accent vs force

accent

noun
  • Expressions in general; speech. 

  • A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. 

  • The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period. 

  • A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery. 

  • Emphasis or importance in general. 

  • A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent. 

  • Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings. 

  • A word; a significant tone or sound. 

  • A mark used to represent this special emphasis. 

  • Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. 

  • A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. 

  • A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it. 

  • Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone. 

  • A prime symbol. 

  • A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked. 

  • A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it. 

  • The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect. 

verb
  • To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent. 

  • To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent. 

  • To mark with written accents. 

force

noun
  • Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning. 

  • A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note. 

  • A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person. 

  • A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn) 

  • The ability to attack, control, or constrain. 

  • A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain. 

  • Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect. 

  • Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape. 

  • Legal validity. 

  • Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion. 

  • Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. 

  • Synonym of police force 

  • Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing. 

  • A waterfall or cascade. 

verb
  • To compel (someone or something) to do something. 

  • To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.). 

  • To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress. 

  • To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground. 

  • To violate (a woman); to rape. 

  • To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force. 

  • To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of. 

  • To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb). 

  • To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold. 

  • To stuff; to lard; to farce. 

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