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settlement |
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something settled or resolved |
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settlement |
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a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it |
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settlement |
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a community of people smaller than a town |
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settlement |
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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland |
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settlement |
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an area where a group of families live together |
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suspension |
Noun
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a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) |
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suspension |
Noun
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the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) |
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suspension |
Noun
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a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle |
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suspension |
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an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
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suspension |
Noun
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temporary cessation or suspension |
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suspension |
Noun
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a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy |
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suspension |
Noun
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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
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sacking |
Noun
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the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
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sacking |
Noun
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coarse fabric used for bags or sacks |
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shutdown |
Noun
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termination of operations |
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suicide |
Noun
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the act of killing yourself |
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suicide |
Noun
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a person who kills himself intentionally |
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self-destruction |
Noun
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the act of killing yourself |
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self-destruction |
Noun
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the act of destroying yourself |
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self-annihilation |
Noun
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the act of killing yourself |
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seppuku |
Noun
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ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword |
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suttee |
Noun
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the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband |
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spontaneous abortion |
Noun
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a natural loss of the products of conception |
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stillbirth |
Noun
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a natural loss of the products of conception |
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slaughter |
Noun
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the killing of animals (as for food) |
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slaughter |
Noun
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the savage and excessive killing of many people |
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slaughter |
Noun
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a sound defeat |
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slaughter |
Verb
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kill a large number of people indiscriminately |
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slaughter |
Verb
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kill (animals) usually for food consumption |
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swan song |
Noun
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a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) |
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suffocation |
Noun
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killing by depriving of oxygen |
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suffocation |
Noun
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the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) |
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strangling |
Noun
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe |
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strangulation |
Noun
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the act of suffocating someone by constricting the windpipe |
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strangulation |
Noun
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(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid |
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strangulation |
Noun
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the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage |
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spasm |
Noun
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(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
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spasm |
Noun
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a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
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squeeze |
Noun
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the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space |
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squeeze |
Noun
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the act of gripping and pressing firmly |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a tight or amorous embrace |
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squeeze |
Noun
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an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a twisting squeeze |
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squeeze |
Noun
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slang for a person's girlfriend or boyfriend |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze or press together |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
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squeeze |
Verb
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press firmly |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze tightly between the fingers |