A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
A positive 1-soliton solution to the sine-Gordon equation.
A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
A person with peculiar sexual tastes.
To laugh loudly.
To be formed into a kink or twist.
To form a kink or twist.
To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.
To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.