a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" krzyżówka

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and real a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the p a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of d something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem