advance |
going in front of. [1/14 definitions] |
antecedence |
the act of going before, or the state of being ahead; precedence. |
anticline |
a formation of rock layers characterized by two downward slopes going in opposite directions from a central crest. (Cf. syncline.) |
ascent |
the act of going up; rise. [1/4 definitions] |
attendant |
going along with; accompanying. [1/4 definitions] |
backstop |
in sports, a structure, such as a fence or wall, used to keep a ball from going out of the playing area. [1/2 definitions] |
balanced |
not going too far in the direction of any extreme so that rationality, harmony, or stability is achieved; keeping to proper proportions. [1/2 definitions] |
-bound |
going toward, or planning to go to. [1/2 definitions] |
burn one's bridges |
to eliminate all possibilities of going back or of reconsidering something one has said or done. |
by way of |
by going through or along; via. [1/2 definitions] |
clog up |
to block something from moving along or going through. [1/2 definitions] |
come along |
to join others in going somewhere. [1/4 definitions] |
continuing |
still going on or happening; not over. |
departure |
the act or an occasion of leaving or going away. [1/2 definitions] |
descent |
the act or process of going downward. [1/4 definitions] |
detain |
to prevent from going on; stop or delay. [1/2 definitions] |
down1 |
going to a lower level. [1/21 definitions] |
downhill |
going down a hill. [1/5 definitions] |
downwind |
in the direction that the wind is going; leeward. |
drove2 |
(usu. pl.) a large number of people going or coming for a similar purpose or in a similar manner. [1/3 definitions] |
eastbound |
going toward the east. |