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noun
(= einsteinium)
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
stark
Adjective
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Is something is stark, it is plain and undecorated, often in a cold or unpleasant way.
All the leaves were gone now, leaving the tree stark and bare.
The house was bare and empty with stark, white walls.
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A stark contrast, difference, reminder, etc. is simple and clear, often in a cold or unpleasant way.
The contrast between rich and poor is even more stark in health outcomes.
The deaths are a stark reminder of how much family violence there is in the city.
wind
Verb
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If you wind something you wrap it around and make it tight.
You need to wind the string around the stick.
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If you wind a clock or watch you tighten a spring inside it. This is done by turning knob. The spring powers the clock or watch as it unwinds (stops being tight).
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If something winds it twists around in different directions.
The road winds for miles.
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If something winds down, it runs out of power and gets slower. (Like a watch that is unwinding.)
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How something winds up is how it becomes in the end or after something happens.
I wound up lost after I made the wrong turn.