a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent | a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base |
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
an idea evoked by some experience | physical energy or intensity |
extreme conservatism in political or social matters | a powerful effect or influence |
(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body | (of a law) having legal validity |
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude | group of people willing to obey orders |
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | a unit that is part of some military service |
| a group of people having the power of effective action |
| one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority |
| (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |