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disk error |
Noun
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error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk |
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destiny |
Noun
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future |
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destiny |
Noun
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the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events |
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destiny |
Noun
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) |
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disintegration |
Noun
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total destruction |
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disintegration |
Noun
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the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation |
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disintegration |
Noun
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separation into component parts |
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disintegration |
Noun
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in a decomposed state |
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disintegration |
Noun
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a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system |
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debacle |
Noun
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a sudden and violent collapse |
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debacle |
Noun
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a sound defeat |
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debacle |
Noun
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flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer |
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desolation |
Noun
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an event that results in total destruction |
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desolation |
Noun
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sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned |
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desolation |
Noun
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a bleak and desolate atmosphere |
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desolation |
Noun
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the state of being decayed or destroyed |
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driftage |
Noun
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the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting |
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defervescence |
Noun
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abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature |
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dead heat |
Noun
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a tie in a race |
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decrepitation |
Noun
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the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated |
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ding-dong |
Noun
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the noise made by a bell |
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decease |
Noun
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the event of dying or departure from life |
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decease |
Verb
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
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drop-off |
Noun
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a change downward |
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drop-off |
Noun
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a steep high face of rock |
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drop-off |
Noun
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a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
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dwindling away |
Noun
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a becoming gradually less |
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drum roll |
Noun
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the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously |
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drippage |
Noun
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a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) |
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degeneration |
Noun
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passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form |
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degeneration |
Noun
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the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality |
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degeneration |
Noun
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the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities |
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diastole |
Noun
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the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood |
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direct tide |
Noun
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the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
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densification |
Noun
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an increase in the density of something |
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detriment |
Noun
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a damage or loss |
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deliquium |
Noun
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a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
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debris surge |
Noun
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the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building |
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debris storm |
Noun
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the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building |
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dextrorotation |
Noun
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rotation to the right |
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decathlon |
Noun
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an athletic contest consisting of ten different events |
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dog racing |
Noun
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a race between dogs |
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daily variation |
Noun
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fluctuations that occur between one day and the next |
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diurnal variation |
Noun
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fluctuations that occur during each day |
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dismemberment |
Noun
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the removal of limbs |
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defeat |
Noun
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest |
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defeat |
Noun
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the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
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defeat |
Verb
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win a victory over |
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defeat |
Verb
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thwart the passage of |
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dissilience |
Noun
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the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe |