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| alchemy |
an ancient exploration and practice of chemistry which flourished particularly during medieval times. Practitioners used chemical processes in the hope of, for example, producing gold from base metals, finding the key to eternal life, and uncovering a single cure for all disease. [1/2 definitions] |
| anticipation |
expectation or hope. [1/3 definitions] |
| dead as a doornail |
definitely dead, or beyond hope of revitalizing. |
| dead end |
a point beyond which there is no hope of continuation; impasse. [1/2 definitions] |
| demo |
a recording of music or the like that is produced in order to display the style and ability of the performers in the hope that the music may be recorded professionally and widely distributed. [1/2 definitions] |
| despair |
the state of being completely without hope. [2/3 definitions] |
| desperate |
done as a last effort, without great hope of success. [1/4 definitions] |
| despond |
to become discouraged and have low spirits, as from loss of hope or courage. |
| die-hard |
stubbornly clinging to a cause, hope, allegiance, or the like, despite its apparent futility. [1/2 definitions] |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence; dishearten. [1/3 definitions] |
| discouraging |
causing one to lose hope, faith, or enthusiasm. |
| dishearten |
to depress or destroy the hope or confidence of; discourage; dispirit. |
| down and out |
without money, friends, or hope. |
| down-and-out |
without money, friends, or hope. |
| dream |
to have as a wish, aim, or hope, even if difficult or unobtainable. [1/13 definitions] |
| encourage |
to arouse feelings of hope or courage in; give confidence to; hearten. [1/4 definitions] |
| encouraging |
arousing feelings of hope or courage. [1/2 definitions] |
| expect |
to hope for or look forward to with some reason to believe in fulfillment. [1/6 definitions] |
| expectation |
reasonable hope; anticipation. [1/4 definitions] |
| glad |
happy or delighted, often with a sense of relief or fulfilled hope; pleased. [1/3 definitions] |
| grim |
lacking cheerfulness or hope, or providing little reason to hope; gloomy; harsh. [1/3 definitions] |
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