Nouns denoting natural events
- heat
- a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
- ebbtide
- the tide while water is flowing out
- ground floor
- becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)
- masked ball
- a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
- settling
- a gradual sinking to a lower level
- din
- a loud harsh or strident noise
- triumph
- a successful ending of a struggle or contest
- origin
- an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- whirr
- sound of something in rapid motion
- rift
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- implosion
- a sudden inward collapse
- low tide
- the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
- meltdown
- a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
- onslaught
- a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- cheep
- the short weak cry of a young bird
- field trial
- a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
- backspin
- spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- gravitation
- movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
- squeak
- a short high-pitched noise
- recoil
- the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
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