Urgent: alternatives and connections

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…

A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take th…

The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin.

Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin.

A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of t…

The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subj…

Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention.

Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of d…

Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil.

The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the…

To pass from the more general or important to the particular or less important matters to be considered.

To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman…

The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.

An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.

The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply,…

Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.

To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to…

To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or p…