for; verb reach a decision; propose or intend

room

noun an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; the people who are present in a room; space for movement; opportunity for; verb live and take one's meals at or in

onion

noun an aromatic flavorful bulb; bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb; edible bulb of an onion plant

lemon

noun an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory; a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons; yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh; a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit; a strong yellow color

league

noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members; an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles); verb unite to form a league

medal

noun an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

scheme

noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action; a schematic or preliminary plan; an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world; a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery; a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; verb form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner; devise a system or form a scheme for

memory

noun an electronic memory device; the power of retaining and recalling past experience; the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; something that is remembered; the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes

institution

noun an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

repeat

noun an event that repeats; verb to say again or imitate; to say, state, or perform again; do over; happen or occur again; repeat an earlier theme of a composition; make or do or perform again

refugee

noun an exile who flees for safety

reminder

noun an experience that causes you to remember something; a message that helps you remember something; someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

specialist

noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning; practices one branch of medicine

monument

noun an important site that is marked and preserved as public property; a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

sympathy

noun an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish); a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other

scratch

noun an indication of damage; poor handwriting; a harsh noise made by scraping; dry mash for poultry; informal terms for money; a depression scratched or carved into a surface; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off; verb cut the surface of; wear away the surface of; carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; cause friction; gather (money or other resources) together over time; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

strain

noun an intense or violent exertion; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; the act of singing; an effortful attempt to attain a goal; a lineage or race of people; the general meaning or substance of an utterance; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; verb use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; become stretched or tense or taught; cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; alter the shape of (something) by stress; to exert much effort or energy; rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; remove by passing through a filter; separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; test the limits of

search

noun an investigation seeking answers; boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone; the examination of alternative hypotheses; an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; verb try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; subject to a search; search or seek; inquire into

number

noun an item of merchandise offered for sale; a clothing measurement; the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; a select company of people; a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; the number is used in calling a particular telephone; one of a series published periodically; a symbol used to represent a number; a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; verb place a limit on the number of; enumerate; give numbers to; determine the number or amount of; add up in number or quantity; put into a group

obstacle

noun an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

party

noun an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; a group of people gathered together for pleasure; an organization to gain political power; a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; a person involved in legal proceedings; verb have or participate in a party

profession

noun an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences); affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; the body of people in a learned occupation

scent

noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced; any property detected by the olfactory system; a distinctive odor that is pleasant; verb catch the scent of; get wind of; apply perfume to; cause to smell or be smelly

route

noun an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation; an established line of travel or access; verb divert in a specified direction; send via a specific route; send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

neck

noun an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck; the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; a cut of meat from the neck of an animal; a narrow elongated projecting strip of land; verb kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

stack

noun an orderly pile; a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO); a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated; a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO); (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; arrange in stacks; load or cover with stacks

member

noun an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); anything that belongs to a set or class; the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism); an external body part that projects from the body

master

noun an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made; an authority qualified to teach apprentices; directs the work of other; someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship; key that secures entrance everywhere; presiding officer of a school; an artist of consummate skill; a person who has general authority over others; a combatant who is able to defeat rivals; verb have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; be or become completely proficient or skilled in; get on top of; deal with successfully; have dominance or the power to defeat over

scramble

noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way; verb make unintelligible; bring into random order; to move hurriedly; stir vigorously; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

machine

noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks; a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point; a group that controls the activities of a political party; an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; an efficient person; a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; verb make by machinery; turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

property

noun any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; any area set aside for a particular purpose

moon

noun any natural satellite of a planet; the natural satellite of the Earth; any object resembling a moon; United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920); the light of the moon; the period between successive new moons (29.531 days); verb expose one's buttocks to; be idle in a listless or dreamy way; have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

love

noun any object of warm affection or devotion; a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; a score of zero in tennis or squash; sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; a beloved person; used as terms of endearment; verb have a great affection or liking for; be enamored or in love with; get pleasure from; have sexual intercourse with

protein

noun any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes

seal

noun any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions; a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents; fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure; a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture; a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters; an indication of approved or superior status; a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; verb decide irrevocably; hunt seals; close with or as if with a seal; make tight; secure against leakage; affix a seal to; cover with varnish

mouse

noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails; a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; person who is quiet or timid; a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye; verb manipulate the mouse of a computer; to go stealthily or furtively

rail

noun any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud; a horizontal bar (usually of wood); short for railway; a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports; a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll; verb complain bitterly; fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; lay with rails; convey (goods etc.) by rails; separate with a railing; provide with rails; enclose with rails; criticize severely; spread negative information about; travel by rail or train

rabbit

noun any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food; flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food; the fur of a rabbit; verb hunt rabbits

regulator

noun any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.; a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest; a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

powder

noun any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder; a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized; a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks; verb apply powder to; make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

pool

noun any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets; an excavation that is (usually) filled with water; an organization of people or resources that can be shared; something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; the combined stakes of the betters; any communal combination of funds; an association of companies for some definite purpose; a small lake; verb join or form a pool of people; combine into a common fund

monitor

noun any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles; a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble; electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions; display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor; an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac; someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided; someone who supervises (an examination); verb keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

monkey

noun any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians); one who is playfully mischievous; verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

rat

noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse; a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure; one who reveals confidential information in return for money; a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; verb catch rats, especially with dogs; give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat; employ scabs or strike breakers in; desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage; give away information about somebody; take the place of work of someone on strike

meter

noun any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity; rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration; (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse; the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards); verb measure with a meter; stamp with a meter indicating the postage

recommendation

noun any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable; something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

performance

noun any recognized accomplishment; the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; a dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner of functioning or operating

rod

noun any rod-shaped bacterium; a long thin implement made of metal or wood; visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light; a gangster's pistol; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet

sphere

noun any spherically shaped artifact; the geographical area in which one nation is very influential; a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center; a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses); a particular environment or walk of life; a particular aspect of life or activity; the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

phenomenon

noun any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning; a remarkable development

seat

noun any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); furniture that is designed for sitting on; the cloth covering for the buttocks; a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised); the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; verb show to a seat; assign a seat for; provide with seats; put a seat on a chair; be able to seat; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

lock

noun any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured; a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed; a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key; enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it; a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun; a strand or cluster of hair; verb become rigid or immoveable; fasten with a lock; hold in a locking position; build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels; hold fast (in a certain state); pass by means through a lock in a waterway; place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; keep engaged; become engaged or intermeshed with one another

possession

noun anything owned or possessed; the act of having and controlling property; (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); a territory that is controlled by a ruling state; being controlled by passion or the supernatural; the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior; a mania restricted to one thing or idea

symptom

noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence; (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

name

noun by the sanction or authority of; a language unit by which a person or thing is known; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; family based on male descent; a well-known or notable person; a person's reputation; verb mention and identify by name; give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; charge with a function; charge to be; determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis; identify as in botany or biology, for example; give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; make reference to; create and charge with a task or function

steer

noun castrated bull; an indication of potential opportunity; verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; direct (oneself) somewhere; be a guiding force, as with directions or advice

shake

noun causing to move repeatedly from side to side; a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement; grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract); a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream; building material used as siding or roofing; verb move with or as if with a tremor; undermine or cause to waver; bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; move or cause to move back and forth; get rid of; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; move back and forth or sideways; shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

swing

noun changing location by moving back and forth; a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them; a sweeping blow or stroke; mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth; a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz; a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it; a jaunty rhythm in music; verb alternate dramatically between high and low values; hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; make a big sweeping gesture or movement; play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm; move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; change direction with a swinging motion; turn; move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; be a social swinger; socialize a lot; influence decisively; live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; have a certain musical rhythm; hang freely

speed

noun changing location rapidly; a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; distance travelled per unit time; a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression; the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system; verb travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; move faster; cause to move faster; move very fast; step on it

pan

noun chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids; shallow container made of metal; cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel; (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus; verb express a totally negative opinion of; wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals; make a sweeping movement

quarter

noun clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp; a district of a city having some distinguishing character; an unspecified person; a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds); a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds); one of the four major division of the compass; a fourth part of a year; three months; one of four periods into which the school year is divided; a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; the rear part of a ship; one of four equal parts; verb divide by four; divide into quarters; divide into quarters; provide housing for (military personnel); pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

meal

noun coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse; the food served and eaten at one time; any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

protocol

noun code of correct conduct; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

sweat

noun condensation of moisture on a cold surface; use of physical or mental energy; hard work; salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; agitation resulting from active worry; verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

placement

noun contact established between applicants and prospective employees; the act of putting something in a certain place; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed

stay

noun continuing or remaining in a place or state; (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar; a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset); a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; the state of inactivity following an interruption; verb stay the same; remain in a certain state; stop or halt; fasten with stays; stay put (in a certain place); remain behind; stop a judicial process; continue in a place, position, or situation; overcome or allay; hang on during a trial of endurance; dwell; stay behind

makeup

noun cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance; an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; the way in which someone or something is composed

programming

noun creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something; setting an order and time for planned events

sculpture

noun creating figures or designs in three dimensions; a three-dimensional work of plastic art; verb shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

phrase

noun dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence; an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence; a short musical passage; an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up; verb divide, combine, or mark into phrases; put into words or an expression

night

noun darkness; the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit; the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside; the time between sunset and midnight; the period spent sleeping; a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom; a shortening of nightfall; Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

remove

noun degree of figurative distance or separation; verb remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; get rid of something abstract; shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; remove from a position or an office; go away or leave; dispose of; cause to leave; kill intentionally and with premeditation

recognition

noun designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; approval; the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

recipe

noun directions for making something

pie

noun dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top; a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages

plate

noun dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten; a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners); a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic; a shallow receptacle for collection in church; structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage; a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper); a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded; the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube; any flat platelike body structure or part; a main course served on a plate; the thin under portion of the forequarter; a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly; the quantity contained in a plate; a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth; (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; verb coat with a layer of metal

reaction

noun doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; an idea evoked by some experience; extreme conservatism in political or social matters; a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

stream

noun dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression; a steady flow (usually from natural causes); verb exude profusely; flow freely and abundantly; to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; move in large numbers; rain heavily

knife

noun edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; any long thin projection that is transient; verb use a knife on

lung

noun either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

stir

noun emotional agitation and excitement; a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; a rapid active commotion; verb mix or add by stirring; move very slightly; move an implement through with a circular motion; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; affect emotionally; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"; stir feelings in

remark

noun explicit notice; a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; verb make mention of; make or write a comment on

mine

noun explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel; excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted; verb lay mines; get from the earth by excavation

ranch

noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle); verb manage or run a ranch

pen

noun female swan; a writing implement with a point from which ink flows; an enclosure for confining livestock; a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes; a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play; verb produce a literary work

sequence

noun film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie; a following of one thing after another in time; several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys; serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; the action of following in order; verb arrange in a sequence; determine the order of constituents in

scholarship

noun financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit; profound scholarly knowledge

resolution

noun finding a solution to a problem; a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; analysis into clear-cut components; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord; the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung); (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture; the trait of being resolute; something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together

runner

noun fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil; device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along; a long narrow carpet; a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; someone who travels on foot by running; a trained athlete who competes in foot races; a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base); someone who imports or exports without paying duties; a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

sauce

noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food; verb add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; dress (food) with a relish; behave saucy or impudently towards

mushroom

noun fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi; a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb); any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium; common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool); verb grow and spread fast; pick or gather mushrooms

spray

noun flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage; a jet of vapor; a quantity of small objects flying through the air; a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying; water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall; a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist; verb scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; cover by spraying with a liquid; be discharged in sprays of liquid

salad

noun food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

shoe

noun footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material; (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time; a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation; U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof; verb furnish with shoes

rest

noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); a support on which things can be put; a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration; euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); a state of inaction; something left after other parts have been taken away; a pause for relaxation; verb be at rest; take a short break from one's activities in order to relax; give a rest to; not move; be in a resting position; put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; be inactive, refrain from acting; be inherent or innate in; stay the same; remain in a certain state; rest on or as if on a pillow; sit, as on a branch; have a place in relation to something else

produce

noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market; verb create or manufacture a man-made product; bring forth or yield; cause to happen, occur or exist; bring out for display; bring onto the market or release; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

man

noun game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea; an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; a male subordinate; any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage; all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; verb provide with men; take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

rice

noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished; United States playwright (1892-1967); English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944); annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper; verb sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice

preference

noun grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties); the right or chance to choose; a strong liking; a predisposition in favor of something

scene

noun graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film; a subdivision of an act of a play; an incident (real or imaginary); the place where some action occurs; the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; the visual percept of a region; the context and environment in which something is set; a situation treated as an observable object; a display of bad temper

promise

noun grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future; verb make a promise or commitment; promise to undertake or give; give grounds for expectations; make a prediction about; tell in advance

proportion

noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); magnitude or extent; the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole; balance among the parts of something; verb adjust in size relative to other things; give pleasant proportions to

leaf

noun hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door); a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book); the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants; verb produce leaves, of plants; turn over pages; look through a book or other written material

sock

noun hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee; a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind; verb hit hard

measure

noun how much there is of something that you can quantify; any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements; a statute in draft before it becomes law; (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; verb determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; place a value on; judge the worth of something; have certain dimensions; express as a number or measure or quantity

sales

noun income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

noise

noun incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; a loud outcry of protest or complaint; sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication; the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan; verb emit a noise

raise

noun increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); the amount a salary is increased; the act of raising something; an upward slope or grade (as in a road); verb raise the level or amount of something; invigorate or heighten; bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3; establish radio communications with; activate or stir up; cause to be heard or known; express or utter; pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; put forward for consideration or discussion; bet more than the previous player; bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; construct, build, or erect; create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; raise from a lower to a higher position; cause to puff up with a leaven; collect funds for a specific purpose; cause to become alive again; increase; put an end to; raise in rank or condition; cause to assemble or enlist in the military; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); move upwards; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; bring up

stake

noun instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning; the money risked on a gamble; a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; verb mark with a stake; tie or fasten to a stake; place a bet on; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; put at risk

system

noun instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; an organized structure for arranging or classifying

ring

noun jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle; a characteristic sound; the sound of a bell ringing; a toroidal shape; a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration); a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; an association of criminals; (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop; verb attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; sound loudly and sonorously; make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; ring or echo with sound; be around

steel

noun knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod; an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range; a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard; verb cover, plate, or edge with steel; get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

match

noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; an exact duplicate; a burning piece of wood or cardboard; something that resembles or harmonizes with; a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete; the score needed to win a match; a pair of people who live together; a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect; verb be equal or harmonize; make correspond or harmonize; bring two objects, ideas, or people together; give or join in marriage; provide funds complementary to; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; set into opposition or rivalry; satisfy or fulfill; be equal to in quality or ability

poetry

noun literature in metrical form; any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

life

noun living things collectively; the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; a motive for living; a living person; the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; a characteristic state or mode of living; the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); the period between birth and the present time; the period from the present until death; animation and energy in action or expression; an account of the series of events making up a person's life; the condition of living or the state of being alive; a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

mill

noun machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing; English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873); Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836); the act of grinding to a powder or dust; a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing; verb grind with a mill; roll out (metal) with a rolling machine; produce a ridge around the edge of; move about in a confused manner

security

noun measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; a guarantee that an obligation will be met; freedom from anxiety or fear; a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; defense against financial failure; financial independence; property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; the state of being free from danger or injury; an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

log

noun measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water; a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane); a written record of messages sent or received; a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches; the exponent required to produce a given number; large log at the back of a hearth fire; verb enter into a log, as on ships and planes; cut lumber, as in woods and forests

rule

noun measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; prescribed guide for conduct or action; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; something regarded as a normative example; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; dominance or power through legal authority; verb keep in check; decide with authority; decide on and make a declaration about; mark or draw with a ruler; have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac; exercise authority over; as of nations; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

pork

noun meat from a domestic hog or pig; a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

paper

noun medium for written communication; a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses; the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); a business firm that publishes newspapers; verb cover with paper; cover with wallpaper

pot

noun metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid; street names for marijuana; a container in which plants are cultivated; slang for a paunch; the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker); the quantity contained in a pot; a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets; a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb plant in a pot

stuff

noun miscellaneous unspecified objects; unspecified qualities required to do or be something; a critically important or characteristic component; senseless talk; information in some unspecified form; informal terms for personal possessions; the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; verb fill tightly with a material; treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; obstruct; fill completely; fill with a stuffing while cooking; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; press or force

