Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reversion | Yes | No | No | No |
stake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
reversion (noun) | stake (noun) |
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a failure to maintain a higher state | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground |
turning in the opposite direction | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning |
returning to a former state | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) |
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) | the money risked on a gamble |
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something |
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) |
reversion (verb) | stake (verb) |
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place a bet on | |
mark with a stake | |
tie or fasten to a stake | |
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | |
put at risk |