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noun
- A juncture at which time a critical decision must be made.
- A maximum, minimum or point of inflection on a curve; a point at which the derivative of a function is zero or undefined.
- The temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.
noun
- A decision point.
- A point in time where one has to make a decision between two life paths.
- In a bicycle or motorcycle, the portion of the frameset holding the front wheel, allowing the rider to steer and balance, also called front fork.
- Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.
- Either of the (figurative) paths thus taken.
- The simultaneous attack of two adversary pieces with one single attacking piece (especially a knight).
- The crotch.
- A tuning fork.
- The upper front brow of a saddle bow, connected in the tree by the two saddle bars to the cantle on the other end.
- Any of the pieces/versions (of software, content, or data sets) thus created.
- A point where a waterway, such as a river or other stream, splits and flows into two (or more) different directions.
- Any of several types of pronged tools for use on farms, in fields, or in the garden or lawn, such as a smaller hand fork for weeding or a larger one for turning over the soil.
- The bottom of a sump into which the water of a mine drains.
- A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting.
- The launch of one or more separate software development efforts based upon a modified copy of an existing project, especially in free and open-source software.
- Any of the software projects resulting from the launch of such separate software development efforts based upon a copy of the original project.
- The splitting of the coverage of a topic (within a corpus of content) into two or more pieces.
- Any of the pieces/versions of content thus created.
- A split in a blockchain resulting from protocol disagreements, or a branch of the blockchain resulting from such a split.
- An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two.
- One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
- A forklift.
- Either of the blades of a forklift (or, in plural, the set of blades), on which the goods to be raised are loaded.
verb
- To move with a fork (as hay or food).
- To kick someone in the crotch.
- To launch a separate software development effort based upon a modified copy of an existing software project, especially in free and open-source software.
- To create a copy of a distributed version control repository.
- To spawn a new child process by duplicating the existing process.
- To divide into two or more branches or copies.
- To bale a shaft dry.
- To shoot into blades, as corn does.
noun
- An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- A point of transition.
- A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- A sharp point or pointed end.
verb
verb
- deliberate or decide
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- deem to be
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- see or watch
- come together
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- go to see for a social visit
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- take charge of or deal with
- receive as a specified guest
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- see and understand, have a good eye
- observe as if with an eye
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- conduct someone someplace
- match or meet
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
noun
- A critical moment or event.
- A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
- A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
- The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
- A shortage.
- A problem that leads to a crisis.
- A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
- A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
- The symbol #.
verb
- To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
- To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
- To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
- To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
- To cause the gears to emit a crunching sound by releasing the clutch before the gears are properly synchronised.
- To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
- To grind or press with violence and noise.
- To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
adj
- Critical or crucial; decisive.
- Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life.
- Climactic.
- Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal.
noun
- The period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women; the menopause.
- A critical stage or decisive point; a turning point.
- A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year).
verb
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- look after a child until it is an adult
- promote from a lower position or rank
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- cause to come to a sudden stop
- make reference to
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
noun
- An important or critical situation.
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- A group or bunch (of people or things).
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- A difficult maneuver
verb
- To unexpectedly or luckily succeed in a difficult activity.
- To hatch.
- To seize, as though with claws.
- To grip or grasp tightly.
- To win in a 1vX (one versus X) situation.
adj
verb
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- raise the level or amount of something
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- collect funds for a specific purpose
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- look after a child until it is an adult
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- move upwards
- construct, build, or erect
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- raise in rank or condition
- increase the level of
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bet more than the previous player
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- activate or stir up
- establish radio communications with
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
- invigorate or heighten
- put an end to
- cause to become alive again
noun
prep_phrase
verb
noun
- anything that contributes causally to a result
- an abstract part of something
- one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
- an independent variable in statistics
- (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
adv
verb
- decide irrevocably
- make tight; secure against leakage
- close with or as if with a seal
- affix a seal to
- cover with varnish
- hunt seals
noun
- fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
- a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
- an indication of approved or superior status
- a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
- fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
- any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
verb
- have a certain priority
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course
- reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
- to be the product or result
- be found or available
- come forth
- be a native of
- extend or reach
- exist or occur in a certain point in a series
- cover a certain distance
- come under, be classified or included
- happen as a result
- add up in number or quantity
- to measure up to in kind or quality
- be received
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- proceed or get along
- experience orgasm
noun
noun
- A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
- A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
- A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
- A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.
- An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
noun
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
- the act of making up your mind about something
verb
- be in the right place or situation
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- follow a procedure or take a course
- move away from a place into another direction
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be awarded; be allotted
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- follow a certain course
- be abolished or discarded
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- make a certain noise or sound
- perform as expected when applied
- to be spent or finished
- progress by being changed
- continue to live and avoid dying
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be ranked or compare
- begin or set in motion
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- be contained in
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- blend or harmonize
- lead, extend, or afford access
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- be spent
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- stop operating or functioning
adj
noun
noun
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- an intuitive assumption
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- event whose occurrence ends something
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- the act of ending something
- a final settlement
- the last section of a communication
- the act of making up your mind about something
adj
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- Containing a part only; limited.
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- Holding a particular estate.
- Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
noun
noun
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- the act of blocking
- termination of operations
verb
noun
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- 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
- a community of people smaller than a town
- a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
- the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
- an area where a group of families live together
- termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
prep_phrase
- Under scrutiny due to having to make a decision or produce results within a set period of time.
- In the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event.
- Displayed on the dial of a clock (timepiece).
- Displayed numerically on the mileage or kilometric gauge.
- In the official time expired in a game or other sporting event.
- Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.
- Of a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.
- During one's official working hours; in or into a position of remunerated employment.
- Remunerated per unit of time.
noun
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- the trait of being resolute
- finding a solution to a problem
- analysis into clear-cut components
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
noun
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- Anything that can be chosen.
- The power to choose.
- Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
- The best or most preferable part.
intj
adj
noun
- A determination to do something; a fixed decision.
- It took all my resolve to go through with the surgery.
- Determination; will power.
- An act of resolving something; resolution.
verb
- To make a firm decision to do something.
- To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
- To find a solution to (a problem).
- To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
- To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
- To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.
- To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.
- To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
- To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
- To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
- To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
- To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
- To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
verb
- indicate a decision in regard to
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- utter a sudden loud cry
- order, request, or command to come
- pay a brief visit
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- make a stop in a harbour
- demand payment of (a loan)
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- present for redemption before maturation
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- order or request or give a command for
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- consider or regard as being
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
noun
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a demand
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a brief social visit
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- a request
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
noun
- an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- one of a series published periodically
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
- supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the immediate descendants of a person
- the becoming visible
- an opening that permits escape or release
- the act of issuing printed materials
verb
verb
- To reach a decision.
- Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen.
- To return from an elevated state of consciousness or emotion.
- To rain.
- To decrease.
- To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
- To be demolished.
- To be passed through time.
- To descend, fall down, collapse.
noun
- A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
- A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
- A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
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