| fitful |
| 1. adj. Irregular; unsteady; characterized by fits. | |
| His breathing was fitful. | |
| noise |
| 1. n. Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant. | |
| He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise. | |
| 2. n. Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations. | |
| 3. n. (technology) Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio) | |
| 4. n. (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population. | |
| 5. n. Rumour or complaint. | |
| The problems with the new computer system are causing a lot of noise at Head Office. | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. | |
| 7. n. (music) A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To make a noise; to sound. | |
| 9. v. To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip. | |
| and |
| 1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. | |
| 2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. | |
| 3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. | |
| 4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. | |
| 5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but. | |
| 6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often | |
| 7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements. | |
| 8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition. | |
| 9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause. | |
| 10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’. | |
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come, | |
| 12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other". | |
| 13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb). | |
| 14. conj. Expressing a condition.: | |
| 15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that. | |
| 16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though. | |
| 17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. | |
| 18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath. | |
| 19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog. | |
| 20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine. | |
| violence |
| 1. n. Extreme force. | |
| The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive. | |
| 2. n. Action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering. | |
| We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts. | |
| 3. n. Widespread fighting. | |
| Violence between the government and the rebels continues. | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) Injustice, wrong. | |
| The translation does violence to the original novel. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation | |
| 6. v. (nonstandard) To subject to violence. | |
