#happening__occurrence__natural_event__naturalevent  an event that happens
  supertype:  event  something that happens at a given place and time
  subtype:  concomitant__accompaniment__co-occurrence  an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
     subtype:  associate.concomitant  any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
     subtype:  background.concomitant  relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation: "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
  subtype:  avalanche  a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
  subtype:  experience.happening  an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
     subtype:  appalling  an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
     subtype:  augury__sign  an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
        subtype:  war_cloud__warcloud  an ominous sign that war threatens
        subtype:  omen__portent__presage__prognostic  a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
           subtype:  auspice  a favorable omen
           subtype:  foreboding  an unfavorable omen
           subtype:  death_knell__deathknell  an omen of death or destruction
     subtype:  flash.experience__flashing  a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
     subtype:  loss.experience  the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
     subtype:  ordeal  a severe or trying experience
     subtype:  taste  a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
     subtype:  time.experience  a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears" or "they had a good time together"
     subtype:  vision.experience  a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"
  subtype:  trouble  an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
     subtype:  misfortune__bad_luck__badluck  unnecessary and unforeseen trouble
        subtype:  pity__shame  an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
        subtype:  misadventure__mishap__mischance  an instance of misfortune
           subtype:  accident  a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
              subtype:  collision  an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
                 subtype:  fender-bender  a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage
                 subtype:  pileup  multiple collisions of vehicles
                 subtype:  smash-up__smashup__smash  a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
              subtype:  crash.accident__wreck  a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
              subtype:  accidental_injury__injury  an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
                 subtype:  concussion.accidental_injury  injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
                 subtype:  mutilation  an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
                    subtype:  dismemberment__taking_apart  the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
              subtype:  shipwreck.accident__wreck  an accident that destroys a ship at sea
                 subtype:  capsizing  (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
              subtype:  fatal_accident__fatalaccident__casualty  an accident that causes someone to die
           subtype:  near_miss  an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
           subtype:  derailment  an accident in which a train runs off its track
           subtype:  ground_loop  a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
           subtype:  puncture.misadventure  loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
           subtype:  slip.misadventure__trip  an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
              subtype:  spill.slip__tumble__fall  a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
           subtype:  collapse.misadventure  a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
              subtype:  cave_in__subsidence  the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
              subtype:  fiasco__debacle  a sudden and violent collapse
              subtype:  implosion.collapse  a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb"
                 subtype:  gravitational_collapse__gravitationalcollapse  the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
           subtype:  crash  (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
              subtype:  head_crash  (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
        subtype:  calamity__catastrophe__disaster__tragedy__cataclysm  an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
           subtype:  act_of_God__force_majeure__forcemajeure__vis_major__vismajor__inevitable_accident__unavoidable_casualty__unavoidablecasualty  a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
           subtype:  apocalypse  a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
           subtype:  kiss_of_death  something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"
           subtype:  plague.calamity  any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
        subtype:  adversity  a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event: "a period marked by adversities"
        subtype:  hardship  something that causes or entails suffering: "I cannot thinking it a hardship that more more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"
        subtype:  knock  a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"
     subtype:  affliction  a cause of great suffering and distress
        subtype:  calvary__martyrdom  any experience that causes intense suffering
        subtype:  tribulation__trial__visitation  an annoying or frustrating event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
           subtype:  fire.tribulation  a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
        subtype:  curse__torment  a severe affliction
        subtype:  attack  a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
           subtype:  anxiety_attack__anxietyattack  a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic
           subtype:  ictus__ictu__seizure__raptus  a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
              subtype:  convulsion  violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
                 subtype:  clonus  convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
                 subtype:  epileptic_seizure__epilepticseizure  convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness
                    subtype:  grand_mal__grandmal__generalized_seizure__generalizedseizure__epilepsia_major__epilepsiamajor  a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
                    subtype:  petit_mal__petitmal__epilepsia_minor__epilepsiaminor  a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
              subtype:  focal_seizure__focalseizure  transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
              subtype:  raptus_hemorrhagicus  seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
           subtype:  touch.attack__spot  a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
           subtype:  apoplexy__stroke__cerebrovascular_accident__cerebrovascularaccident__CVA  a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
              subtype:  ischemic_stroke__ischaemic_stroke__ischaemicstroke  the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
              subtype:  hemorrhagic_stroke__hemorrhagicstroke__haemorrhagic_stroke  stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
           subtype:  paroxysm__fit  a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"
           subtype:  hysterics__hysteric  an attack of hysteria
           subtype:  occlusion  closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
              subtype:  laryngospasm  a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs
              subtype:  embolism  occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
                 subtype:  air_embolism__airembolism__aeroembolism__gas_embolism__gasembolism  obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
                 subtype:  fat_embolism__fatembolism  serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver
                 subtype:  pulmonary_embolism__pulmonaryembolism  blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
              subtype:  thromboembolism  occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus
              subtype:  thrombosis  the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
