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horizontal
Adjective
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Something that is lying down or "straight across" is horizontal. In a horizontal direction means straight across.
The road across the Nullabor plain is horizontal.
Dad hung a swing from a horizontal branch.
Horizontal stripes on a shirt make a person look wider.
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To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.
pivot
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verb
turn on a pivot
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noun
the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
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noun
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
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noun
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
hung
adjective
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Suspended by hanging.
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Having hanging additions or appendages.
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(law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
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Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.
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(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
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computing: not responding
window
Noun
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A piece of glass in a wall to let people see through it.
He looked out the window.