adjective continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening.They prayed that the storm would end soon, but it was unrelenting. See the full entry

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transitive verb to find or express the quantity of.Pain is difficult to quantify. See the full entry

noun (informal) a step or degree.That make of car is a notch above all others in its price range. transitive verb to score or achieve (a win or the like).She notched her…

noun one who is confined or subjugated, such as a prisoner.The captives were taken away in chains. adjective imprisoned or subjugated, as in war.The captive soldiers lived in tiny huts.The men were…