                 subtype:  cerebral_thrombosis  a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein
                 subtype:  coronary_thrombosis__coronary  obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
                 subtype:  milk_leg__white_leg__whiteleg__phlegmasia_alba_dolens  painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
                 subtype:  phlebothrombosis__venous_thrombosis  thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood
              subtype:  coronary_occlusion  occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
           subtype:  heart_attack__heartattack  a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
        subtype:  bane__curse__scourge__nemesis__nemesi  something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
     subtype:  embarrassment.trouble  some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
     subtype:  hell.trouble__blaze  a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
     subtype:  onslaught  a sudden and severe onset of trouble
     subtype:  scandal__outrage  a disgraceful event
        subtype:  Watergate_scandal__Watergate  a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
     subtype:  interference__noise__disturbance  electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
        subtype:  background_signal__background  extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
           subtype:  background_noise__ground_noise  extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
              subtype:  surface_noise__surfacenoise  noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record
           subtype:  background_radiation  radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
        subtype:  crosstalk__XT  the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
        subtype:  fadeout  a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances
        subtype:  jitter  small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
        subtype:  atmospheric_static__atmosphericstatic__static__atmospherics  a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference
           subtype:  radio_noise__radionoise  static at radio wavelengths
  subtype:  miracle  any amazing or wonderful occurrence
  subtype:  marvel__wonder  something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
  subtype:  thing.happening  an event: "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
     subtype:  feast  something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"
  subtype:  episode  a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
     subtype:  dramatic_event__drama  an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
        subtype:  night_terror__nightterror  an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings
     subtype:  chapter.episode  a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"
     subtype:  idyll  an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
  subtype:  eventuality__contingency  a possible event or occurrence or result
  subtype:  beginning  the event consisting of the start of something: "the beginning of the war"
     subtype:  casus_belli__casusbelli  an event used to justify starting a war
     subtype:  egress__emergence__issue  the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
        subtype:  eruption.egress  the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
        subtype:  dissilience  the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe
     subtype:  origination__origin__genesis__genesi__inception  an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
        subtype:  cause  events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
           subtype:  antecedent  a preceding occurrence or cause or event
           subtype:  aetiology__etiology  the cause of a disease
           subtype:  factor  anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
              subtype:  parameter  any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
                 subtype:  subroutine_parameter
              subtype:  unknown_quantity__unknownquantity  a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent; "I don't know what the new man will do; he's still an unknown quantity"
              subtype:  releasing_factor__releasingfactor__releasing_hormone__releasinghormone__RF  a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
                 subtype:  growth_hormone-releasing_factor__GHRF  a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
              subtype:  intrinsic_factor__intrinsicfactor  a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12; "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia"
              subtype:  human_factor__humanfactor
           subtype:  producer.cause  something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes" or "this microorganism is a producer of disease"
           subtype:  mutagenesis__mutagenesi  an event capable of causing a mutation
        subtype:  preliminary__overture__prelude  something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
     subtype:  emergence.beginning__outgrowth__growth  the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
        subtype:  rise  a growth in strength or number or importance
           subtype:  crime_wave__crimewave  a sudden rise in the crime rate
           subtype:  wave.rise  something that rises rapidly and dies away; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"
     subtype:  start  the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
        subtype:  adrenarche  the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
        subtype:  menarche  the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman
        subtype:  thelarche  the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty
        subtype:  oncoming__onset  the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
        subtype:  morning  the earliest period: "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
        subtype:  flying_start__running_start__runningstart  a quick and auspicious beginning
        subtype:  opener.start  the first event in a series: "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game agains the Yankees"
        subtype:  alpha.start  the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
        subtype:  opening_night__openingnight__opening__curtain_raising__curtainraising  the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
        subtype:  send-off__kickoff__start-off__startoff  a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
        subtype:  racing_start  the start of a race
           subtype:  running_start__runningstart__flying_start  a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
     subtype:  creation.beginning__conception  the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
        subtype:  impregnation__fertilization__fertilisation__fecundation  creation by the union of sperm or pollen with an animal or plant or egg cell
           subtype:  pollination__pollenation  transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
              subtype:  cross-pollination.pollination__crosspollination  fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
              subtype:  self-pollination  fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
           subtype:  cross-fertilization__crossfertilization__cross-fertilisation__crossfertilisation  fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
              subtype:  allogamy  cross-fertilization in plants
           subtype:  self-fertilization__self-fertilisation  fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
              subtype:  autogamy  self-fertilization in plants
           subtype:  superfecundation  fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)
           subtype:  superfetation  fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; "superfetation is normal in some animal species"
  subtype:  ending__conclusion__finish  event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
     subtype:  final_stage__finalstage__end__last  the concluding parts of an event or occurrence: "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
        subtype:  endgame__end_game__endgame  the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
        subtype:  end_game__endgame__endgame  the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame"
        subtype:  homestretch.final_stage  (informal) the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
        subtype:  passing  the end of something; "the passing of winter"
     subtype:  resultant__result__outcome  something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
