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close shave
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when
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midlight
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dangerous
on thin ice
cliff-hanging
suspenseful
nail-biting
disagreeable
misfortune
situative
hazardous
pose
mischance
bad luck
chopping block
risky
escape
too close for comfort
affray
hammer and tongs
boned
nefariously
causatively
run
wild
minor
open season
subject
causativize
crisis
bam
cunt
blood-curdling
momentful
crunch
shadow
skate on thin ice
plightful
fireworks
danger signal
prodigious
displeasure
in danger
foreboding
occurrence
water
devilment
portentous
doom
slam
state of affairs
let-out
gobaloon
war story
horrible
troubled
evil
suspensive
unsafe
dangerous
cliff-hanging
suspenseful
nail-biting
disagreeable
situative
hazardous
risky
too close for comfort
boned
wild
minor
blood-curdling
momentful
plightful
prodigious
foreboding
portentous
when
hammer and tongs
nefariously
causatively
plight
all one's life's worth
occasion
adversity
humanitarian crisis
close shave
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infamy
troubling
distress
menace
trouble
walk on the wild side
adventure
peril
terrifyingness
box
hot water
insecurity
occurring
assay
jeopardy
turbulence
hazard
risk
adventition
basis
wheel within a wheel
midlight
misfortune
bad luck
chopping block
escape
affray
open season
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cunt
crunch
shadow
fireworks
danger signal
displeasure
occurrence
water
devilment
doom
slam
mischance
state of affairs
let-out
gobaloon
war story
horrible
hang by a thread
put down to
exact
take
claim
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peril
pose
mischance
run
subject
causativize
skate on thin ice
noun
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- Need; requirement, necessity.
- The time when something happens.
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
verb
adv
- A circumstance or situation in which.
- At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
- The time at, on or during which.
- At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
intj
conj
- At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
- At what time; at which time.
- During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
- Since; given the fact that; considering that.
- Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
noun
pron
noun
- A violent occurrence or event.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- A malfunction.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
verb
noun
- The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
- A text adventure or an adventure game.
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
noun
- A predicament or trap.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- A coffin.
- The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- The vagina.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especiallycommon box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- The driver's seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black, or ironbark box trees.
- A prison cell.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- Preceded by the: television.
- A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- The penalty area.
- Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”)
verb
- To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.
- To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- To strike with the fists; to punch.
- To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
noun
- Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
- Tested purity or value.
- Trial, attempt.
- The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
- The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
- The alloy or metal to be assayed.
- Examination and determination; test.
verb
noun
- An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
- Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
- Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
- The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
verb
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- carry out
- require (time or space)
- take somebody somewhere
- get into one's hands, take physically
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- take into one's possession
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- receive willingly something given or offered
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- require as useful, just, or proper
- experience or feel or submit to
- make a film or photograph of something
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- conquer by force
- occupy or take on
- admit into a group or community
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- be a student of a certain subject
- head into a specified direction
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- engage for service under a term of contract
- receive or obtain regularly
- buy, select
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- have sex with; archaic use
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- be designed to hold or take
- be capable of holding or containing
- develop a habit
- proceed along in a vehicle
- obtain by winning
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
noun
noun
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- A regular frequency.
- A physical base or foundation.
- In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
- The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
verb
- To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
- To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
- To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
- To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
- To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
- To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
noun
noun
- an avoidance of danger or difficulty
- the act of escaping physically
- an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- a means or way of escaping
- a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
verb
- run away from confinement
- fail to experience
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- issue or leak, as from a small opening
adj
- Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
- Broken.
- of meat or fish, having had the bones removed before cooking.
- Having some specific type of bone.
- Fitted with bones.
- Having the legs straightened during a trick.
- Of computer-generated animations: based on models with simulated bones or joints.
verb
- To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- To print or broadcast in the media.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
- To be a candidate in an election.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- To control or manage, be in charge of.
- To smuggle (illegal goods).
- To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To make run in a race.
- To transit a length of a river, as in whitewater rafting.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. (Compare walk.)
- To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
- To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- To speedrun.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To move or spread quickly.
- To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- To make a machine operate.
- To become liquid; to melt.
- To make something extend in space.
- Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
- To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- To transport someone or something, notionally at a brisk pace.
- To be presented in the media.
- Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- To cost a large amount of money.
- Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- Of a liquid, to flow.
- To compete in a race.
- Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To make run in an election.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- To have growth or development.
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
- To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
- To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
adj
- involving risk or danger
- in a state of extreme emotion
- deviating widely from an intended course
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- without a basis in reason or fact
- talking or behaving irrationally
- fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
- without civilizing influences
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
noun
- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
adj
- marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
- in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
adv
adj
- of lesser seriousness or danger
- of lesser importance or stature or rank
- lesser in scope or effect
- inferior in number or size or amount
- (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
- not of legal age
- of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
verb
adj
- of the younger of two boys with the same family name
- warranting only temporal punishment
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
noun
noun
- A situation in which someone is endangered, blamed, harassed, or opposed in a sustained manner by a number of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed.
- A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.
- A situation or period in which some activity is routinely carried on.
verb
- To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
- To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.
adj
- Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- Conditional upon something; used with to.
- Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
- Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
noun
- A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
- The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
- The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
- A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
- A particular area of study.
- A citizen in a monarchy.
- In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
- That of which something is stated.
- An actor; one who takes action.
- A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
noun
- An unpleasant or difficult experience or incident.
- A woman, women, or bottom (i.e. submissive partner, not the top) as a source of sex.
- An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand more usually a man).
- (with words funny, good) A person (mostly between male friends); compare bastard.
- The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
- An objectionable object or item.
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.
noun
- a premonition of something adverse
- shade within clear boundaries
- an unilluminated area
- something existing in perception only
- an indication that something has been present
- refuge from danger or observation
- a dominating and pervasive presence
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an inseparable companion
verb
noun
- A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
- A serving of liquid water.
- A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
- Urine.
- The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
- Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
- Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
- Water in a body; an area of open water.
- A person's intuition.
- The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
- A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
- Spa water.
- Mineral water.
verb
- To dilute.
- To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- To urinate onto.
- To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- To fill with or secrete water.
- To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- To get or take in water.
- To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
noun
- Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
- Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
- A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
- Something cleverly constructed.
- A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
noun
- A sudden impact or blow.
- An insult.
- Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
- A slambook.
- The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs
- A slam dunk.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- A poetry slam.
- A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
verb
- To defeat or overcome in a match.
- To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- To make a slam bid.
- To occupy and busy with a high workload.
- To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.
- To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.
- To inject intravenously; shoot up.
- To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
- To drink off, to drink quickly.
- To strike forcefully with some implement.
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