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41alert — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. n. 1 a warning call or alarm. 2 a warning of an air raid. b the duration of this. v.tr. (often foll. by to) make alert; warn (were… …
42alert — a•lert [[t]əˈlɜrt[/t]] adj. n. v. a•lert•ed, a•lert•ing 1) fully aware and attentive; wide awake 2) quick to understand or respond; perceptive; acute 3) watchful and ready to act; vigilant 4) a warning of an impending military attack, a storm,… …
43alert — adjective quick to notice and respond to potential danger or problems. ↘intellectually active. noun 1》 the state of being alert: everyone should be on the alert for terrorists. 2》 a warning of danger. 3》 a prompt or similar signal on an… …
44alert — adj 1. wide awake, aware, Inf. heads up, Inf. on the ball, Inf. on the stick, Inf. on one s toes; astir, up and about, up and doing, bright and early; smart, bright, sharp, keen, quick, Inf. quick on the trigger. 2. vigilant, watchful, Argus eyed …
45alert — a. 1. Watchful, vigilant, circumspect, wary, heedful, on the alert, on one s guard, on the watch, on the lookout, on the qui vive. 2. Active, brisk, nimble, agile, smart, lively, sprightly, spirited, supple, quick, ready, prompt. See spry …
46alert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. watchful, on guard, wary; quick, ready. See care, activity. v. See warning.Ant., inattentive, unaware. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Watchful] Syn. wary, on guard, wide awake; see observant 2 . 2.… …
47alert log — In Microsoft Windows 2000, a System Monitor log used to monitor counters that exceed user specified limits. When such a limit is exceeded, the event is logged into the alert log. See also counter log; System Monitor; trace log …
48The Matrix character names — Several of the character names in the Matrix series have additional meanings.Characters*Smith In an early scene in The Matrix Reloaded , Smith drives an Audi A8 with the license plate number IS 5416 ; in the King James Bible Isaiah 54:16 reads… …
49The Fifth Head of Cerberus — Infobox Book | name = The Fifth Head of Cerberus image caption = Reprint cover author = Gene Wolfe cover artist = Nicholas Gaetano country = USA language = English genre = SF publisher = Charles Scribner s Sons release date = 1972 media type =… …
50The Thief (1952 film) — Infobox Film name = The Thief caption = The Thief DVD cover director = Russell Rouse producer = Clarence Greene writer = Clarence Greene Russell Rouse starring = Ray Milland music = Herschel Burke Gilbert cinematography = Sam Leavitt editing =… …
