transitive verb to form into a straight line.The commander aligned his soldiers at the top of the hill.He carefully aligned all the books on the shelf. intransitive verb to come into line.His…

noun the act of making judgments or criticizing.Her constant criticism of her daughter eventually put a wedge between them.The art instructor’s criticism of the students’ works was helpful to them. See the…

noun the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar.They lost each other in the tumult that erupted after the police tried to break up the demonstration. See the full entry

noun 1. one who wishes ill on another; personal enemy.Now that his old foe was being released from prison, he had begun to be fearful.They had a serious falling-out some years ago…

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