sudden+motion

  • 81Startle — Star tle, n. A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. [1913 Webster] After having recovered from my first startle, I was very well pleased with the accident. Spectator. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 82To be shot of — Shoot Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 83Whiplash injury — Whip lash in ju*ry, n. an injury to the neck caused by the sudden motion of the head backward and forward, as occurs to the occupants of a vehicle hit from behind by another vehicle. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 84hike — I. verb (hiked; hiking) Etymology: perhaps akin to 1hitch Date: 1809 intransitive verb 1. a. to go on a hike b. to travel by any means 2. to rise up; especially to work upward out of place …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 85PowerBook — The PowerBook is a line of Macintosh laptop computers that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1991 to 2006. During its lifetime, the PowerBook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first …

    Wikipedia

  • 86SMS (disambiguation) — SMS or sms may refer to:Computers and technology* Short message service, a form of text messaging on mobile phones * Scalable Modeling System, a directive based parallel programming tool developed by the NOAA to solve problems defined on… …

    Wikipedia

  • 87IBook — The iBook is a line of laptop computer that was developed and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. between 1999 and 2006. It was targeted at the consumer and education markets, with fewer features and lower prices than the PowerBook. Three distinct… …

    Wikipedia

  • 88Play-by-post role-playing game — Not to be confused with Play by mail game. an example of an online PbP role playing game A play by post game (PbP) is an online text based role playing game. This is a niche area of the online roleplaying community which caters to both gamers and …

    Wikipedia

  • 89Vanishing bird cage — The vanishing bird cage, also known as the flying birdcage, is a classic parlour magic effect that was invented by French magician Buatier De Kolta. The trick has also been used by magicians Carl Hertz, Harry Blackstone, Sr., John Mulholland,… …

    Wikipedia

  • 90Isaac Nathan — was an English Australian composer, musicologist, journalist and self publicist (c. 1792–January 15, 1864) who ended an eventful career of triumph and failure by becoming the father of Australian music .Early successBorn in 1792 in the English… …

    Wikipedia