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| hustle |
rapid, busy, or vigorous activity. [1/10 definitions] |
| hyperventilation |
unusually rapid and deep breathing that causes a loss of carbon dioxide from the blood and can lead to dizziness or fainting. |
| imprinting |
in animal and human behavior, a period of rapid learning early in life that established permanent connections with other beings or objects, and thus determines certain patterns of behavior. |
| interceptor |
a high-speed fighter plane with a rapid climbing rate, used to defend against enemy aircraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| internet |
a global network of millions of computers that provides rapid access to and exchange of data. [1/2 definitions] |
| kinda |
contraction of "kind of," used in some kinds of writing to reflect how the two words are often pronounced in rapid, informal speech (used as an adverb). |
| lifeboat |
a ship's boat designed for rapid rescue of persons, or a similar boat used from shore. |
| machine gun |
an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession as long as its trigger is pressed. |
| mosso |
in a rapid and animated manner; fast (used as a musical direction). |
| motion picture |
a series of photographic images projected in rapid succession on a screen, creating the illusion of natural and continuous motion. [1/2 definitions] |
| nest |
a place where rapid growth or free development of something is encouraged, or the people who frequent it; hotbed. [1/11 definitions] |
| opioid epidemic |
a rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs, beginning in the late 1990s and continuing into the early decades of the 2000s. |
| pant |
a short, rapid breath; gasp. [1/3 definitions] |
| patter2 |
rapid, glib, and often amusing talk, as by a comedian, salesman, auctioneer, or magician. [3/5 definitions] |
| photochronograph |
a former device used to take a rapid series of photographs of the same moving object, so as to be able to reproduce the motion. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitapat |
with a soft rapid flutter or beat. [2/3 definitions] |
| pitter-patter |
a succession of soft rapid tapping sounds. [3 definitions] |
| pompom1 |
a rapid-fire automatic cannon, often mounted on ships as an anti-aircraft weapon. |
| poppet |
an intake or exhaust valve that can rapidly plug or unplug an opening, often driven by a spring for rapid repetition; poppet valve. [1/2 definitions] |
| prefabricate |
to construct (building sections, parts, or the like) at a factory , for rapid on-site assembly. [1/2 definitions] |
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