Events ("What?")

baronetage
the state of a baronet
 
relief
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
 
forensics
scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes
 
subsiding
a gradual sinking to a lower level
 
PKU test
a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria
 
thaw
a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
 
hematemesis
vomiting blood
 
theatrical
a performance of a play
 
target practice
practice in shooting at targets
 
shank
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
 
cardiac cycle
the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles
 
first reading
the first presentation of a bill in a legislature
 
field sport
a sport that is played outdoors
 
connexion
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
 
matrix operation
a mathematical operation involving matrices
 
ice show
any entertainment performed by ice skaters
 
dressing
the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
 
pluck
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
 
Berith
the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
 
absence
failure to be present
 
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