lap

noun movement once around a course; a flap that lies over another part; the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; an area of control or responsibility; touching with the tongue; verb take up with the tongue; move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another; wash or flow against; pass the tongue over

music

noun musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); punishment for one's actions; any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds); an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

shoulder

noun narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm; a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula; a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal; verb push with the shoulders; carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; lift onto one's shoulders

news

noun new information about specific and timely events; new information of any kind; information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; a program devoted to news

role

noun normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; what something is used for; an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

ribbon

noun notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming; a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter; any long object resembling a thin line; an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

supply

noun offering goods and services for sale; an amount of something available for use; the activity of supplying or providing something; verb provide or furnish with; state or say further; provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; circulate or distribute or equip with

palace

noun official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign); a large and stately mansion; a large ornate exhibition hall; the governing group of a kingdom

oil

noun oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist; a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water; any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants; verb cover with oil, as if by rubbing; administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

reader

noun one of a series of texts for students learning to read; a person who enjoys reading; a person who can read; a literate person; a public lecturer at certain universities; someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church; someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections; someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication; someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication

section

noun one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); a segment of a citrus fruit; a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon; a small army unit usually having a special function; a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class; (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid; a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation); one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; a specialized division of a large organization; verb divide into segments

season

noun one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; a recurrent time marked by major holidays; a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; verb make fit; lend flavor to; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

segment

noun one of the parts into which something naturally divides; one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; verb divide or split up; divide into segments

page

noun one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains; in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood; a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings; a boy who is employed to run errands; United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922); English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962); verb call out somebody's name over a P.A. system; work as a page; number the pages of a book or manuscript

supervisor

noun one who supervises or has charge and direction of; a program that controls the execution of other programs

pastor

noun only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus; a person authorized to conduct religious worship

leave

noun permission to do something; the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; the act of departing politely; verb leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; be survived by after one's death; go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; go away from a place; remove oneself from an association with or participation in; have as a result or residue; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; act or be so as to become in a specified state; have left or have as a remainder; leave behind unintentionally; move out of or depart from; leave or give by will after one's death; tell or deposit (information) knowledge; put into the care or protection of someone

rock

noun pitching dangerously to one side; a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984); material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint); verb move back and forth or sideways; cause to move back and forth

sink

noun plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe; (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it; a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof; verb descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; pass into a specified state or condition; fall or drop to a lower place or level; cause to sink; go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; embed deeply; fall or sink heavily; appear to move downward

mirror

noun polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; verb reflect or resemble; reflect as if in a mirror

power

noun possession of controlling influence; one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second); physical strength; possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself; a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world; a very wealthy or powerful businessman; (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; verb supply the force or power for the functioning of

review

noun practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory; (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court); an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play); a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art; (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data; a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment; a formal or official examination; a new appraisal or evaluation; a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion; a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians; verb look at again; examine again; look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; hold a review (of troops); refresh one's memory; appraise critically

milk

noun produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young; a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings; any of several nutritive milklike liquids; a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River; verb take milk from female mammals; add milk to; exploit as much as possible

output

noun production of a certain amount; what is produced in a given time period; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); final product; the things produced; signal that comes out of an electronic system; verb to create or manufacture a specific amount

labor

noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages); a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913; a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries; an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement; concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; verb undergo the efforts of childbirth; work hard; strive and make an effort to reach a goal

screen

noun protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects); a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space; display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created; a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; something that keeps things out or hinders sight; a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles; verb examine methodically; prevent from entering; project onto a screen for viewing; examine in order to test suitability; test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm; separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

shade

noun protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment); a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; a position of relative inferiority; relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; a mental representation of some haunting experience; a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; a slight amount or degree of difference; verb protect from light, heat, or view; represent the effect of shade or shadow on; cast a shadow over

occasion

noun reason; an opportunity to do something; the time of a particular event; an event that occurs at a critical time; a vaguely specified social event; verb give occasion to

logic

noun reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning; the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations; the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

rhythm

noun recurring at regular intervals; the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle); an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

shadow

noun refuge from danger or observation; a premonition of something adverse; an inseparable companion; a dominating and pervasive presence; shade within clear boundaries; something existing in perception only; an indication that something has been present; an unilluminated area; a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements; verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge; make appear small by comparison; cast a shadow over

plan

noun scale drawing of a structure; a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; an arrangement scheme; verb make plans for something; have the will and intention to carry out some action; make or work out a plan for; devise; make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

receiver

noun set that receives radio or tv signals; a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass; earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds; a person who gets something; (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

pasta

noun shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg; a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient

point

noun sharp end; a wall socket; the gun muzzle's direction; an outstanding characteristic; a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip; a geometric element that has position but no extension; the object of an activity; a brief version of the essential meaning of something; a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; a promontory extending out into a large body of water; the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch; a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect; a V shape; a very small circular shape; an instant of time; a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs; an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; verb repair the joints of bricks; be positionable in a specified manner; mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes; mark with diacritics; mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics; give a point to; be a signal for or a symptom of; indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; direct into a position for use; sail close to the wind; direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; be oriented

scream

noun sharp piercing cry; a joke that seems extremely funny; a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; verb make a loud, piercing sound; utter or declare in a very loud voice; utter a sudden loud cry

panel

noun sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something; a pad placed under a saddle; a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc; (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen); electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'; a committee appointed to judge a competition; verb decorate with panels; select from a list

marketing

noun shopping at a market; the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

shrimp

noun small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible; any of various edible decapod crustaceans; disparaging terms for small people; verb fish for shrimp

marker

noun some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol

speaker

noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

shareholder

noun someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

professor

noun someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

pilot

noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight; a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor; an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track; small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner; an original model on which something is patterned; a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors; verb act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; fly a plane

practitioner

noun someone who practices a learned profession

seller

noun someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

provider

noun someone who provides the means for subsistence; someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

juror

noun someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury

sponsor

noun someone who supports or champions something; an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.); verb assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

photographer

noun someone who takes photographs professionally

supplier

noun someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

offer

noun something offered (as a proposal or bid); the verbal act of offering; a usually brief attempt; verb put forward for consideration; threaten to do something; produce or introduce on the stage; make available or accessible, provide or furnish; present for acceptance or rejection; make available for sale; offer verbally; propose a payment; present as an act of worship; ask (someone) to marry you; make available; provide; mount or put up; agree freely

settlement

noun something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it; an area where a group of families live together; termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities; the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; a community of people smaller than a town; a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

read

noun something that is read; verb to hear and understand; interpret something that is written or printed; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; obtain data from magnetic tapes; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; have or contain a certain wording or form; make sense of a language; be a student of a certain subject; interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

producer

noun something that produces; someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work); someone who manufactures something

pay

noun something that remunerates; verb bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; discharge or settle; do or give something to somebody in return; make a compensation for; render; be worth it; dedicate; convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; cancel or discharge a debt; bring in

result

noun something that results; the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; verb issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; have as a result or residue

survival

noun something that survives; a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment; a state of surviving; remaining alive

symbol

noun something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

rating

noun standing or position on a scale; act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something; rank in a military organization

stance

noun standing posture; a rationalized mental attitude

ladder

noun steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down; ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; a row of unravelled stitches; verb come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

struggle

noun strenuous effort; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); verb to exert strenuous effort against opposition; be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling; make a strenuous or labored effort

passion

noun strong feeling or emotion; a feeling of strong sexual desire; the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion; the trait of being intensely emotional; any object of warm affection or devotion; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action; something that is desired intensely

rhetoric

noun study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade; loud and confused and empty talk; high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

rib

noun support resembling the rib of an animal; a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural; a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant; any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates); a teasing remark; cut of meat including one or more ribs; verb form vertical ribs by knitting; subject to laughter or ridicule

kneel

noun supporting yourself on your knees; verb rest one's weight on one's knees

pepper

noun sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum; pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground; climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam; any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers; verb attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; add pepper to

research

noun systematic investigation to establish facts; a search for knowledge; verb inquire into; attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

poke

noun tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous; (boxing) a blow with the fist; a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind; verb make a hole by poking; stir by poking; poke or thrust abruptly; hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; search or inquire in a meddlesome way

pause

noun temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; verb cease an action temporarily; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

sentiment

noun tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion; a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

sir

noun term of address for a man; a title used before the name of knight or baronet

screening

noun testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics; fabric of metal or plastic mesh; the display of a motion picture; the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

substance

noun that which has mass and occupies space; the stuff of which an object consists; the idea that is intended; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; what a communication that is about something is about; considerable capital (wealth or income)

mind

noun that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; knowledge and intellectual ability; attention; recall or remembrance; your intention; what you intend to do; an opinion formed by judging something; an important intellectual; verb keep in mind; be concerned with or about something or somebody; be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; be in charge of or deal with; pay close attention to; give heed to

orbit

noun the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom; an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball; a particular environment or walk of life; verb move in an orbit

sensitivity

noun the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment; the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others); susceptibility to a pathogen

silence

noun the absence of sound; the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); a refusal to speak when expected; the trait of keeping things secret; verb keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; cause to be quiet or not talk

