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moment collapse: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value; a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force); a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"; an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

by and by collapse: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

referee collapse: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

scold collapse: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

momentum collapse: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"; an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"

hatchet man collapse: one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior; a professional killer

ghost collapse: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"; the visible disembodied soul of a dead person; write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"; move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"

here collapse: the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"; in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth"; to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please"; in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"; at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"

briefly collapse: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

trice collapse: hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope; raise with a line; "trice a window shade"

meanwhile collapse: during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"; at the same time but in another place; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

in due course collapse: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course"

stickler collapse: someone who insists on something; "a stickler for promptness"

beak collapse: horny projecting mouth of a bird; beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles); informal terms for the nose

moderator collapse: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence; someone who presides over a forum or debate; in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly; any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

stature collapse: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"

in no time collapse: in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time"

electromagnetism collapse: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena; magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it"

technician collapse: someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process; someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique

good time collapse: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"

aficionado collapse: a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer; a fan of bull fighting

spell collapse: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"; take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"; indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"; orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"; place under a spell; write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"; relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel"

time collapse: 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; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"; an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"; an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"; a suitable moment; "it is time to go"; a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"; adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"; regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"; assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"; set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

epicurean collapse: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"; of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy"

year collapse: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"; a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"; a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"

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