the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep.

designed for people to live in.

occur at or during the same time.

relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.

a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.

release or deposit eggs.

a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.

of, for, or relating to young people.

a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.

the preying of one animal on others.

the action or process of formally consulting or discussing.

a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.

guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated.

about to happen.

not permanent.

a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership.

a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun.

a tailless amphibian of the order Anura ; a frog or toad.

order or allow to leave; send away.

a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

come before (something) in time.

prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period.

an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed.