Events ("What?")

new deal
a reapportioning of something
 
feast
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
 
chess game
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
 
GCA
aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
 
anthropophagy
human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh
 
flux
a flow or discharge
 
whist drive
a progressive whist party
 
job interview
an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment
 
battle of Plataea
a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC
 
rejuvenation
the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
 
spade casino
a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point
 
circumduction
a circular movement of a limb or eye
 
heroine
the main good female character in a work of fiction
 
background noise
extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
 
comeback
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
 
interjection
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
 
frog kick
a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended
 
recall
the act of removing an official by petition
 
khanate
the position of a khan
 
ceramics
the art of making and decorating pottery
 
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