a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"
a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"
change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"
an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)