Word Finder - moments

definition

A brief, unspecified amount of time.

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Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.

synonyms

• instant
• stound
• trice

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The smallest portion of time; an instant.

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Weight or importance.

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The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.

synonyms

• moment of force

definition

(unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

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A petit mal episode; such a spell.

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A fit; a brief tantrum.

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An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

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A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.

example

If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia.

There she sat for a few moments, gasping for breath.

Brennan took a few moments to reply.

At last the happiest of happy moments arrived.

Mary contemplated her soberly for a few moments and then spoke gently.

The two spoke for a few moments before Xander bowed his head and walked away.

Our duty, my dear, is to rectify his mistake, to ease his last moments by not letting him commit this injustice, and not to let him die feeling that he is rendering unhappy those who...

There are also rare and beautiful moments when I see and hear in Dreamland.

After a few moments Jonathan answered.

Closing her eyes for a few precious moments, she breathed deeply and let her breath out in a long, relaxing sigh.

After a few moments, he glanced up at her.

He was silent for a few moments and she thought he was listening to the radio.

He tried to speak but it took a few moments before the words were understandable.

A few moments passed before he told me to go ahead.

She was silent for a few moments and he thought the conversation was over.

A few moments later, Dickinson Faust stepped into sight.

There was a breath of danger in the very air, and every few moments the earth would shake violently.

He shrugged nonchalantly, but his gaze rested on her thoughtfully for a few moments before he finished his meal.

It was a hang-up but when she returned moments later, she heard a car leaving the alley behind her house.

The street he was on looked as it had on the television he said, but the houses were absent numbers so it took him a few moments to locate the correct place.

It was moments like these.

He could picture her climbing onto the velvet chair, perhaps even smiling, before kicking it away, and waiting the few agonizing moments until death set her free.

In a few moments I heard a gruff male voice ask, "Is this the swami?"

Whenever we needed a few moments alone, a dog walk was suggested and eagerly accepted.

He grunted as he shoved it in front of the door moments before the door bucked under the force of some otherworldly being.

She hugged him again but after a few moments he pulled back.

It took the group only moments to confirm the year—1961.

It was one of those uncomfortable moments that left her wondering if the odometer was what he was interested in.

All the way to the hospital she kept rehashing the attack and their last moments together.

The words echoed in her head, and she walked blindly for several moments, until the cold burning her lungs made her stop.

They sat dutifully, sharing the pillow, and were calm for several moments before a discreet elbow match broke out between them.

David's revolutionary ideas, which led to his election to the presidency of the Convention and to the committee of general security, inspired his pictures "Last Moments of Lepelletier de Saint-Fargeau" and "Marat Assassinated."

He remembered the expression Dolokhov's face assumed in his moments of cruelty, as when tying the policeman to the bear and dropping them into the water, or when he challenged a man to a duel without any reason, or shot a post-boy's horse with a pistol.

It was one of those break-through moments.

He gnawed on the inside of his mouth, studying her for a few moments.

Adrienne expected a sharp response from Mr. Marsh, but he only regarded his wife thoughtfully for a few moments.

He stared at her for a few moments.

He glanced at her sharply and regarded her thoughtfully for a few moments.

She cried until she was too tired to cry more and drifted into a vision, reliving the few moments she spent with Jilian.

But the brief exercise failed to dispel the glumness for more than a few moments.

It was only moments later when his fears were realized by the gnashing, booming, ripping sound of metal on rock, echoing across the valley like a clap of thunder, repeating and repeating, as if car after car had met a similar fate, further and further away.

They were quiet for a few moments.

They stood that way, inches apart, for a few moments.

She hesitated, but Talal entered and reappeared several moments later with a small bowl of water.

She spoke to him for several moments before his eyes rose and lingered on Kiera.

Within moments, they burst into the chilly desert night.

He could picture her, holding the hem of her gown, climbing onto the chair, perhaps even smiling, before kicking it away, and waiting the few agonizing moments until death took her hand and led her to its darkness.

After a few moments of mutual silence, both men rose and returned to their rooms.

They spoke for a few moments and she promised to call again in the evening when, perhaps, she'd have more information.

He donned biking clothes, packed a jacket and sweater in his pannier and set off in pursuit of a few peaceful moments in one of his favorite worlds.

And yet, Cynthia was disturbed about something moments after the incident.