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Repercussion

The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.

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Bounce 76% connected

To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.

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Bouncing 76% connected

of Bounce

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Carom 76% connected

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 the player's b…

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Resilience 76% connected

Alt. of Resiliency

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Resiliency 76% connected

The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.

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Ricochet 76% connected

A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of…

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Consequence 76% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

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Effect 76% connected

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

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Event 76% connected

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

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Issue 76% connected

The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air fr…

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Outcome 76% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

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Result 76% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

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Upshot 76% connected

Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.

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Repercuss 74% connected

To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate.

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Repercuss 74% connected

To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate.

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Backlash 92% connected

The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting…

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Rebound 92% connected

To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

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Recoil 92% connected

To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.

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Reverberation 92% connected

The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reechoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the rever…

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