Purchase

noun the acquisition of something for payment; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; something acquired by purchase; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; verb obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

push

noun the act of applying force in order to move something away; an effort to advance; the force used in pushing; an electrical switch operated by pressing; enterprising or ambitious drive; verb press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"; press against forcefully without moving; move strenuously and with effort; approach a certain age or speed; sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); make publicity for; try to sell (a product); make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

slip

noun the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning); a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.; a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air; a small sheet of paper; an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; a young and slender person; potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics; a socially awkward or tactless act; an unexpected slide; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; a woman's sleeveless undergarment; artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material; a slippery smoothness; a place where a craft can be made fast; a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting; verb insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; get worse; pass out of one's memory; move smoothly and easily; pass on stealthily; move out of position; to make a mistake or be incorrect; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; move stealthily

presence

noun the act of being present; the impression that something is present; the immediate proximity of someone or something; an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby; the state of being present; current existence; dignified manner or conduct

step

noun the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed; a short distance; any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; a musical interval of two semitones; the sound of a step of someone walking; the distance covered by a step; relative position in a graded series; verb move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; place (a ship's mast) in its step; shift or move by taking a step; put down or press the foot, place the foot; walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; move with one's feet in a specific manner; furnish with steps; cause (a computer) to execute a single command; measure (distances) by pacing; treat badly

motion

noun the act of changing location from one place to another; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; a state of change; the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; verb show, express or direct through movement

rise

noun the act of changing location in an upward direction; an increase in cost; a growth in strength or number or importance; a movement upward; increase in price or value; the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises; the amount a salary is increased; (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground; an upward slope or grade (as in a road); verb increase in value or to a higher point; rise in rank or status; exert oneself to meet a challenge; become heartened or elated; move upward; come up, of celestial bodies; increase in volume; rise up; get up and out of bed; return from the dead; become more extreme; go up or advance; be promoted, move to a better position; rise to one's feet; come to the surface; take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance; come into existence; take on form or shape

switch

noun the act of changing one thing or position for another; a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other; a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment; control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit; railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock; hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; verb make a shift in or exchange of; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; flog with or as if with a flexible rod; reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action); change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence; cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; exchange or give (something) in exchange for

movement

noun the act of changing the location of something; the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; the act of changing location from one place to another; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; a euphemism for defecation

landing

noun the act of coming to land after a voyage; the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods; an intermediate platform in a staircase

prayer

noun the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); a fixed text used in praying; reverent petition to a deity; someone who prays to God; earnest or urgent request

move

noun the act of deciding to do something; (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game; the act of changing your residence or place of business; the act of changing location from one place to another; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; verb go or proceed from one point to another; progress by being changed; propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting; have a turn; make one's move in a game; arouse sympathy or compassion in; move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; dispose of by selling; live one's life in a specified environment; be in a state of action; give an incentive for action; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; change location; move, travel, or proceed; perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); follow a procedure or take a course

kick

noun the act of delivering a blow with the foot; a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); informal terms for objecting; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired; the swift release of a store of affective force; verb make a goal; stop consuming; strike with the foot; drive or propel with the foot; thrash about or strike out with the feet; kick a leg up; express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; spring back, as from a forceful thrust

serving

noun the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

look

noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; physical appearance; the feelings expressed on a person's face; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb have a certain outward or facial expression; convey by one's expression; perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; accord in appearance with; have faith or confidence in; look forward to the probable occurrence of; search or seek; take charge of or deal with; be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

separation

noun the act of dividing or disconnecting; the social act of separating or parting company; sorting one thing from others; the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal); coming apart; the space where a division or parting occurs; the state of lacking unity; (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order); the distance between things

shooting

noun the act of firing a projectile; killing someone by gunfire

squeeze

noun the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; the act of gripping and pressing firmly; a twisting squeeze; (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; a tight or amorous embrace; an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high; verb press firmly; squeeze or press together; squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; squeeze tightly between the fingers; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; press or force; obtain by coercion or intimidation; to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

replacement

noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; a person who follows next in order; someone who takes the place of another person; filling again by supplying what has been used up

talk

noun the act of giving a talk to an audience; an exchange of ideas via conversation; discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); idle gossip or rumor; a speech that is open to the public; verb express in speech; exchange thoughts; talk with; deliver a lecture or talk; divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"; reveal information; use language

knock

noun the act of hitting vigorously; negative criticism; a bad experience; the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); a vigorous blow; verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"; rap with the knuckles; knock against with force or violence; sound like a car engine that is firing too early; make light, repeated taps on a surface

judgment

noun the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it; the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions; an opinion formed by judging something; the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations; the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

jump

noun the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; descent with a parachute; (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another; a sudden and decisive increase; a sudden involuntary movement; an abrupt transition; verb increase suddenly and significantly; bypass; enter eagerly into; make a sudden physical attack on; move forward by leaps and bounds; cause to jump or leap; jump down from an elevated point; go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions; rise in rank or status; pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute; run off or leave the rails; be highly noticeable

reservation

noun the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.); a statement that limits or restricts some claim; the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance; a district that is reserved for particular purpose; the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

suicide

noun the act of killing yourself; a person who kills himself intentionally

loss

noun the act of losing; the disadvantage that results from losing something; the experience of losing a loved one; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; something that is lost; gradual decline in amount or activity; euphemistic expressions for death; military personnel lost by death or capture

recording

noun the act of making a record (especially an audio record); signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded; a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

legislation

noun the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body

marriage

noun the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; two people who are married to each other; the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); a close and intimate union

reading

noun the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; written material intended to be read; a particular interpretation or performance; a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England; a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something; a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

make

noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly; a recognizable kind; verb act in a certain way so as to acquire; eliminate urine; behave in a certain way; give certain properties to something; put in order or neaten; develop into; change from one form into another; favor the development of; cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; calculate as being; consider as being; represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; assure the success of; make or cause to be or to become; compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; make by shaping or bringing together constituents; gather and light the materials for; perform or carry out; reach in time; proceed along a path; appear to begin an activity; engage in; carry out or commit; form by assembling individuals or constituents; constitute the essence of; amount to; be or be capable of being changed or made into; add up to; be suitable for; undergo fabrication or creation; have a bowel movement; institute, enact, or establish; make, formulate, or derive in the mind; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; induce to have sex; create or design, often in a certain way; create or manufacture a man-made product; create by artistic means; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; make by combining materials and parts; prepare for eating by applying heat; organize or be responsible for; reach a destination, either real or abstract; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; head into a specified direction; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; achieve a point or goal; charge with a function; charge to be; to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"

mix

noun the act of mixing together; an event that combines things in a mixture; a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients; verb add as an additional element or part; combine (electronic signals); to bring or combine together or with something else; mix together different elements; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

shift

noun the act of moving from one place to another; an event in which something is displaced without rotation; a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time; the time period during which you are at work; the act of changing one thing or position for another; a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist; a woman's sleeveless undergarment; the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters; a qualitative change; (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; verb move and exchange for another; change gears; move from one setting or context to another; change in quality; change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; use a shift key on a keyboard; change place or direction; make a shift in or exchange of; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; move abruptly; move sideways or in an unsteady way; move very slightly; move around

slide

noun the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector; a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study; plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide; (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.; sloping channel through which things can descend; (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; verb move smoothly along a surface; move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

