happening (noun)
41shaggy-dog story — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a long drawn out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous but the hearer as boresome and pointless b. : a similar humorous story whose humor lies in the… …
42evening — noun 1 part of the day ADJECTIVE ▪ this, tomorrow, yesterday ▪ Friday, Saturday, etc. ▪ weekday (esp. BrE) ▪ …
43plot — noun 1》 a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful. 2》 the main sequence of events in a play, novel, or film. 3》 a small piece of ground marked out for building, gardening, etc. 4》 a graph showing the relation… …
44artifice — noun formal 1 (U) the use of clever tricks: Her charm was all artifice. 2 (C) a clever trick, especially one used to deceive someone artificial, adjective (usually before noun) 1 not made of natural materials or substances: artificial sweeteners… …
45dinnertime — noun the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑suppertime • Hypernyms: ↑mealtime * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the time at which it is customary to eat dinner * * * /din e …
46historical present — noun the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states • Hypernyms: ↑present, ↑present tense * * * noun : the present tense used in telling of past events * * * Gram. the present tense used in narrating a past event as if happening… …
47frequency — noun 1 rate at which sth happens ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ increased, increasing ▪ reduced ▪ estimated, expected ▪ …
48neck — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ slender, slim, swan like (literary) ▪ scraggy (BrE), scrawny …
49nerve — noun 1 in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ pinched (AmE), trapped (BrE) ▪ sensitive ▪ damaged ▪ facial, optic, sciatic …
50sensitivity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great, high ▪ This is a matter of great sensitivity. ▪ a poet of great sensitivity ▪ low ▪ …
