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| absorption |
total engagement of one's mind and attention. [1/2 definitions] |
| bad guy |
(pl.; informal) the enemy in a war or other military engagement. [1/4 definitions] |
| betrothal |
the act or fact of being mutually pledged to marry; engagement. |
| booking |
an engagement for the performance of a musician or other entertainer. [1/2 definitions] |
| condemn |
to force or propel into an undesirable state or into engagement in unpleasant activity. [1/5 definitions] |
| date1 |
to have a romantic or potentially romantic social engagement or engagements with. [1/11 definitions] |
| disengage |
to release from engagement, connection, or responsibility. [3/4 definitions] |
| espousal |
a ceremony of marriage or engagement; betrothal. [1/2 definitions] |
| go out |
to go somewhere outside of one's home, esp. for a meal, entertainment, or social engagement. [1/6 definitions] |
| impotence |
in a male, inability to have an erection, thus preventing his engagement in sexual intercourse. [1/3 definitions] |
| nonengagement |
combined form of engagement. |
| one-night stand |
an engagement for a single performance in one place by an entertainer, speaker, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| plight2 |
to promise (one's faith) in engagement or marriage. [1/3 definitions] |
| recreation |
engagement in relaxing or agreeable activities. [1/2 definitions] |
| reengagement |
combined form of engagement. |
| ring finger |
the third finger of the hand, esp. the left hand, on which an engagement, wedding, or similar ring is traditionally worn. |
| spearhead |
the leader or leading force in a military engagement, new field of endeavor, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| unattached |
not joined or committed to a person, group, or organization, esp. by engagement, marriage, or membership. [1/2 definitions] |
| war game |
a simulated military engagement or action, involving either actual troops or computerized projections. |
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