Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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saltation | Yes | No | No | No |
jump | Yes | No | Yes | No |
saltation (noun) | jump (noun) |
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a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground |
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | a sudden involuntary movement |
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species | descent with a parachute |
an abrupt transition | (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another |
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface | an abrupt transition |
a sudden and decisive increase |
saltation (verb) | jump (verb) |
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increase suddenly and significantly | |
rise in rank or status | |
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | |
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another | |
bypass | |
make a sudden physical attack on | |
enter eagerly into | |
move forward by leaps and bounds | |
cause to jump or leap | |
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
run off or leave the rails | |
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery | |
jump down from an elevated point | |
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute | |
be highly noticeable |