Elapse: alternatives and connections

A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.

Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; slippery; careless.

A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently.

(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…

A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [/]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called al…

A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.

To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.

To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from.

To pass with a glide, as the voice.

To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.

To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluenc…

One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by sce…

Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.

To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.

To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away.

To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especia…