Events ("What?")

bailment
the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
 
bricklaying
the craft of laying bricks
 
planning
the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
 
Battle of the Marne
a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
 
superior conjunction
(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
 
meshing
contact by fitting together
 
split down
a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
 
ambassadorship
the post of ambassador
 
shakedown
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
 
dive
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
 
mystification
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
 
cardiospasm
a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed
 
sellout
a betrayal of one's principles principles, country, cause, etc.
 
formalities
a requirement of etiquette or custom
 
drive
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
 
opening
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
 
homicide
the killing of a human being by another human being
 
Battle of the Somme
battle in World War I (1916)
 
embarrassment
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
 
quick march
marching at quick time
 
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