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• pounce — pounce1 [pouns] n. [ME pownce, talon, prob. altered < MFr poinçon, sharp instrument, stiletto: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a claw or talon of a bird of prey 2. the act of pouncing; swoop, spring, or leap vi. pounced, pouncing to swoop down, spring, or… …   English World dictionary

• Pounce (calligraphy) — Before the invention of blotting paper a fine powder, pounce, was sprinkled over wet ink to hasten drying. This powder is prepared from single substances such as finely ground salt, fine sand, and powdered soft minerals such as talc or soapstone …   Wikipedia

• pounce — I [[t]paʊns[/t]] v. pounced, pounc•ing, n. 1) anb to swoop down or spring suddenly, as an animal in seizing its prey 2) to seize eagerly or suddenly: We pounced on the opportunity[/ex] 3) to make a sudden attack: to pounce on every mistake[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

• pounce — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 spring or swoop, esp. as in capturing prey. 2 (often foll. by on, upon) a make a sudden attack. b seize eagerly upon an object, remark, etc. (pounced on what we said). n. 1 the act or an instance of pouncing. 2 the claw or… …   Useful english dictionary

• pounce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, punching tool, dagger, talon more at punch Date: 15th century the claw of a bird of prey II. intransitive verb (pounced; pouncing) Date: 1744 1. a. to swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• make — v 1. fabricate, manufacture, produce, mint; construct, build, assemble, set up; erect, elevate, raise, rear, put up; mold, form, fashion, model, shape, frame; create, invent, originate, devise, contrive, compose, write, put together; cast, block …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• make — Synonyms and related words: Platonic form, Platonic idea, abide by, abscond, accomplish, achieve, acquire, act, add up to, adhere to, administer, aesthetic form, affect, affirm, aftermath, aggressive, agree to, alter, amount to, anatomy, animus,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• pounce — v 1. swoop down, descend, fall upon, come down on or upon; drop down from the clouds, come out of nowhere, come out of the blue; surprise, take by surprise, catch or take unawares. 2. lunge at, leap at, spring upon, jump at; dash at, go at, have… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• snap — I. verb (snapped; snapping) Etymology: Dutch or Low German snappen; akin to Middle High German snappen to snap Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a sudden closing of the jaws ; seize something sharply with the mouth < fish snapping …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clear — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Ciceronian, Mickey Mouse, above water, abroad, absolute, absolve, absolved, abstract, account for, accumulate, acquire, acquit, acute, admitting no exception, adrift, afield, afloat, afoot and lighthearted, all… …   Moby Thesaurus

• List of The Transformers characters — This is a list of characters appearing in the original American Transformers cartoon, first aired between 1984 and 1987. Contents 1 Autobots 2 Decepticons 3 Humans 4 Aliens and Monsters …   Wikipedia