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blight |
a plant disease characterized by rapid destruction of parts or all of a plant. [1/5 definitions] |
bombogenesis |
rapid intensification of a large storm due to a steep drop in barometric pressure. |
boom1 |
a period of rapid development or expansion in a particular sphere. [1/7 definitions] |
break |
a rapid movement away; escape. [1/26 definitions] |
breakneck |
dangerously extreme or rapid. |
chaise |
a four-wheeled coach used for rapid transport of mail and passengers in former times; post chaise. [1/3 definitions] |
chasseur |
in the French army, a member of the light infantry or light cavalry, specially trained for rapid maneuvering. [1/3 definitions] |
chatter |
to make a rapid succession of speechlike sounds. [5/7 definitions] |
clack |
rapid, prolonged, or unimportant talk; chatter. [1/8 definitions] |
clonus |
a rapid succession of muscle spasms. |
conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not wanting change. [2 definitions] |
contagion |
the rapid spreading, as of an emotion or idea, in a group or culture. [1/4 definitions] |
cottonwood |
any of several rapid-growing American poplars that bear seeds with cottonlike hair. [1/2 definitions] |
crash dive |
a sudden and rapid emergency dive made by a submarine, esp. to avoid attack. |
cut the Gordian knot |
to solve a difficult problem in a rapid, bold manner. |
dive |
a rapid descent or plunge, usu. head or front first. [1/12 definitions] |
double-click |
to press the button of a computer mouse twice in rapid succession. |
double-tongue |
in playing a wind instrument, the action of touching the tongue alternately to the teeth and hard palate, producing rapid articulation of notes. |
dribble |
in sports, to advance a ball or puck by rapid, short bounces, kicks, or pushes. [1/8 definitions] |
epidemic |
a rapid spread or growth of some phenomenon. [1/4 definitions] |
explode |
to release energy forcefully with noise, heat, and the violent expansion of gases, because of rapid chemical change or sudden violent impact. [1/7 definitions] |
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