        subtype:  denouement  the outcome of a complex sequence of events
        subtype:  deal.resultant  the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
           subtype:  fair_deal__square_deal  fair treatment
           subtype:  raw_deal__rawdeal  unfair treatment
        subtype:  decision.game_outcome  the outcome of a game or contest: "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
        subtype:  victory_won_on_points__decision  (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred: "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
           subtype:  split_decision__splitdecision  a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
        subtype:  consequence__aftermath  the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"
           subtype:  corollary.consequence  a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
           subtype:  deserts__comeuppance__comeupance  an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
           subtype:  fruit.consequence  the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
           subtype:  sequella  a secondary consequence
           subtype:  train.consequence  a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
           subtype:  wages__wage__reward__payoff  a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
        subtype:  poetic_justice__just_deserts  an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
        subtype:  materialisation__offspring__materialization  something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
        subtype:  subsequence__sequel  something that follows something else
        subtype:  worst.resultant  the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
     subtype:  foregone_conclusion__matter_of_course  an inevitable ending
     subtype:  destruction.ending__demolition  an event or the result of an event that destroys something
        subtype:  annihilation__disintegration  total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
           subtype:  extinction.annihilation__extermination  complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
        subtype:  eradication  the complete destruction of every trace of something
        subtype:  ravage  (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"
        subtype:  wrecking__razing  the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
        subtype:  ruin.destruction__ruination  an event that results in destruction
           subtype:  devastation__desolation  an event that results in total destruction
           subtype:  shipwreck.ruin  an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
        subtype:  wrack.destruction__rack  the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"
     subtype:  Z__omega  the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation
     subtype:  halt__stop  the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
        subtype:  cessation__surcease  a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
        subtype:  standstill__stand__tie-up__tieup  an interruption of normal activity
     subtype:  victory__triumph  a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
        subtype:  win  a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
           subtype:  first-place_finish__firstplacefinish  a finish in first place (as in a race)
        subtype:  fall.victory__pin  when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
           subtype:  takedown  (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"
        subtype:  independence  the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
        subtype:  landslide  an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
        subtype:  Pyrrhic_victory  a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
        subtype:  slam__sweep  winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
           subtype:  grand_slam__grandslam  winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
           subtype:  little_slam__small_slam__smallslam  winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge
        subtype:  checkmate  complete victory
        subtype:  runaway__romp__laugher__shooin__walkaway  an easy victory
        subtype:  service_break__servicebreak  a tennis game won on the opponent's service
     subtype:  licking__defeat  an unsuccessful ending
        subtype:  rout  an overwhelming defeat
        subtype:  walloping__thrashing__debacle__drubbing__slaughter__trouncing__whipping  a sound defeat
        subtype:  Waterloo  a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"
  subtype:  periodic_event__recurrent_event__recurrentevent  an event that recurs at intervals
     subtype:  migration.periodic_event  the periodic passage from one region to another for feeding or breeding
     subtype:  cycle.periodic_event  a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon: "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
        subtype:  cardiac_cycle__cardiaccycle  the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse in conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"
        subtype:  Carnot_cycle__Carnot's_ideal_cycle  a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
        subtype:  pass.cycle  one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
        subtype:  menstrual_cycle__menstrualcycle  a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"
     subtype:  repeat__repetition  an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
        subtype:  sequence.repeat  several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
        subtype:  cycle  a periodically repeated sequence of events: "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
           subtype:  samsara  (Hinduism; Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
        subtype:  replay__rematch  something (especially a game) that is played again
        subtype:  recurrence__return  happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
           subtype:  atavism__throwback  a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
           subtype:  flashback.recurrence  an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
     subtype:  sunrise  the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
     subtype:  sunset  the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
     subtype:  undulation__wave  (physics) a progressive disturbance propagated without displacement of the medium itself
        subtype:  gravity_wave__gravitywave__gravitation_wave__gravitationwave  (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
        subtype:  sine_wave  a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve
        subtype:  vibration__oscillation  (physics) a regular variation in value about a mean
           subtype:  ripple  (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
           subtype:  transient  (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
           subtype:  beat.vibration  a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
           subtype:  resonance.vibration  a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
           subtype:  sympathetic_vibration__sympatheticvibration  (physics) vibration produced by resonance
        subtype:  fluctuation  a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
        subtype:  seiche  a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances
        subtype:  standing_wave__stationary_wave  a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
        subtype:  sound_wave__soundwave__acoustic_wave  (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
           subtype:  air_wave__airwave  a sound wave that is transmitted via air
           subtype:  shock_wave__shockwave  a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
              subtype:  sonic_boom__sonicboom  an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound; "a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship"
        subtype:  waveform__wave_form__wave_shape  the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
        subtype:  pulsing__pulse__impulse  (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
        subtype:  flapping__flap__flutter__fluttering  the motion made by flapping up and down
     subtype:  pulsation__heartbeat__beat  the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
        subtype:  diastole  the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
        subtype:  systole  the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
