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clinch |
Noun
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a tight or amorous embrace |
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clinch |
Noun
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a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together |
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clinch |
Noun
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the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet |
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clinch |
Noun
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a small slip noose made with seizing |
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clinch |
Verb
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to settle conclusively |
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clinch |
Verb
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to flatten the ends of nails and rivets |
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clinch |
Verb
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to secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts |
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clinch |
Verb
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to embrace amorously |
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clinch |
Verb
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to hold in a tight grasp |
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clinch |
Verb
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to hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches |
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comeback |
Noun
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return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity |
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comeback |
Noun
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a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
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causing |
Noun
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the act of causing something to happen |
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causation |
Noun
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the act of causing something to happen |
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confusion |
Noun
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another |
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confusion |
Noun
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an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended |
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confusion |
Noun
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a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
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confusion |
Noun
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a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused |
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confusion |
Noun
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disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably |
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close call |
Noun
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something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
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close shave |
Noun
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something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
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conquest |
Noun
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success in mastering something difficult |
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conquest |
Noun
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the act of conquering |
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conquest |
Noun
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an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone |
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coup |
Noun
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a brilliant and notable success |
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coup |
Noun
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a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
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copout |
Noun
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a failure to face some difficulty squarely |
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consummation |
Noun
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the act of bringing to completion or fruition |
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consummation |
Noun
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the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse |
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constructive breach |
Noun
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a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance |
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climax |
Noun
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the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse |
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climax |
Noun
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the decisive moment in a novel or play |
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climax |
Noun
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arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness |
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climax |
Noun
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the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding |
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climax |
Noun
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the most severe stage of a disease |
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climax |
Verb
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to end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage |
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course credit |
Noun
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recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed |
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credit hour |
Noun
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a unit of academic credit |
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capitulation |
Noun
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the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) |
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capitulation |
Noun
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a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic |
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capitulation |
Noun
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a document containing the terms of surrender |
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clanger |
Noun
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a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate |
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clawback |
Noun
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finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way |
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catalog buying |
Noun
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buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
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comb-out |
Noun
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the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people |
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comb-out |
Noun
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the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb |
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contracting |
Noun
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becoming infected |
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capture |
Noun
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the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
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capture |
Noun
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the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board |
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capture |
Noun
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the act of taking of a person by force |