A definite time when someone must end a task in order to meet another time commitment.
A mechanical device that limits the travel of a mechanism.
A tactic used by armed police to stop a vehicle believed to contain dangerous criminals.
Synonym of full stop
A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
Weight or importance.
A fit; a brief tantrum.
The smallest portion of time; an instant.
A brief, unspecified amount of time.
A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
A petit mal episode; such a spell.
(As in "X moment") An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.