nod

noun the act of nodding the head; a sign of assent or salutation or command; verb be almost asleep; let the head fall forward through drowsiness; lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; express or signify by nodding; sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion

notice

noun the act of noticing or paying attention; polite or favorable attention; a short critical review; an announcement containing information about a future event; advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; a request for payment; verb express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; notice or perceive; make or write a comment on; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

observation

noun the act of observing; taking a patient look; the act of making and recording a measurement; facts learned by observing; a remark expressing careful consideration; the act of noticing or paying attention

occupation

noun the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; any activity that occupies a person's attention; the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power; the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

nomination

noun the act of officially naming a candidate; the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election

orientation

noun the act of orienting; a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships; an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions; a course introducing a new situation or environment; a predisposition in favor of something

passage

noun the act of passing from one state or place to the next; a journey usually by ship; the act of passing something to another person; a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; a way through or along which someone or something may pass; a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; a section of text; particularly a section of medium length; a short section of a musical composition; the passing of a law by a legislative body; the motion of one object relative to another

payment

noun the act of paying money; a sum of money paid

smell

noun the act of perceiving the odor of something; the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents; the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; any property detected by the olfactory system; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb emit an odor; smell bad; inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

take

noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; verb ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; be seized or affected in a specified way; interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; accept or undergo, often unwillingly; obtain by winning; get into one's hands, take physically; have sex with; archaic use; travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; head into a specified direction; experience or feel or submit to; to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; take into one's possession; take by force; buy, select; make use of or accept for some purpose; require (time or space); develop a habit; carry out; be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; be a student of a certain subject; pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; lay claim to; as of an idea; make a film or photograph of something; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; proceed along in a vehicle; occupy or take on; take somebody somewhere; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; engage for service under a term of contract; receive or obtain by regular payment; receive willingly something given or offered; admit into a group or community; assume, as of positions or roles; require as useful, just, or proper; be capable of holding or containing; have with oneself; have on one's person; be designed to hold or take

position

noun the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom; a job in an organization; (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; the arrangement of the body and its limbs; a rationalized mental attitude; a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; the particular portion of space occupied by something; the appropriate or customary location; the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; the act of putting something in a certain place; an item on a list or in a sequence; an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons; a condition or position in which you find yourself; the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; verb cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation; put into a certain place or abstract location

prediction

noun the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future); a statement made about the future

press

noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead; any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids; a machine used for printing; clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use; the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines; newspaper writers and photographers; a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes; a dense crowd of people; the state of demanding notice or attention; verb place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; exert pressure or force to or upon; make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; press from a plastic; create by pressing; crowd closely; be urgent; ask for or request earnestly; force or impel in an indicated direction; lift weights; squeeze or press together; press and smooth with a heated iron; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; to be oppressive or burdensome

prevention

noun the act of preventing

show

noun the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; something intended to communicate a particular impression; verb give evidence of, as of records; finish third or better in a horse or dog race; make visible or noticeable; be or become visible or noticeable; show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; give expression to; provide evidence for; show in, or as in, a picture; show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; make clear and visible

pull

noun the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; a sustained effort; a device used for pulling something; special advantage or influence; the force used in pulling; a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; verb strain abnormally; take away; hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; cause to move by pulling; apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; rein in to keep from winning a race; operate when rowing a boat; steer into a certain direction; move into a certain direction; cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; strip of feathers; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; tear or be torn violently; bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

order

noun the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans; a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; a body of rules followed by an assembly; (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families; a group of person living under a religious rule; established customary state (especially of society); a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); a formal association of people with similar interests; logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; a condition of regular or proper arrangement; verb place in a certain order; bring order to or into; make a request for something; give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; issue commands or orders for; assign a rank or rating to; arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; appoint to a clerical posts; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

lift

noun the act of raising something; a ride in a car; the act of giving temporary assistance; one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot; a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg; a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground; transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable); plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building; a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill; the event of something being raised upward; the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity; verb remove from a surface; take off or away by decreasing; remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; remove (hair) by scalping; put an end to; rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; raise in rank or condition; call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs; make audible; take (root crops) out of the ground; take hold of something and move it to a different location; move upwards; pay off (a mortgage); perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face; invigorate or heighten; annul by recalling or rescinding; fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; move upward; raise from a lower to a higher position; make off with belongings of others; take illegally; take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property; rise up

reference

noun the act of referring or consulting; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; a remark that calls attention to something or someone; an indicator that orients you generally; verb refer to

rent

noun the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property; an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions; verb let for money; hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services; engage for service under a term of contract; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

soar

noun the act of rising upward into the air; verb go or move upward; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; fly a plane without an engine; fly by means of a hang glider

roll

noun the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling); a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude; walking with a swaying gait; anything rolled up in cylindrical form; photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light; a list of names; the act of throwing dice; a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore; the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously; a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells); rotary motion of an object around its own axis; small rounded bread either plain or sweet; a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); verb execute a roll, in tumbling; show certain properties when being rolled; take the shape of a roll or cylinder; shape by rolling; pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"; begin operating or running; move by turning over or rotating; cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; move, rock, or sway from side to side; move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; occur in soft rounded shapes; boil vigorously; flatten or spread with a roller; wrap or coil around; move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

rub

noun the act of rubbing or wiping; an unforeseen obstacle; verb move over something with pressure; cause friction; scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

scan

noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; an image produced by scanning; verb read metrically; make a wide, sweeping search of; move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image; examine hastily; examine minutely or intensely; conform to a metrical pattern; obtain data from magnetic tapes

scatter

noun the act of scattering; a haphazard distribution in all directions; verb distribute loosely; sow by scattering; cause to separate; move away from each other; to cause to separate and go in different directions; strew or distribute over an area

score

noun the act of scoring in a game or sport; the facts about an actual situation; a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; a set of twenty members; grounds; a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally); an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; verb make underscoring marks; gain points in a game; get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; make small marks into the surface of; write a musical score for; assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; induce to have sex

quest

noun the act of searching for something; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; verb seek alms, as for religious purposes; search the trail of (game); make a search (for); express the need or desire for; ask for; bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

shoot

noun the act of shooting at targets; a new branch; verb produce buds, branches, or germinate; measure the altitude of by using a sextant; utter fast and forcefully; score; fire a shot; hit with a missile from a weapon; throw dice, as in a crap game; variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; cause a sharp and sudden pain in; kill by firing a missile; emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; give an injection to; make a film or photograph of something; record on photographic film; spend frivolously and unwisely; force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; move quickly and violently; run or move very quickly or hastily

shove

noun the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); verb push roughly; come into rough contact with while moving; press or force

song

noun the act of singing; a short musical composition with words; a distinctive or characteristic sound; a very small sum; the characteristic sound produced by a bird; the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

smoke

noun the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; something with no concrete substance; an indication of some hidden activity; a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; street names for marijuana; tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder; verb inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; emit a cloud of fine particles

snap

noun the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; a sudden breaking; the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; a spell of cold weather; (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; the act of catching an object with the hands; any undertaking that is easy to do; an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; a sudden sharp noise; a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger; tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections; verb break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; snap close with a sound; utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; cause to make a snapping sound; put in play with a snap; move or strike with a noise; move with a snapping sound; make a sharp sound; record on photographic film; to grasp hastily or eagerly; separate or cause to separate abruptly; lose control of one's emotions

spit

noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva); a skewer for holding meat over a fire; a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches; verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; utter with anger or contempt; drive a skewer through; rain gently

radiation

noun the act of spreading outward from a central source; a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain; the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats; energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay; (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance; syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours

sprinkle

noun the act of sprinkling or splashing water; a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby; verb scatter with liquid; wet lightly; cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; rain gently; distribute loosely

storage

noun the act of storing something; the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials; (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk; depositing in a warehouse; an electronic memory device; a depository for goods

suck

noun the act of sucking; verb draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; give suck to; take in, also metaphorically

surprise

noun the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; verb cause to be surprised; come upon or take unawares; attack by storm; attack suddenly

swallow

noun the act of swallowing; small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations; a small amount of liquid food; verb believe or accept without questioning or challenge; keep from expressing; take back what one has said; utter indistinctly; engulf and destroy; pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; tolerate or accommodate oneself to; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

pickup

noun the act of taking aboard passengers or freight; the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard; anything with restorative powers; the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; a warrant to take someone into custody; a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships; an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable; mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

