advances (noun)
11translation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, correct, exact, faithful, good ▪ approximate, free, loose, rough ▪ …
12bottom dog — noun a person of low status • Hypernyms: ↑subordinate, ↑subsidiary, ↑underling, ↑foot soldier * * * noun : underdog * * * underdog. [1880 85; by analogy with TOP DOG] * * * bottom dog …
13force play — noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base the shortstop got the runner at second on a force • …
14information technology — noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information • Syn: ↑IT • Hypernyms: ↑engineering, ↑engineering science, ↑applied science, ↑technology * * * inforˌmation …
15space age — noun the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present • Hypernyms: ↑time * * * the period in modern history characterized by space exploration, usually considered as beginning October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched …
16stop order — noun an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level • Syn: ↑stop loss order • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑purchase order * * * noun : an order to a broker to buy or sell at the m …
17woman chaser — noun a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women • Syn: ↑wolf, ↑skirt chaser, ↑masher • Derivationally related forms: ↑mash (for: ↑masher) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
18glad eye — noun : a pleasant friendly glance : a welcoming glance giving the glad eye to voters of every persuasion C.L.Becker usually : a glance indicating sexual interest and usually intended to encourage sexual advances girls giving sailors the glad eye… …
19thesis novel — noun : a novel that advances, illustrates, or defends a thesis a thesis novel directed against the corruption of the clergy E.G.Du Cal * * * thesis novel noun A roman à thèse (see under ↑roman) • • • Main Entry: ↑thesis …
20transverse wave — noun : a wave in which the vibrating element (as the electric field in light waves or the particles of a vibrating medium) moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave advances * * * ˌtransverse ˈwave 7 [transverse wave]… …
