| advance |
(sometimes pl.) an approach or proposition, often sexual. [1/14 definitions] |
| at wits' end |
having exhausted every conceivable method or approach. |
| bremsstrahlung |
electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays, produced by the sudden deceleration or acceleration of an electron caused by its approach to an atomic nucleus. |
| close in on |
to approach or surround, as to entrap or capture. |
| come |
to move toward the location of the speaker; approach. [1/14 definitions] |
| come-on |
a flirtatious approach or offer. [1/2 definitions] |
| come on to |
(informal) to make a romantic approach. |
| come up |
approach; draw near. [1/6 definitions] |
| coming |
arrival or approach. [1/2 definitions] |
| creep up on |
to silently approach from behind or in such as way as to surprise. |
| do-si-do |
a movement in square dancing in which two dancers approach each other, pass around each other back to back, and return to their original positions. [1/4 definitions] |
| draw |
to move in a certain (specified) direction, esp. in approach or departure. [1/19 definitions] |
| eclectic |
a person who uses an eclectic method or takes an eclectic approach. [1/3 definitions] |
| evidence-based |
pertaining to a process or approach that is developed based on scientific evidence. |
| forbidding |
tending to discourage an approach; likely to be unmanageable; uninviting. [1/2 definitions] |
| forthcoming |
an act or instance of coming forth; appearance or approach. [1/4 definitions] |
| free school |
a school that is an alternative to the traditional public and private schools, with a flexible approach to teaching. |
| ham-handed |
clumsy or indelicate, as using large awkward hands or an awkward, insensitive approach. |
| herald |
a person or thing that signals the beginning or approach of something. [2/4 definitions] |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| innovate |
to propose or implement a new method, approach, idea, or the like; make inventive changes. [1/2 definitions] |