planning

noun the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise; an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

play

noun the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully; activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; a preset plan of action in team sports; utilization or exercise; a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; a theatrical performance of a drama; a state in which action is feasible; the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; an attempt to get something; movement or space for movement; verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); a weak and tremulous light; the removal of constraints; (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; verb engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; participate in games or sport; employ in a game or in a specific position; use or move; shoot or hit in a particular manner; bet or wager (money); put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; make bets; use to one's advantage; discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; perform on a certain location; be performed; cause to emit recorded sounds; emit recorded sound; pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; replay (as a melody); play on an instrument; perform music on (a musical instrument); move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; behave in a certain way; be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; consider not very seriously; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; stake on the outcome of an issue; manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; play a role or part; perform on a stage or theater; behave carelessly or indifferently

offense

noun the action of attacking an enemy; the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score; a crime less serious than a felony; a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a feeling of anger caused by being offended

resistance

noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; group action in opposition to those in power; (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness; the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria); any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion; an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current; a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force; a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms; (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

pitch

noun the action or manner of throwing something; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump; a high approach shot in golf; the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); promotion by means of an argument and demonstration; verb set to a certain pitch; lead (a card) and establish the trump suit; hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin; erect and fasten; fall or plunge forward; set the level or character of; throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; throw or toss with a light motion; move abruptly; heel over; be at an angle; sell or offer for sale from place to place

laughter

noun the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; the sound of laughing

leadership

noun the activity of leading; the ability to lead; the body of people who lead a group; the status of a leader

operation

noun the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); a business especially one run on a large scale; (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); process or manner of functioning or operating; the state of being in effect or being operative; (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

sell

noun the activity of persuading someone to buy; verb persuade somebody to accept something; give up for a price or reward; exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; be responsible for the sale of; be approved of or gain acceptance; do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; deliver to an enemy by treachery

preparation

noun the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home); activity leading to skilled behavior; the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); a substance prepared according to a formula

provision

noun the activity of supplying or providing something; a stipulated condition; a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms); the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; verb supply with provisions

negotiation

noun the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms; a discussion intended to produce an agreement

organization

noun the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; a group of people who work together; the act of forming something; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

justice

noun the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; the quality of being just or fair; the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870; a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

profit

noun the advantageous quality of being beneficial; the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses); verb make a profit; gain money or materially; derive a benefit from

portion

noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something; something less than the whole of a human artifact; an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage; assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; something determined in relation to something that includes it; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); verb give out or allot

perspective

noun the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer; a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

surround

noun the area in which something exists or lives; verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; be around; surround so as to force to give up; surround with a wall in order to fortify; envelop completely

sovereignty

noun the authority of a state to govern another state; government free from external control; royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

membership

noun the body of members of an organization or group; the state of being a member

reason

noun the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; a rational motive for a belief or action; a justification for something existing or happening; the state of having good sense and sound judgment; verb think logically; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; present reasons and arguments

say

noun the chance to speak; verb indicate; communicate or express nonverbally; recite or repeat a fixed text; utter aloud; state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; express a supposition; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; express in words; report or maintain; have or contain a certain wording or form

president

noun the chief executive of a republic; an executive officer of a firm or corporation; the head administrative officer of a college or university; the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; the office of the United States head of state; the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

mandate

noun the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory; a document giving an official instruction or command; a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves; verb assign authority to; make mandatory; assign under a mandate

nature

noun the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; a particular type of thing; the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe

setting

noun the context and environment in which something is set; the physical position of something; the state of the environment in which a situation exists; arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted; a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; a table service for one person

lighting

noun the craft of providing artificial light; apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film; the act of setting something on fire; having abundant light or illumination

rape

noun the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; the act of despoiling a country in warfare; Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; verb destroy and strip of its possession; force (someone) to have sex against their will

post

noun the delivery and collection of letters and packages; an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914); United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960); United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935); a job in an organization; military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; verb publicize with, or as if with, a poster; display, as of records in sports games; mark or expose as infamous; put up; affix in a public place or for public notice; ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait; transfer (entries) from one account book to another; assign to a post; put into a post; enter on a public list; cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; assign to a station; mark with a stake

personnel

noun the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management; group of people willing to obey orders

kill

noun the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; the act of terminating a life; verb destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; cause to cease operating; tire out completely; mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; cause the death of, without intention; deprive of life; hit with great force; hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; be the source of great pain for; thwart the passage of; be fatal; end or extinguish by forceful means; drink down entirely

sense

noun the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; a general conscious awareness; a natural appreciation or ability; the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; sound practical judgment; verb comprehend; become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; detect some circumstance or entity automatically; perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

pad

noun the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal; a usually thin flat mass of padding; a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp; the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily); a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge; temporary living quarters; a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched; verb add padding to; line or stuff with soft material; add details to; walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

reputation

noun the general estimation that the public has for a person; notoriety for some particular characteristic; the state of being held in high esteem and honor

limb

noun the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper; (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree; any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

limit

noun the greatest possible degree of something; the boundary of a specific area; as far as something can go; the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity; final or latest limiting point; verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; place limits on (extent or access); decide upon or fix definitely

shell

noun the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc; ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun; the housing or outer covering of something; a very light narrow racing boat; a rigid covering that envelops an object; the exterior covering of a bird's egg; the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts; the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals; hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles; a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners); verb remove from its shell or outer covering; look for and collect shells by the seashore; hit the pitches of hard and regularly; fall out of the pod or husk; remove the husks from; come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; use explosives on

lemma

noun the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry; a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition; the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae

price

noun the high value or worth of something; value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; United States operatic soprano (born 1927); the amount of money needed to purchase something; cost of bribing someone; the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); verb ascertain or learn the price of; determine the price of

mark

noun the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a visible indication made on a surface; a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel; formerly the basic unit of money in Germany; something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; a marking that consists of lines that cross each other; an indication of damage; a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); a reference point to shoot at; a distinguishing symbol; a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of; verb make or leave a mark on; designate as if by a mark; insert punctuation marks into; mark by some ceremony or observation; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; put a check mark on or near or next to; remove from a list; make underscoring marks; establish as the highest level or best performance; make small marks into the surface of; mark with a scar; attach a tag or label to; notice or perceive; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

palm

noun the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers; any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves; a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand; an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event; verb touch, lift, or hold with the hands

prosecution

noun the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant; the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

minister

noun the job of a head of a government department; a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador; a person appointed to a high office in the government; a person authorized to conduct religious worship; verb work as a minister; attend to the wants and needs of others

law

noun the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society; a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; the collection of rules imposed by authority; the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do; the force of policemen and officers

medicine

noun the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease; the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques; punishment for one's actions; verb treat medicinally, treat with medicine

odds

noun the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring; the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another

lower

noun the lower of two berths; verb set lower; cause to drop or sink; move something or somebody to a lower position; look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval; make lower or quieter

keep

noun the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress; a cell in a jail or prison; the financial means whereby one lives; verb maintain by writing regular records; hold and prevent from leaving; retain possession of; look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; maintain for use and service; have as a supply; store or keep customarily; supply with room and board; raise; keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; fail to spoil or rot; prevent (food) from rotting; observe correctly or closely; supply with necessities and support; retain rights to; allow to remain in a place or position; keep under control; keep in check; prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; celebrate, as of holidays or rites; conform one's action or practice to; continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Olympics

noun the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

may

noun the month following April and preceding June; thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

mode

noun the most frequent value of a random variable; any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave; a particular functioning condition or arrangement; how something is done or how it happens; verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker; a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

seek

noun the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk; verb inquire for; go to or towards; try to get or reach; try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; make an effort or attempt

pant

noun the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine); a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; verb breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; utter while panting, as if out of breath

painting

noun the occupation of a house painter; the act of applying paint to a surface; creating a picture with paints; graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

sport

noun the occupation of athletes who compete for pay; an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition; someone who engages in sports; a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine; verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration; verb wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; play boisterously

photography

noun the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies; the act of taking and printing photographs; the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces

residence

noun the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; the act of dwelling in a place; a large and imposing house

mouth

noun the opening of a jar or bottle; the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); a person conceived as a consumer of food; an impudent or insolent rejoinder; a spokesperson (as a lawyer); verb articulate silently; form words with the lips only; touch with the mouth; express in speech