        subtype:  pounding__throb__throbbing  an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
     subtype:  tide  the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
        subtype:  high_tide__high_water__highwater  the tide when the water is highest
           subtype:  direct_tide  the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side
           subtype:  neap_tide__neap  a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
           subtype:  springtide  a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons
        subtype:  low_tide__lowtide__low_water__lowwater  the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
        subtype:  ebbtide  the tide while water is flowing out
        subtype:  rising_tide__flood_tide__floodtide  the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
        subtype:  slack_water__slack_tide__slacktide  the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide
  subtype:  change.happening__alteration__modification  an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another: "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"
     subtype:  sublimation  (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
     subtype:  surprise  a sudden unexpected event
        subtype:  thunderbolt__bombshell__thunderclap  a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"
        subtype:  coup_de_theatre.surprise__coupdetheatre  a dramatic surprise
        subtype:  eye_opener__eyeopener  something surprising and revealing
        subtype:  shock.surprise__blow  an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
           subtype:  blip  a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
        subtype:  stunner  an unexpected and amazing event: "the stunner was what happened on Saturday"
     subtype:  birth__nativity__nascency__nascence  the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
        subtype:  delivery  the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"
        subtype:  live_birth  the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
           subtype:  blessed_event__blessedevent__happy_event__happyevent  (informal) the live birth of a child
        subtype:  posthumous_birth  birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother
        subtype:  posthumous_birth.birth__posthumousbirth  birth of a child after the father has died
        subtype:  reincarnation__rebirth  a second or new birth
           subtype:  transmigration  the passing of a soul into another body after death
     subtype:  breakup__separation__detachment  coming apart
        subtype:  severance__rupture__breach__break__rift__falling_out__fallingout  a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
        subtype:  break.breakup  the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"
     subtype:  variation.change__fluctuation  an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
        subtype:  vicissitude.variation  a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"
        subtype:  allomerism  (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form
        subtype:  departure__deviation__divergence__difference  a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
           subtype:  discrepancy__variant  an event that departs from expectations
           subtype:  driftage  the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting
           subtype:  flection__inflection  deviation from a straight or normal course
        subtype:  substitution.variation__permutation__transposition__replacement__switch  an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
        subtype:  business_cycle__trade_cycle__tradecycle  recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
        subtype:  daily_variation  fluctuations that occur between one day and the next
        subtype:  diurnal_variation__diurnalvariation  fluctuations that occur during each day
        subtype:  tide.variation  something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"
     subtype:  decease__death  the event of dying or departure from life: "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
        subtype:  Crucifixion  the death of Jesus on the cross
        subtype:  human_death__humandeath__fatality  a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"
           subtype:  violent_death__violentdeath__killing  an event that causes someone to die
           subtype:  fatal_accident__fatalaccident__casualty  an accident that causes someone to die
        subtype:  martyrdom  death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
        subtype:  megadeath  the death of a million people; "they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths"
        subtype:  expiration__passing__loss__departure__exit__going__release  euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
     subtype:  lessening__decrease__drop-off  a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
        subtype:  shrinking.lessening__shrinkage  process or result of becoming less or smaller: "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
           subtype:  compression.shrinking__condensation__contraction  the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
        subtype:  casualty  a decrease of military personnel or equipment
           subtype:  equipment_casualty__equipmentcasualty__damage  loss of military equipment
              subtype:  battle_damage__combat_casualty  loss of military equipment in battle
              subtype:  operational_damage__operationaldamage__operational_casualty__operationalcasualty  loss of military equipment in field operations
           subtype:  personnel_casualty__personnelcasualty__loss  military personnel lost by death or capture
              subtype:  combat_injury__wound__injury  a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
                 subtype:  blighty_wound__blightywound  a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad
                 subtype:  flesh_wound  a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones
              subtype:  sacrifice.personnel_casualty  personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
        subtype:  sinking.lessening  a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"
        subtype:  attrition.lessening  a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
        subtype:  dwindling_away__dwindlingaway__dwindling  a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
           subtype:  fading_away  gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength
        subtype:  waning  a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"
     subtype:  increase  a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
        subtype:  augmentation.increase  the amount by which something increases
        subtype:  concentration.increase  increase in density
           subtype:  densification__compaction__compression__concretion  an increase in the density of something
           subtype:  rarefaction  a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"
        subtype:  jump.increase__leap  a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
           subtype:  quantum_leap__quantumleap__quantum_jump__quantumjump  a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
        subtype:  waxing.increase  a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"
     subtype:  easing__moderation__relief  a change for the better
        subtype:  disembarrassment  something that extricates you from embarrassment
        subtype:  breath_of_fresh_air  a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air"
     subtype:  deformation  alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
        subtype:  shear  (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
        subtype:  strain  (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
           subtype:  overstrain  too much strain
     subtype:  transition  a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
        subtype:  ground_swell  an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"
        subtype:  leap.transition__jump__saltation  an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
           subtype:  quantum_jump__quantumjump  (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
     subtype:  transformation.change__transmutation__shift  a qualitative change
        subtype:  improvement.transformation__betterment__advance  a change for the better; progress in development
           subtype:  revival__resurgence__revitalization__revitalisation__revivification  the coming again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"
