exigent
Wordneeding quick action or attention
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needing quick action or attention
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
to steal goods from a store
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
to hire another company to do part of a job or project
to do something badly or carelessly
to pawn something, especially to get money quickly
the process of turning silver in color
money that one ex-spouse pays to the other after a divorce
a passage for getting on or off a ship, plane, or train
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
bold in a way that shows no shame or fear
more able or skilled than someone or something else
becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant
to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule
a link or set of links between things
excellent; of very high quality
covered with a protective outer layer
a gun in science fiction that shoots energy beams or similar projectiles
to carry or drag something heavy with effort
empty, lonely, and bleak, often because no people are around
willing to do what someone in authority asks or tells you to do
to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
careful use of money and other resources; not wasting them
past tense of ski
the act of moving along without using power
locked with a key
a person who makes a living by committing crimes
extremely shocking, violent, or upsetting
a person or thing that attracts a lot of public attention
buy insurance for something or someone
a person who goes camping
used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
past tense and past participle of shoot
to go out into the streets to protest
to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point
a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person
to make something more difficult or harder to understand
to land or settle lightly on something
a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time
the target area above an opponent's waist in fencing
the older central part of a city, often with poorer housing and crowded streets
the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
to shoot and kill someone with a gun
the act of fastening something with a screw
to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
a humorous or informal way of saying death
to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking
to cause someone trouble or inconvenience
the condition of being unable to sleep well
a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched
to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message
the local office that handles police work in a town or city
to be used as part of something, especially money or time
the act of putting things into bags or packages
the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person
a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way
very good or impressive
to be unable to stop yourself from doing something
a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside
to delay dealing with something
to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time
to enter information by pressing keys or buttons
a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison
to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way
a robbery in which the thief has a weapon or threatens to use one
to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone
to park a vehicle so that another vehicle cannot get out
in a very harsh, cruel, or violent way
restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area
a person who has big hopes or ideas, especially unrealistic ones
to support a claim with facts or proof
the raised edge between a road and a sidewalk
as; in the same way that
to support the weight of something so it does not fall
the act of making something lower or of becoming lower
a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it
to make a mistake or do something badly
a place where stray or unwanted animals are cared for until they are adopted
a person employed to clean and take care of a house or hotel
to deal with a difficult situation successfully
done in a quiet, secret way
used to talk about an earlier time in the past
to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it
an official card or document that shows who someone is
temporary release of a prisoner before the end of a sentence, with conditions
remove things from a vehicle, container, or machine
a person who has done something illegal or wrong
the smallest chess piece, which can move forward and capture diagonally
to travel toward the south
the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form
to look quickly, especially secretly or from a hidden place
to some extent; fairly
to move away and stop bothering someone
preserved or sold in bottles