put

noun the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; verb attribute or give; cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; put into a certain place or abstract location; adapt; cause (someone) to undergo something; estimate; arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; formulate in a particular style or language; make an investment

mission

noun the organized work of a religious missionary; a special assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work; a group of representatives or delegates

root

noun the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground; a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number; a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent); verb take root and begin to grow; cause to take roots; plant by the roots; come into existence, originate; become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; dig with the snout

knee

noun the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee; hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella; joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

journal

noun the part of the axle contained by a bearing; a record book as a physical object; a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

soil

noun the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock; the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); the state of being covered with unclean things; verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty

nation

noun the people who live in a nation or country; a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911); a politically organized body of people under a single government

service

noun the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; work done by one person or group that benefits another; (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him; employment in or work for another; the act of public worship following prescribed rules; an act of help or assistance; tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table; a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation; Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958); periodic maintenance on a car or machine; (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; the act of mating by male animals; a means of serving; a force that is a branch of the armed forces; verb make fit for use; be used by; as of a utility; mate with

newspaper

noun the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; a business firm that publishes newspapers; cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers

lead

noun the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing; an advantage held by a competitor in a race; evidence pointing to a possible solution; the introductory section of a story; a news story of major importance; (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning; the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile); a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal; the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine; an indication of potential opportunity; an actor who plays a principal role; verb cause to undertake a certain action; travel in front of; go in advance of others; take somebody somewhere; tend to or result in; be ahead of others; be the first; pass or spend; preside over; lead, as in the performance of a composition; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be in charge of; be conducive to; have as a result or residue; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; lead, extend, or afford access; cause something to pass or lead somewhere

sack

noun the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; a woman's full loose hiplength jacket; any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry); the quantity contained in a sack; the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart); a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist; a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily; an enclosed space; verb put in a sack; plunder (a town) after capture; make as a net profit; terminate the employment of

pitcher

noun the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring; (baseball) the person who does the pitching; the quantity contained in a pitcher

mainstream

noun the prevailing current of thought

likelihood

noun the probability of a specified outcome

perception

noun the process of perceiving; knowledge gained by perceiving; a way of conceiving something; becoming aware of something via the senses; the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

melt

noun the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; verb become less intense and fade away gradually; lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; become or cause to become soft or liquid

politics

noun the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs; the study of government of states and other political units; the opinion you hold with respect to political questions; social relations involving authority or power

literature

noun the profession or art of a writer; the humanistic study of a body of literature; creative writing of recognized artistic value; published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

province

noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities; the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

sexuality

noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles

sex

noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; activities associated with sexual intercourse; verb tell the sex (of young chickens); stimulate sexually

strength

noun the property of being physically or mentally strong; the condition of financial success; capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; physical energy or intensity; permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); an asset of special worth or utility; the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

magnitude

noun the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); relative importance; a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10

motivation

noun the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated

shine

noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light; verb be clear and obvious; be distinguished or eminent; throw or flash the light of (a lamp); emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; make (a surface) shine; experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; be shiny, as if wet; touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; be bright by reflecting or casting light

loyalty

noun the quality of being loyal; feelings of allegiance; the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

publicity

noun the quality of being open to public view; a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

privacy

noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others; the condition of being concealed or hidden

significance

noun the quality of being significant; a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; the message that is intended or expressed or signified

similarity

noun the quality of being similar; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

stability

noun the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast; a stable order; the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

mortality

noun the quality or state of being mortal; the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

reality

noun the quality possessed by something that is real; the state of being actual or real; the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

opinion

noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself); a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

ownership

noun the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others; the state or fact of being an owner; the act of having and controlling property

status

noun the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; a state at a particular time

stress

noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; special emphasis attached to something; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; verb put stress on; utter with an accent; to stress, single out as important; test the limits of

rehabilitation

noun the restoration of someone to a useful place in society; the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises; vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation; the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

pulse

noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.); the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health; (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); verb produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; drive by or as if by pulsation; expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

peel

noun the rind of a fruit or vegetable; British politician (1788-1850); the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit); verb get undressed; come off in flakes or thin small pieces; strip the skin off

portfolio

noun the role of the head of a government department; a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers

see

noun the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located; verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; deem to be; deliberate or decide; match or meet; receive as a specified guest; accompany or escort; perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; see and understand, have a good eye; observe as if with an eye; go to see for professional or business reasons; go to see for a social visit; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; make sense of; assign a meaning to; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; come together; go or live through; perceive or be contemporaneous with; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; see or watch; date regularly; have a steady relationship with; visit a place, as for entertainment; take charge of or deal with

suggestion

noun the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association; an idea that is suggested; a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; persuasion formulated as a suggestion; the act of inducing hypnosis; a just detectable amount

meeting

noun the social act of assembling for some common purpose; a casual or unexpected convergence; a formally arranged gathering; a small informal social gathering; the act of joining together as one; a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

shape

noun the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; the visual appearance of something or someone; alternative names for the body of a human being; a perceptual structure; the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe; the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'); verb give shape or form to; make something, usually for a specific function; shape or influence; give direction to

pregnancy

noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

poverty

noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

lack

noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; verb be without

question

noun the subject matter at issue; an informal reference to a marriage proposal; an instance of questioning; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; verb pose a question; challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; pose a series of questions to; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

record

noun the sum of recognized accomplishments; an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove; a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; verb register electronically; make a record of; set down in permanent form; be aware of; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

re

noun the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization; ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods; a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum

mechanism

noun the technical aspects of doing something; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

morning

noun the time period between dawn and noon; a conventional expression of greeting or farewell; the earliest period; the first light of day

resolve

noun the trait of being resolute; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; verb find the solution; make clearly visible; cause to go into a solution; understand the meaning of; bring to an end; settle conclusively; reach a decision; reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

reserve

noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary; something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose; (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions; formality and propriety of manner; armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency; a district that is reserved for particular purpose; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; verb obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

stem

noun the tube of a tobacco pipe; a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it; front part of a vessel or aircraft; cylinder forming a long narrow part of something; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ; verb remove the stem from; stop the flow of a liquid; grow out of, have roots in, originate in; cause to point inward

maintenance

noun the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; means of maintenance of a family or group; activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

space

noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; a blank area; a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; an area reserved for some particular purpose; an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words; the interval between two times; verb place at intervals

shock

noun the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; a bushy thick mass (especially hair); a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; verb subject to electrical shocks; collect or gather into shocks; collide violently; strike with horror or terror; surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; strike with disgust or revulsion; inflict a trauma upon

state

noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes; a politically organized body of people under a single government; the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; a state of depression or agitation; the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; the territory occupied by a nation; (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); verb express in words; put before; indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

sum

noun the whole amount; a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers; the final aggregate; a quantity of money; the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; verb determine the sum of; be a summary of

ministry

noun the work of a minister of religion; building where the business of a government department is transacted; religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian); a government department under the direction of a minister

market

noun the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; the securities markets in the aggregate; the customers for a particular product or service; a marketplace where groceries are sold; verb engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; deal in a market; buy household supplies; make commercial

pile

noun the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure; a collection of objects laid on top of each other; a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy; battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta; fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs); (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb place or lay as if in a pile; arrange in stacks; press tightly together or cram

layer

noun thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells; a hen that lays eggs; single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another; an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; verb make or form a layer

stick

noun threat of a penalty; an implement consisting of a length of wood; a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane; a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball; a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine; a small thin branch of a tree; marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking; informal terms of the leg; verb saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; cause to protrude or as if to protrude; fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; fasten with or as with pins or nails; fasten with an adhesive material like glue; cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; endure; be or become fixed; be a mystery or bewildering to; come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; stick to firmly; fix, force, or implant; stay put (in a certain place); be loyal to; be a devoted follower or supporter

sandwich

noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them; verb insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; make into a sandwich

shorts

noun underpants worn by men; trousers that end at or above the knee

pollution

noun undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities; the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors; the state of being polluted

murder

noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; verb kill intentionally and with premeditation; alter so as to make unrecognizable

pride

noun unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins); the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards; a feeling of self-respect and personal worth; satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; a group of lions; verb be proud of

mood

noun verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker; a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; the prevailing psychological state

