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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
- a suitable moment
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
- a person's experience on a particular occasion
- a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
- the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
verb
noun
- A critical moment in time.
- A place where things join, a junction.
- The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
noun
- A point in time; a moment.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- An old coin, a half farthing.
- A nautical or a geographic mile.
- A short but unspecified time period.
- A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
- A fixed part of a module.
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- A while or a long unspecified period of time
adj
verb
noun
noun
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
- A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- The difference between two points of the compass.
- A railroad switch.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- An electric power socket.
- A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- A note; a tune.
- A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
verb
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- To repair mortar.
- To direct toward an object; to aim.
- To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- To face in a particular direction.
- To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- To mark with diacritics.
- To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- To indicate a probability of something.
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- To sail close to the wind.
- To approximate to the surface; to head.
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
noun
- a particular point in time
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- an indefinitely short time
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- following the first in an ordering or series
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a speech seconding a motion
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
adj
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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).
noun
- a particular point in time
- at this time
- an indefinitely short time
- having important effects or influence
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
noun
- A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.
- A receptacle for holding small beer.
- A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack.
- A stroke or blow (from an object or weapon); (by extension) a lashing; scourging
- A stand; a stop.
- A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.
- Astonishment; amazement.
verb
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 central and most intense or profound part
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- literary term for an ocean
adv
adj
- marked by depth of thinking
- very distant in time or space
- intense or extreme
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
- strong; intense
- relatively thick from top to bottom
- extending relatively far inward
- (of darkness) densely dark
- large in quantity or size
- with head or back bent low
- of an obscure nature
- difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
- exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
adj
adv
- exactly at this moment or the moment described
- and nothing more
- indicating exactness or preciseness
- only a moment ago
- (used for emphasis) absolutely
- only a very short time before
- possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
- by a little
adj
- used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
- fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
adj
adj
- Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
- Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).
- Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
- Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
noun
- One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
- Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.
- A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
- A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth.
- Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.
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- a difficult juncture
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- (military) a written leave of absence
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- a complimentary ticket
- a usually brief attempt
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
verb
- go across or through
- move past
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- for time to move forward
- place into the hands or custody of
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- travel past
- come to pass
- go unchallenged; be approved
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- pass over, across, or through
- transmit information
- disappear gradually
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- be superior or better than some standard
- accept or judge as acceptable
- allow to go without comment or censure
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- throw (a ball) to another player
- be inherited by
- cause to pass
- grant authorization or clearance for
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- eliminate from the body
adj
noun
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- The top of the food chain.
- The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- A conical priest cap.
- The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
- The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
- The growing point of a shoot.
- The deepest part of a tooth's root.
- A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- The lowest part of the human heart.
- The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
- The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
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 difficult juncture
- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- a single domestic animal
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- a person who is in charge
- the front of a military formation or procession
- the pressure exerted by a fluid
- the top of something
- the source of water from which a stream arises
- (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
- the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
- a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- the educator who has executive authority for a school
- an individual person
- a user of (usually soft) drugs
- a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
- a rounded compact mass
- the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- forward movement
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the subject matter at issue
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
- the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
- that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
- (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
- (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
- the striking part of a tool
- (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- a projection out from one end
- a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- oral stimulation of the genitals
verb
adv
noun
- Significance, importance.
- The practice of importing.
- Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- A foreigner playing in a sports league.
verb
- To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- To mean, signify.
- To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- To be of importance to (someone or something).
noun
noun
adj
noun
- A point in time.
- The date palm.
- The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.
- A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
- One's companion for social activities or occasions.
- A pre-arranged meeting.
- The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- Assigned end; conclusion.
- A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
verb
- To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
- To determine the age of something.
- To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
- To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
- To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.
- To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
- To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
- To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
noun
- The time.
- A season, moment, or time.
- Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
- The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
- A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
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