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shrinkage |
Noun
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process or result of becoming less or smaller |
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seeking |
Noun
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an attempt to acquire or gain something |
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seeking |
Noun
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the act of searching for something |
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stab |
Noun
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informal words for any attempt or effort |
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stab |
Noun
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a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument |
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stab |
Noun
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a sudden sharp feeling |
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stab |
Verb
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poke or thrust abruptly |
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stab |
Verb
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stab or pierce |
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stab |
Verb
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use a knife on |
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sexual assault |
Noun
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a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
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striving |
Noun
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an effortful attempt to attain a goal |
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sexual abuse |
Noun
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a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
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sex crime |
Noun
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a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
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sex offense |
Noun
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a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
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stickup |
Noun
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robbery at gunpoint |
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statutory offense |
Noun
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crimes created by statutes and not by common law |
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statutory offence |
Noun
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crimes created by statutes and not by common law |
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scuffle |
Noun
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an unceremonious and disorganized struggle |
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scuffle |
Noun
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disorderly fighting |
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scuffle |
Noun
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a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling |
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scuffle |
Verb
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fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters |
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scuffle |
Verb
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walk by dragging one's feet |
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strategic buyout |
Noun
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an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power |
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sting |
Noun
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a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
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sting |
Noun
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a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin |
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sting |
Noun
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a mental pain or distress |
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sting |
Noun
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a kind of pain |
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sting |
Verb
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saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous |
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sting |
Verb
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deliver a sting to |
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sting |
Verb
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cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging |
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sting |
Verb
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cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort |
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sting |
Verb
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cause a stinging pain |
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screen test |
Noun
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a filmed audition of an actor or actress |
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sting operation |
Noun
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a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) |
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swindle |
Noun
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the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme |
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swindle |
Verb
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deprive of by deceit |
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spadework |
Noun
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dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking |
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swiz |
Noun
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British slang for a swindle |
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shell game |
Noun
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a swindling sleight-of-hand game |
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sedition |
Noun
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an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government |
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share |
Noun
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the part played by a person in bringing about a result |
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share |
Noun
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the allotment of some amount by dividing something |
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share |
Noun
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a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil |
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share |
Noun
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assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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share |
Noun
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any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate |
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share |
Verb
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communicate |
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share |
Verb
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give out as one's portion or share |
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share |
Verb
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have, give, or receive a share of |
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share |
Verb
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use jointly or in common |
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share |
Verb
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have in common |