kicker vs should

kicker

noun
  • An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant. 

  • An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand. 

  • An outboard motor. 

  • A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles. 

  • A relaxed party. 

  • The kicking strap. 

  • The last one or two paragraphs of a story. 

  • The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine". 

  • A practitioner of the kicking performance art. 

  • One who takes kicks. 

  • An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract. 

  • One who kicks. 

  • Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”) 

  • A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast. 

  • Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story. 

  • A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries. 

  • A backlight positioned at an angle. 

  • A rubber pad that propels the ball away upon impact, like a bumper, but usually a horizontal side of a wall. 

  • A launch ramp. 

  • A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy. 

should

noun
  • Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case. 

verb
  • Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future. 

  • Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now. 

  • Used to express a conditional outcome. 

  • With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way. 

  • To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality. 

  • Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance. 

  • Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation. 

  • Simple past tense of shall. 

  • In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc. 

  • Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must'). 

  • Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable. 

  • Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc. 

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