Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flutter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flutter (noun) | pound (noun) |
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the act of moving back and forth | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
the motion made by flapping up and down | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs |
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
a disorderly outburst or tumult | a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec |
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | |
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents | |
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters | |
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | |
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters | |
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters | |
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | |
16 ounces avoirdupois | |
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy |
flutter (verb) | pound (verb) |
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wink briefly | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
beat rapidly | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
move back and forth very rapidly | strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | place or shut up in a pound |
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits |
partition off into compartments | |
move rhythmically | |
move heavily or clumsily |