an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" krzyżówka

excessive use of drugs the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays" an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" money received from the state a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued" type genus of the family Zeidae only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus any lizard of the genus Moloch a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble a short theatrical episode a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews) the act of projecting out from something

an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar an animal sterol. An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals an engineering university in Cambridge an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around) an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"