              subtype:  rebirth__Renaissance__renascence  the revival of learning and culture
              subtype:  regeneration  the activity of spiritual or physical renewal
              subtype:  resurrection  revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope"
              subtype:  resuscitation  act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
                 subtype:  cardiopulmonary_resuscitation__cardiopulmonaryresuscitation__CPR__cardiac_resuscitation__cardiacresuscitation__mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation__kiss_of_life  an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
           subtype:  refinement__elaboration  the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique"
           subtype:  adjustment__accommodation__fitting  making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
           subtype:  preservation__conservation  an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
           subtype:  recovery  return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
        subtype:  population_shift  a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population
        subtype:  pyrolysis__pyrolysi  transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
        subtype:  sea_change__seachange  a profound transformation
        subtype:  sublimation.transformation  (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
        subtype:  tin_pest__tinpest__tindisease__tin_plague__tinplague  the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures
        subtype:  changeover__conversion__transition  an event that results in a transformation
        subtype:  mutation  the event consisting of a change in genetic structure
           subtype:  point_mutation__pointmutation__gene_mutation  a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
           subtype:  saltation  a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
        subtype:  retrogression__degeneration  passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
           subtype:  abiotrophy  a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury
           subtype:  cataplasia  (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form
        subtype:  strengthening.transformation  becoming stronger
        subtype:  weakening.transformation  becoming weaker
           subtype:  debilitation__enervation__enfeeblement__exhaustion  serious weakening and loss of energy
           subtype:  withering__atrophy  any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
           subtype:  fading__attenuation  weakening in force or intensity: "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
           subtype:  downfall__fall  a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
              subtype:  anticlimax  a disappointing decline after ad previous rise: "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
           subtype:  slackening__relaxation__loosening  an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements": "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
     subtype:  twinkle__sparkling  a rapid change in brightness
     subtype:  shimmer__play  a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
     subtype:  damage__harm__impairment  the occurrence of a change for the worse
        subtype:  detriment__hurt  a damage or loss
           subtype:  expense  a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
        subtype:  distortion.damage__deformation  a change for the worse
           subtype:  warping__warp  a moral or mental distortion
        subtype:  ravel__ladder  a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
     subtype:  development.change  a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
        subtype:  turn_of_events__turn__twist  an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
        subtype:  phenomenon.development  a remarkable development
        subtype:  ramification__complication  a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
     subtype:  revolution.change  a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
        subtype:  green_revolution__greenrevolution  the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity
     subtype:  loss_of_consciousness  the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
        subtype:  faint__swoon__syncope  a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
  subtype:  computer_error__error  (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
     subtype:  hardware_error  (computer science) error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer
        subtype:  disk_error  (computer science) error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk
     subtype:  software_error__programming_error__programmingerror  (computer science) error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result
        subtype:  semantic_error__run-time_error  (computer science) an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
        subtype:  syntax_error  (computer science) an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language; "syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time"; "a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis
     subtype:  algorithm_error__algorithmerror  (computer science) error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result
  subtype:  fortuity__accident__chance_event  anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause
     subtype:  hap  an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
     subtype:  happy_chance__happychance__break__good_luck  an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
     subtype:  happenstance__coincidence  an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
     subtype:  lottery  something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
  subtype:  fire  the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
     subtype:  bonfire  a large outdoor fire
     subtype:  brush_fire__brushfire  an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
     subtype:  campfire  a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
     subtype:  conflagration__inferno  a very intense and uncontrolled fire
        subtype:  wildfire  an raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
     subtype:  forest_fire  an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
        subtype:  crown_fire__crownfire  a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire
        subtype:  ground_fire  a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
        subtype:  surface_fire__surfacefire  a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth
     subtype:  grassfire  an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
     subtype:  smoulder  a smouldering fire; "the smoulder became a blaze"
     subtype:  smudge  a smoky fire to drive away insects
  subtype:  incident  a single distinct event
     subtype:  cause_celebre__causecelebre  any incident that attracts great public attention
     subtype:  contagion__infection__transmission  an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted
     subtype:  scene.incident  an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
     subtype:  sideshow.incident  a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow"
  subtype:  discharge  the sudden giving off of energy
     subtype:  electrical_discharge  a discharge of electricity
        subtype:  nerve_impulse__nerveimpulse__impulse  the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
           subtype:  action_potential  the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
        subtype:  spike.electrical_discharge  a transient variation in voltage or current
        subtype:  atmospheric_electricity__atmosphericelectricity  electrical discharges in the atmosphere
           subtype:  elves__elve  an acronym for Emissions of Light and Very low frequency perturbations due to Electromagnetic pulse Sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
           subtype:  blue_jets__jets  atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
           subtype:  lightning  abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
              subtype:  forked_lightning__chain_lightning__chainlightning  a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
              subtype:  bolt_of_lightning__thunderbolt__bolt  a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
           subtype:  red_sprites__redsprite__sprites__sprite  atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
     subtype:  explosion__detonation  a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
