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episode
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procession
slow march
immediateness
immediacy
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sequential
seriality
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successionally
wheel
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successional
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spacing
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alternation
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synchronism
rhythm
time of asking
cycle
lag
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whirl
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meanwhile
fastness
rapid
cycling
postdate
swiftness
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coextensive
next
following
chronology
speed
course
came
be
posteriority
Circassian
contemporaneous
subsequence
afterling
interregnum
subsequentness
contemporary
history
begin
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streak
frequency
thick
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intervening
behind
denouement
daisy chain
synchronic
profluence
law
chapter
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noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
- the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
verb
adj
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- Of water: flowing.
- Burning, flammable, fiery.
- Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
- productive; not "dead" or barren
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
noun
- A fast bowler.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- Quitchgrass.
adv
verb
noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- (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
- (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)
verb
adj
- relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
- of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
- being or situated at an end
adj
noun
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- either extremity of something that has length
- electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
noun
- A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
- The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.
- Concealment; the state of being latent; the state of being hidden.
- A stage in Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the psychosexual development of children where children become asexual until their sexual desires come back at puberty.
- Dormancy; the state of being inactive.
noun
- The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
- The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
- That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
- The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
- A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
adj
- Of short duration; happening quickly.
- Concise; taking few words.
- Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
noun
- An answer to any action.
- A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- A position of interest or advocacy.
- An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- A short news story or report.
- A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- A ticket of any type.
- A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- underwear briefs.
verb
noun
- An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
- The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint
- Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
- The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.
verb
noun
- A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- A wheelrim.
- A potter's wheel.
- A round portion of cheese.
- The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
- A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
- A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- A spinning wheel.
- A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
verb
- To roll along on wheels.
- To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
- To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
- To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
- To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
adj
- Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
- Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
- Having already happened; in the past; finished.
- Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
noun
- The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
- The past tense.
prep
- Beyond in place or quantity
- Any number of minutes after the last hour
- Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
- No longer capable of.
- Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
adv
noun
- The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
- A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.
- A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
- The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
- A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
- A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
- Ablaut.
- The "inclusive or" truth function.
noun
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- a charge of ammunition for a single shot
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
- the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
- the usual activities in your day
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- the course along which communications spread
- a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
- a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
- 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
- an outburst of applause
- a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
- any circular or rotating mechanism
verb
- wind around; move along a circular course
- make round
- pronounce with rounded lips
- attack in speech or writing
- bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
- express as a round number
- become round, plump, or shapely
adv
adj
adj
noun
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- recurring at regular intervals
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
- 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)
- (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern
noun
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
verb
adj
verb
noun
noun
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- 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.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
verb
adv
- So as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned.
- In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
- On the first subsequent occasion.
adj
- Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
- Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
noun
det
noun
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- distance travelled per unit time
- changing location rapidly
- the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
verb
noun
- A sequence of events.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- The itinerary of a race.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- A row of bricks or blocks.
- One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together.
- A learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
- A golf course.
- A treatment plan.
- A stage of a meal.
- A racecourse.
- The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
verb
verb
- Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective.
- To occur, to take place.
- Used to link a subject to a measurement.
- Used to express future action as well as what is due to, intended to, or should happen.
- Used to state the age of a subject in years.
- Used to form the continuous aspect.
- To occupy a place.
- Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
- To exist.
- Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
- Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
- Used to indicate the time of day.
- Used to link two noun clauses, the first of which is a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place), and the second of which is a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
- To exist or behave in a certain way.
- Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- Used to form the passive voice.
- Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs; this was more common in archaic use, especially with verbs indicating motion. "He is finished", and "He is gone" are common, but "He is come" is archaic.
- Used to indicate that the subject is an instance of the predicate nominal.
- To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
noun
adj
noun
name
noun
noun
- the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
- the aggregate of past events
- a record or narrative description of past events
- the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
- all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
verb
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin to speak or say
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
noun
- An interval of time between events.
- A decline or fall in standards.
- A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
- A pause in continuity.
- A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
- A fall or apostasy.
- A temporary failure; a slip.
- A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
- memory lapse
verb
noun
- A continuous series of like events.
- The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
- The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.
- An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
- A strake.
- A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
- A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
- A rung or round of a ladder.
verb
noun
- The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
- The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
- number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
- The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
adv
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
noun
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- The rear, back-end.
- The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- A one-point score.
- The catcher.
adj
prep
- As a result or consequence of.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in time.
- In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- After in physical progress or distance.
- In support of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
noun
- A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- Placing several electrical or electronic devices in series by either their power connections or their data connections or both.
- A series of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, or various other MIDI devices connected to one another in a chain via MIDI cables
- A garland created from daisies (the flowers).
- A ladder made from nylon tape, originally made by chaining together several loops of nylon tape.
- A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows the backpacker to secure many different types of objects to the exterior of the pack.
- A group sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, putting their mouth to the genitals of the next person.
- A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- Any series of complicated relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling climber.
verb
noun
- A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
- Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
- A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
- The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
- Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
- One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
- Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
- A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
- An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
- A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
- One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
- A sound law; a regular change in the pronunciation of a language.
verb
noun
- A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
- A community of canons or canonesses.
- An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
- A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
- An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.
- An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
- A chapter house
- A bishop's council.
- One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.
- A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
verb
noun
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- 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
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
verb
verb
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deal with in a routine way
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- shape, form, or improve a material
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
verb
- To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
- To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
- Grow; increase.
- To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- To cause a change of velocity.
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