Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flak | Yes | No | No | No |
predictor | Yes | No | No | No |
flak (noun) | predictor (noun) |
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artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival |
intense adverse criticism | information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events |
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) |