        subtype:  blast.explosion  an explosion (as of dynamite)
           subtype:  bomb_blast  the explosion of a bomb
              subtype:  nuclear_explosion__nuclearexplosion__atomic_explosion  the explosion of an atomic bomb
        subtype:  backfire  a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
           subtype:  backblast  backfire from a recoilless weapon
        subtype:  big_bang__bigbang  (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
        subtype:  blowback  the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot
        subtype:  inflation.explosion  (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
        subtype:  explosion.action__burst  the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
           subtype:  detonation  the act of detonating an explosion
              subtype:  percussion  the act of exploding a percussion cap
           subtype:  fulmination  the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"
     subtype:  volcanic_eruption__eruption  the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
  subtype:  case.happening__instance__example  an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
     subtype:  time.case__clip  an instance or single occasion for some event; "This time he succeeded"; "He called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
     subtype:  piece.case__bit  an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
  subtype:  movement__motion  a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
     subtype:  approach.movement__approaching  the event of one object coming closer to another
     subtype:  passing.movement__passage  the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
     subtype:  deflection.movement__deflexion  the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
     subtype:  bending.movement  movement that causes the formation of a curve
        subtype:  deflexion__deflection__refraction  the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
     subtype:  change_of_location__travel  a movement through space that changes the location of something
        subtype:  circulation.change_of_location  free movement or passage especially through a circuit as of water through pipes or sap through a plant
        subtype:  creep.change_of_location  a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
        subtype:  descent.change_of_location  a movement downward
           subtype:  drop.descent__fall  a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
              subtype:  free_fall  the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
              subtype:  plunge  a steep drop
           subtype:  lightening  descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
           subtype:  set.descent  the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"
           subtype:  shower.descent  a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"
           subtype:  sinking  a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
              subtype:  settling__subsiding__subsidence  a gradual sinking to a lower level
              subtype:  submergence__submerging__submersion__immersion  covering completely with water
                 subtype:  dip.submergence  a brief immersion
              subtype:  foundering__going_under__goingunder  (of a ship) sinking
           subtype:  slide.descent  (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
              subtype:  avalanche.slide  a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
                 subtype:  lahar  an avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
              subtype:  landslip__landslide  a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
                 subtype:  mudslide  a landslide of mud
                 subtype:  rockslide  a landslide of rocks
        subtype:  entrance__entering  a movement into or inward
           subtype:  encroachment__invasion__intrusion  any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"; "a viral invasion"
        subtype:  fall.change_of_location  a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
        subtype:  flowing__flow  the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
           subtype:  fountain.flowing__jet  an artificially produced flow of water
           subtype:  ebb  the outward flow of the tide
           subtype:  flood.flowing  the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
           subtype:  backflow__backflowing  a flow that returns toward its source
              subtype:  regurgitation  backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
           subtype:  airflow  the flow of air
           subtype:  current__stream  a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
              subtype:  tidal_flow__tidalflow__tidal_current__tidalcurrent  the water current caused by the tides
                 subtype:  tidal_bore__tidalbore__bore__eagre__aegir__eager  a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
              subtype:  riptide__rip_current__ripcurrent  a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
              subtype:  undertide__undercurrent  a current below the surface of a fluid
                 subtype:  sea_puss__undertow__sea-puss__sea_purse__seapurse__sea-purse__seapurse__sea-poose__seapoose  the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
              subtype:  violent_stream__violentstream__torrent  a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
              subtype:  eddy__twist  a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
              subtype:  whirlpool__vortex__maelstrom  a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)
                 subtype:  Charybdis  (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
              subtype:  ocean_current__oceancurrent  the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
                 subtype:  El_Nino  (oceanography) a weak warm ocean current that flows south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
                    subtype:  El_Nino_southern_oscillation  a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns
                 subtype:  equatorial_current  any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator
                    subtype:  North_Equatorial_Current  an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator
                    subtype:  South_Equatorial_Current  an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator
                 subtype:  Gulf_stream  a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
                 subtype:  Japan_current__Kuroshio_current__Kuroshio  a warm ocean current that flows NE off the coast of Japan into the N Pacific
                 subtype:  Peruvian_current__Humboldt_current  a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific cost of South America before turning west
           subtype:  freshet__spate  the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
           subtype:  overspill__overflow__runoff  the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
           subtype:  outpouring__discharge__run  the pouring forth of a fluid
              subtype:  squirt__jet__spirt  the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
                 subtype:  spray.squirt  a jet of vapor
                 subtype:  spritz  a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
              subtype:  leakage__leak__outflow  the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
           subtype:  fluxion__flux  a flow or discharge
           subtype:  seepage__oozing  the process of seeping
              subtype:  exudation  the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
           subtype:  drip__trickle  flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
              subtype:  intravenous_drip__intravenousdrip  slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)
           subtype:  emission.flowing  the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
           subtype:  gush__flush__outpouring  a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
              subtype:  springtide.gush  a swelling rush of anything; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity"
           subtype:  spate__rush__surge__upsurge  a sudden forceful flow
              subtype:  onrush  a forceful forward rush; "it was forgotten in the onrush of events"
        subtype:  progression__progres  a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"
           subtype:  headway__head  forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
        subtype:  rising__rise__ascent__ascension  a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
           subtype:  climbing__climb__mounting  an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
           subtype:  raising__elevation__lift  the event of something being raised upward
           subtype:  heaving__heave  an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
           subtype:  liftoff  the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
           subtype:  rapid_climb__rapidclimb__rapid_growth__rapidgrowth__zoom  a rapid rise
           subtype:  takeoff.rising  the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
           subtype:  upthrow__upheaval__uplift__upthrust  (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
           subtype:  uplifting  the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
        subtype:  spreading__spread  process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
           subtype:  diffusion.spreading  the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
           subtype:  dispersion__scattering  spreading widely or driving off
              subtype:  Diaspora  the dispersion of the Jews from Palestine after the Babylonian exile (358 BC)
              subtype:  dissipation  breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"
           subtype:  radiation.spreading  the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
              subtype:  adaptive_radiation  the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches
        subtype:  stampede.change_of_location  a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
        subtype:  translation.change_of_location  a uniform movement without rotation
           subtype:  shift.translation__displacement  an event in which something is displaced without rotation
              subtype:  amplitude  (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
              subtype:  luxation  displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ
                 subtype:  subluxation  partial displacement of a joint or organ
        subtype:  troop_movement__troopmovement  movement of military units to a new location
     subtype:  harmonic_motion__harmonicmotion  a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions
        subtype:  simple_harmonic_motion  periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement
     subtype:  heave  (geology) a horizontal dislocation
     subtype:  recoil.movement__repercussion__rebound__backlash  a movement back from an impact
        subtype:  bounce__bouncing  rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
        subtype:  resiliency__resilience  an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
        subtype:  ricochet__carom  a glancing rebound
     subtype:  recoil__kick  the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
     subtype:  seek  (computer science) the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
     subtype:  squeeze__wring  a twisting squeeze: "gave the wet cloth a wring"
     subtype:  cam_stroke__camstroke__throw__stroke  the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
        subtype:  instroke  the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
        subtype:  outstroke  the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft
     subtype:  turning.movement__turn  a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
        subtype:  turn_around__reversal  turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"
        subtype:  yaw__swerve  an erratic deflection from an intended course
        subtype:  gyration__rotation__revolution  a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
           subtype:  dextrorotation__clockwise_rotation__clockwiserotation  rotation to the right
           subtype:  levorotation__counterclockwise_rotation  rotation to the left
           subtype:  axial_rotation__axialrotation__axial_motion__axialmotion__roll  rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
              subtype:  wallow  an indolent or clumsy rolling about: "a good wallow in the water"
           subtype:  orbital_rotation__orbitalrotation__orbitalmotion  motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation"
           subtype:  spin  a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
              subtype:  backspin  spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
              subtype:  English.spin__english  (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
              subtype:  topspin  forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke
        subtype:  coming_back__return  the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
        subtype:  volution  a rolling or revolving motion
     subtype:  twist.movement__wrench  a jerky pulling movement
     subtype:  moving_ridge__wave  one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
        subtype:  surf__breaker__breakers  waves breaking on the shore
        subtype:  backwash__wake  the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
        subtype:  swash  the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"
        subtype:  rippling__ripple__riffle__wavelet  a small wave on the surface of a liquid
        subtype:  crestless_wave__crestlesswave__swell  the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
           subtype:  heavy_swell__ground_swell  a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
        subtype:  lift.moving_ridge__rise  a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
        subtype:  billow__surge  a large sea wave
        subtype:  tidal_wave__tidalwave__tsunami  a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)
        subtype:  rolling_wave__rollingwave__roller__roll  a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
        subtype:  whitecap__white_horse__whitehorse  a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
     subtype:  wobble  a rocking motion
     subtype:  whirl__commotion  confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
     subtype:  Brownian_movement__Brownian_motion__pedesis__pedesi  the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
     subtype:  motion  a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
        subtype:  shakiness__shakines__trembling__quiver__quivering__vibration__palpitation  a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
           subtype:  tremolo.shakiness  (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
           subtype:  tremor  shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
              subtype:  essential_tremor__essentialtremor  tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control
        subtype:  perpetual_motion__perpetualmotion  motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction
        subtype:  precession  the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
        subtype:  stream.motion__flow  something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
     subtype:  movement.change  the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
        subtype:  deracination__displacement  to move something from its natural environment
        subtype:  transportation__transfer__transferral__conveyance  the act of transporting something from one location to another
           subtype:  transshipment  transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
           subtype:  airlift  transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are blocked)
              subtype:  Berlin_airlift  airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
           subtype:  connection__connexion  shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
           subtype:  bringing__delivery  the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
              subtype:  service_of_process__service__serving  the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"
              subtype:  consignment  the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
              subtype:  handing_over__handingover__passage  the act of passing something to another person
                 subtype:  relay  the act of relaying something
              subtype:  post  the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
           subtype:  drive  the act of driving a herd of animals overland
              subtype:  cattle_drive  driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)
           subtype:  carry  the act of carrying something
              subtype:  backpacking__packing  carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
