cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
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a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
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have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the politi…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemic…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.the act of causing something to happen
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlati…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlati…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlati…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.(statistics) correlated variation
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave devel…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Cause, effect and change.cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemic…
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To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.A club; esp., a policeman's club.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. [See Illust. of Antennae.]
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.One who carries a club; a club bearer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fra…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: golf, club, wood, near, vertical.
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