jpdb beta

piranha

1

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

6

to cover fully; to wrap around

4

same family (race, tribe)

3

all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost

1

total (number); count

2

inflow; influx

4

split; division; break up

14

exponential growth; geometric progression

1

geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats

1

field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

1

calamity; disaster; accident

5

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

5

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

4

throughput; processing power

2

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

2

ambition; aspiration

3

double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed

2

how; in what way

1

one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

1

water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border

1

subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

1

domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination

1

world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

1

time limit; time restriction

6

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

3

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

1

source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat

1

cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle

3

to eat up; to consume (completely)

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

6

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

2

things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions

2

fixed interval; fixed period

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

3

source of information; intelligence source; message source

2

having good eyesight

1

seeing in the dark; night vision

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

2

extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

1

honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

1

to have in one's dreams

1

to get strong; to gain strength

2

organ

1

green; green color

4

waste of effort; thankless task

1