gain vs meteor

gain

verb
  • To run fast. 

  • To increase. 

  • To reach. 

  • To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. 

  • To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual. 

  • To put on weight. 

  • To acquire possession of. 

  • To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress. 

noun
  • The thing or things gained. 

  • The factor by which a signal is multiplied. 

  • The act of gaining; acquisition. 

  • A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. 

adj
  • Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous. 

  • Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap. 

adv
  • Tolerably; fairly. 

  • Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately. 

meteor

verb
  • To move at great speed. 

noun
  • An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars). 

  • A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable. 

  • A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. 

  • A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain. 

  • Any short-lived source of wonderment. 

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