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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
- 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
adj
verb
noun
- The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
- A position of employment; a post.
- The place in which something is situated; a location.
- Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
- An outfit, garment, or look.
- A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
- An individual movie theater.
- The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
noun
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- the context and environment in which something is set
- 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
- the physical position of something
- a table service for one person
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
noun
- a particular situation
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- an abstract mental location
- a general vicinity
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- where you live at a particular time
- a job in an organization
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- proper or designated social situation
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the passage that is being read
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- a blank area
verb
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- assign a rank or rating to
- assign a location to
- to arrange for
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- assign to (a job or a home)
- locate
- estimate
- identify the location or place of
- make an investment
- assign to a station
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- sing a note with the correct pitch
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
verb
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be the cause or source of
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- give or supply
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- be willing to concede
- be fatally overwhelmed
- bring in
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- consent reluctantly
noun
verb
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- be the cause or source of
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- convey or reveal information
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- organize or be responsible for
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- give as a present; make a gift of
- dedicate
- give or supply
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- bring about
- leave with; give temporarily
- emit or utter
- endure the loss of
- place into the hands or custody of
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- give (as medicine)
- give or convey physically
- bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- execute and deliver
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- afford access to
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- propose
- accord by verdict
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- allow to have or take
- inflict as a punishment
- occur
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- proffer (a body part)
noun
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.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- an illuminated area
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- having abundant light or illumination
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- public awareness
- a visual warning signal
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
adv
adj
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- characterized by or emitting light
- of little intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
adj
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- very thin and insubstantial
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- having little importance
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- silly or trivial
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- having relatively few calories
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
verb
noun
- the relative importance granted to something
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- an artifact that is heavy
- an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- a unit used to measure weight
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
verb
noun
noun
- a critically important or characteristic component
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
- informal terms for personal possessions
- senseless talk
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
- information in some unspecified form
verb
noun
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
- All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
adj
- Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
- Directed negatively at a person or topic.
- That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.
- Sharp, barbed; not dull.
- In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
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
adj
noun
- Relative importance.
- A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
- The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
- Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
- A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
verb
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- cause to come into a particular state or condition
- go or come after and bring or take back
- bring into a different state
- be accompanied by
- advance or set forth in court
- bestow a quality on
- be sold for a certain price
- attract the attention of
- induce or persuade
verb
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
noun
adj
- Relevant; pertinent; related.
- Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
- Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
- Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
- Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
noun
noun
- A situation, occasion, or event.
- A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
- The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
- Male genitalia.
- A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
- A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
- A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
- Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
- An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
adj
verb
- To trade professionally (followed by in).
- To handle, to manage, to cope.
- To be concerned with.
- To pitch.
- To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
- To have dealings or business.
- To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- To distribute cards to the players in a game.
- To conduct oneself, to behave.
- deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
noun
verb
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
- be employed
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform as expected when applied
- shape, form, or improve a material
- give a workout to
- proceed along a path
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- move in an agitated manner
- cause to work
- prepare for crops
- behave in a certain way when handled
- have and exert influence or effect
- operate in or through
- cause to operate or function
- provoke or excite
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- make something, usually for a specific function
- move into or onto
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- cause to undergo fermentation
- go sour or spoil
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
noun
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- the occupation for which you are paid
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- a place where work is done
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
adj
verb
noun
- a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- a reason for wanting something done
- the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
- a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
- a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
verb
- cause to happen, occur or exist
- bring forth or yield
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- bring out for display
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- bring onto the market or release
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
noun
noun
- special importance or significance
- distinctive manner of oral expression
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
verb
noun
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a risk involving danger
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- the possibility of future success
adj
verb
adv
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