rage

noun violent state of the elements; a state of extreme anger; something that is desired intensely; an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; a feeling of intense anger; verb feel intense anger; be violent; as of fires and storms; behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

soak

noun washing something by allowing it to soak; the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); verb heat a metal prior to working it; fill, soak, or imbue totally; beat severely; submerge in a liquid; cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; become drunk or drink excessively; make drunk (with alcoholic drinks); rip off; ask an unreasonable price; leave as a guarantee in return for money

shower

noun washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; a brief period of precipitation; someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see; verb take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; provide abundantly with; spray or sprinkle with; rain abundantly; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

steam

noun water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere; verb cook something by letting steam pass over it; clean by means of steaming; get very angry; rise as vapor; emit steam; travel by means of steam power

money

noun wealth reckoned in terms of money; the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; the official currency issued by a government or national bank

load

noun weight to be borne or conveyed; electrical device to which electrical power is delivered; the power output of a generator or power plant; an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; goods carried by a large vehicle; the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents; an onerous or difficult concern; a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks; verb fill or place a load on; provide with munition; put (something) on a structure or conveyance

organ

noun wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard; a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function; a periodical that is published by a special interest group; a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ; a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

retirement

noun withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; withdrawal from your position or occupation; the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

sheep

noun woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat; a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

studio

noun workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded; an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen

laundry

noun workplace where clothes are washed and ironed; garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

kit

noun young of any of various fur-bearing animals; gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose; a case for containing a set of articles; verb supply with a set of articles or tools

justify

verb adjust the spaces between words; show to be right by providing justification or proof; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; let off the hook

plead

verb appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea, as in courts of law; offer as an excuse or plea; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

manage

verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; watch and direct; be successful; achieve a goal; carry on or manage; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods; come to terms or deal successfully with

remain

verb be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; stay the same; remain in a certain state; continue in a place, position, or situation; stay behind

sit

verb be seated; be in session; sit around, often unused; show to a seat; assign a seat for; sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; take a seat; assume a posture as for artistic purposes; work or act as a baby-sitter

succeed

verb be the successor (of); attain success or reach a desired goal

perceive

verb become conscious of; to become aware of through the senses

specialize

verb become more special; suit to a special purpose; devote oneself to a special area of work; evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment; be specific about

soften

verb become soft or softer; make soft or softer; make (images or sounds) soft or softer; lessen in force or effect; make less severe or harsh; protect from impact; give in, as to influence or pressure

organize

verb bring order and organization to; arrange by systematic planning and united effort; cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea; plan and direct (a complex undertaking); form or join a union; create (as an entity)

rebuild

verb build again

suggest

verb call to mind; imply as a possibility; make a proposal, declare a plan for something; drop a hint; intimate by a hint; suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

perform

verb carry out or perform an action; give a performance (of something); perform a function; get (something) done

persuade

verb cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; win approval or support for

suspend

verb cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; make inoperative or stop; hang freely; bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.; render temporarily ineffective; stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

retire

verb cause to retire; lose interest; dispose of; as of old clothes; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; withdraw from active participation; make (someone) retire; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds; prepare for sleep; cause to be out on a fielding play; move back and away from; pull back or move away or backward; break from a meeting or gathering

promote

verb change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent; be changed for a superior chess or checker piece; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; contribute to the progress or growth of; make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

prohibit

verb command against

survive

verb continue to live; endure or last; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); support oneself; live longer than

receive

verb convert into sounds or pictures; receive a specified treatment (abstract); regard favorably or with disapproval; accept as true or valid; partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament; express willingness to have in one's home or environs; get something; come into possession of; have or give a reception; bid welcome to; greet upon arrival; register (perceptual input); go through (mental or physical states or experiences); receive as a retribution or punishment; experience as a reaction

specify

verb decide upon or fix definitely; be specific about; determine the essential quality of; select something or someone for a specific purpose; design or destine; define clearly; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

locate

verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; assign a location to; take up residence and become established; determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

prove

verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; obtain probate of; take a trial impression of; be shown or be found to be; provide evidence for; cause to puff up with a leaven; increase in volume; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

suppose

verb express a supposition; expect, believe, or suppose; to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand

lose

verb fail to win; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; allow to go out of sight; miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; fail to get or obtain; fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; be set at a disadvantage; retreat; place (something) where one cannot find it again; fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

suffer

verb feel pain or be in pain; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); feel unwell or uncomfortable; get worse; be set at a disadvantage; endure (emotional pain); undergo or be subjected to; undergo or suffer; be given to; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; feel physical pain

solve

verb find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; find the solution; settle, as of a debt

regulate

verb fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; check the emission of (sound); shape or influence; give direction to

pursue

verb follow in or as if in pursuit; carry further or advance; go in search of or hunt for; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

learn

verb gain knowledge or skills; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; be a student of a certain subject; commit to memory; learn by heart; impart skills or knowledge to; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

strengthen

verb gain strength; make strong or stronger; give a healthy elasticity to

overcome

verb get on top of; deal with successfully; overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; win a victory over; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

regain

verb get or find back; recover the use of; come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

quit

verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; go away or leave; turn away from; give up; give up or retire from a position; put an end to a state or an activity

possess

verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; have ownership or possession of

intend

verb have in mind as a purpose; design or destine; denote or connote; mean or intend to express or convey

punish

verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

retain

verb keep in one's mind; secure and keep for possible future use or application; allow to remain in a place or position; hold within

prefer

verb like better; value more highly; promote over another; give preference to one creditor over another; select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative

occupy

verb live (in a certain place); occupy the whole of; engage or engross wholly; march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; require (time or space); keep busy with; be present in; be inside of; be on the mind of

propose

verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; present for consideration; propose or intend; put forward; nominate for appointment to an office

realize

verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass; convert into cash; of goods and property; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; be fully aware or cognizant of; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

straighten

verb make straight or straighter; make straight; get up from a sitting or slouching position; straighten up or out; make straight; put (things or places) in order; straighten by unrolling

reinforce

verb make stronger; strengthen and support with rewards

pour

verb move in large numbers; flow in a spurt; cause to run; supply in large amounts or quantities; rain heavily; pour out

observe

verb observe correctly or closely; watch attentively; celebrate, as of holidays or rites; conform one's action or practice to; make mention of; observe with care or pay close attention to; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; follow with the eyes or the mind; show respect towards

spend

verb pay out; spend completely; pass (time) in a specific way

recognize

verb perceive to be the same; be fully aware or cognizant of; detect with the senses; show approval or appreciation of; exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate); accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; express greetings upon meeting someone; grant credentials to

represent

verb point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; serve as a means of expressing something; create an image or likeness of; be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; be representative or typical for; take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets); bring forward and present to the mind; express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; perform (a play), especially on a stage; play a role or part; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; form or compose; be characteristic of

provoke

verb provide the needed stimulus for; evoke or provoke to appear or occur; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); annoy continually or chronically

submit

verb put before; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; refer for judgment or consideration; yield to the control of another; accept or undergo, often unwillingly; accept as inevitable; make an application as for a job or funding; hand over formally; make over as a return; refer to another person for decision or judgment

remind

verb put in the mind of someone; assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

remember

verb recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; keep in mind for attention or consideration; recapture the past; indulge in memories; exercise, or have the power of, memory; mention favourably, as in prayer; show appreciation to; call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

respond

verb respond favorably or as hoped; show a response or a reaction to something; reply or respond to

reduce

verb take off weight; narrow or limit; cook until very little liquid is left; be the essential element; make smaller; make less complex; cut down on; make a reduction in; reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site; undergo meiosis; lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another; lessen and make more modest; bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; be cooked until very little liquid is left; to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons; reduce in size; reduce physically; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; put down by force or intimidation

prepare

verb to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; prepare (someone) for a future role or function; make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; create by training and teaching; arrange by systematic planning and united effort; prepare for eating by applying heat

send

verb transfer; to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; cause to go somewhere; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; assign to a station; transport commercially; cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

manipulate

verb treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; manipulate in a fraudulent manner; fake or falsify

react

verb undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; show a response or a reaction to something; act against or in opposition to

speak

verb use language; make a characteristic or natural sound; express in speech; exchange thoughts; talk with; give a speech to

prevail

verb use persuasion successfully; prove superior; continue to exist; be valid, applicable, or true; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

resist

verb withstand the force of something; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; express opposition through action or words; elude, especially in a baffling way