| alternate |
to do in succession or rotation. [1/9 definitions] |
| alternation |
repeated interchange or succession; continuous rotation. [1/2 definitions] |
| animated cartoon |
a motion picture made by photographing a sequence of drawings showing stages of movement, so as to create the illusion of motion when the images are projected in quick succession. |
| assembly line |
a set-up in a factory whereby a product being put together passes, in moving along a track, conveyor belt, or the like, a succession of stations with workers, each of whom adds, adjusts, or secures apart to the whole. |
| billiard |
a billiard shot in which the cue ball hits two other balls in succession. [1/2 definitions] |
| bounce |
to spring back or up following a collision, or to do so several times in succession. [1/10 definitions] |
| by |
in succession; after. [1/16 definitions] |
| carom |
in pool or billiards, a shot in which the player's ball strikes two other balls in succession. [1/4 definitions] |
| chatter |
to make a rapid succession of speechlike sounds. [4/7 definitions] |
| chipper2 |
to utter a chirp or succession of chirps. [1/2 definitions] |
| clonus |
a rapid succession of muscle spasms. |
| consistency |
agreement or compatibility between or among acts or occurrences that follow one another in succession. [1/3 definitions] |
| crop rotation |
a method of breaking disease cycles and renewing the fertility of the soil by planting a succession of different crops on the same piece of land. |
| double-click |
to press the button of a computer mouse twice in rapid succession. |
| dynasty |
a succession, lasting several generations, of rulers from the same family or group. [1/2 definitions] |
| follow in the footsteps of |
to follow after, in succession or imitation. |
| food chain |
a succession of living organisms in which each serves as food for the next. |
| glissando |
performed by playing or sounding a rapid succession of consecutive tones of a scale, as by sliding one or more fingers over the keys of a piano. [1/3 definitions] |
| Herod |
the dynastic title of a succession of tetrarchs who governed Palestine for the Roman Empire. [1/2 definitions] |
| home run |
in baseball, a hit that allows the batter enough time to touch all four bases in succession and score a run. |
| inherit |
to receive (money, property, or the like) through a will made by, or legal succession to, a person who has died; be heir to. [1/5 definitions] |