n. tonic
(a) medicine or agent that strengthens and invigorates
(b) equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
(c) transmission; transfer
(d) a bowl-shaped drinking vessel
n. paroxysm
(a) a sudden uncontrollable attack; convulsion
(b) a gay festivity; jamboree; blowout
(c) something or someone turned to for assistance or security; resort
(d) the matter ejected in vomiting; puke
n. deferment
(a) act of putting off to a future time; deferral
(b) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
(c) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources; pastiche
(d) a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others; peeper
n. longevity
(a) untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
(b) length of life
(c) a sudden uncontrollable attack; convulsion
(d) the cognitive process of supposing
n. projectile
(a) a container from which cattle or horses feed; trough
(b) a wise and trusted guide and advisor
(c) someone who insists on something
(d) any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine |
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n. compilation
(a) a container from which cattle or horses feed; trough
(b) the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
(c) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
(d) interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by means of'
n. carousal
(a) a stock or supply of foods; viands; victuals
(b) revelry in drinking; bender; toot; booze-up
(c) a proposition obtained by conversion
(d) coloring material used as paint or dye
n. chapeau
(a) someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
(b) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
(c) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)
(d) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; lid
n. supposition
(a) that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
(b) the cognitive process of supposing
(c) a notice of someone's death; necrology
(d) food fed to livestock
n. extolment
(a) the discharge of semen in males
(b) the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
(c) an expression of approval and commendation; kudos
(d) encouragement; implied permission |