              subtype:  fireman's_carry__fireman'scarry  the act of carrying a person over your shoulder
              subtype:  portage  carrying boats and supplies overland
              subtype:  porterage  the transportation of burdens by porters
           subtype:  lighterage  the transportation of goods on a lighter
           subtype:  resettlement__transplantation__relocation  the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
        subtype:  insertion__introduction__intromission  the act of putting one thing into another
           subtype:  cannulation__canulation__cannulization__cannulisation__canulization__canulisation__intubation  the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
           subtype:  instillation__instillment__instilment  the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
              subtype:  infusion.instillation  (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
           subtype:  enclosing__enclosure__envelopment__inclosure  the act of enclosing something inside something else
              subtype:  packing__boxing  the enclosure of something in a package or box
                 subtype:  bundling.packing  the act of binding something into a bundle
              subtype:  encasement__incasement  the act of enclosing something in a case
           subtype:  injection  the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
           subtype:  blood_transfusion__bloodtransfusion__transfusion  the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
              subtype:  exchange_transfusion  slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood
           subtype:  perfusion  pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)
        subtype:  letting_down__lettingdown__lowering  the act of causing something to move to a lower level
        subtype:  transplanting__transplant  the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants"
     subtype:  human_motion__humanmotion__motion__movement__move  the act of changing your location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
        subtype:  approach__approaching__coming  the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
           subtype:  access  the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
              subtype:  back_door  a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
           subtype:  closing  approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
           subtype:  landing_approach__landingapproach  the approach to a landing field by an airplane
              subtype:  overshoot__wave-off__go-around  an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
           subtype:  run-up__runup  the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
        subtype:  forward_motion__forwardmotion__progress__progression__advancement__onwardmotion  the act of moving forward toward a goal
           subtype:  push  an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
           subtype:  life_history__career  the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
           subtype:  march  a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"
           subtype:  plain_sailing__plainsailing__clear_sailing__clearsailing__easy_going  easy unobstructed progress: "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"
           subtype:  leapfrog  advancing as if in the game of leapfrog
        subtype:  locomotion__travel  self-propelled movement
           subtype:  brachiation  swinging by the arms from branch to branch
           subtype:  walking__walk  the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
              subtype:  ambulation  walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation"
              subtype:  sleepwalking__somnambulism__somnambulation__noctambulism__noctambulation  walking by a person who is asleep
              subtype:  gait  a person's manner of walking
                 subtype:  hobble__hitch__limp  the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
                 subtype:  flounce  the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
                 subtype:  stumble__lurch__stagger  an unsteady uneven gait
                 subtype:  pacing  walking with slow regular strides
                 subtype:  roll.gait  walking with a rolling gait
                 subtype:  saunter  a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
                 subtype:  skip  a gait in which steps and hops alternate
                 subtype:  angry_walk__angrywalk__stalk  a stiff or threatening gait
                 subtype:  prance__strut__swagger  a proud stiff pompous gait
                 subtype:  waddle  walking with a waddling gait; walking with short steps and the weight shifting from one foot to the other
              subtype:  marching__march  the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"
                 subtype:  goose_step__goosestep  a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high
                 subtype:  promenade  a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
                 subtype:  quick_march__quickmarch  marching at quick time
                 subtype:  routemarch  a long training march for troops
              subtype:  plodding  the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
              subtype:  prowl  the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
              subtype:  shamble__shambling__shuffle__shuffling  walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
              subtype:  wading  walking with your feet in shallow water
           subtype:  step  the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
              subtype:  pace__stride__tread  a step in walking or running
              subtype:  trip.step  a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
              subtype:  sidestep  a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
              subtype:  footstep  the act of taking a step in walking
           subtype:  gait.locomotion  a horse's manner of moving
              subtype:  walk.gait  a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
              subtype:  single-foot__rack  a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
              subtype:  jog_trot__jogtrot  an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot
              subtype:  trot  a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
                 subtype:  rising_trot  the rider rises from the saddle every second stride
                 subtype:  sitting_trot__sittingtrot  the rider sits still in the saddle
              subtype:  canter__lope  an smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
              subtype:  gallop  a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
           subtype:  running__run  the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
              subtype:  sprint__dash  a quick run
                 subtype:  break  a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
                    subtype:  fastbreak  (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball
           subtype:  lope__jog__trot  a slow pace of running
              subtype:  dogtrot  a steady trot like that of a dog
           subtype:  crawling__crawl__creep__creeping  a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
           subtype:  lap__circle__circuit  movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
              subtype:  pace_lap  (auto racing) the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start
              subtype:  victory_lap__victorylap__lap_of_honour  a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory
           subtype:  dance_step__dancestep__step  a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
              subtype:  moonwalk.dance_step  a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s"
              subtype:  chasse__sashay  (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
              subtype:  glissade  a gliding or sliding step in ballet
           subtype:  stroke.locomotion  any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
              subtype:  swimming_stroke  a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
                 subtype:  Australian_crawl__crawl__front_crawl__frontcrawl  a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
                 subtype:  dog_paddle__dogpaddle  an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
                 subtype:  sidestroke  a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
                 subtype:  butterfly_stroke__butterflystroke__butterfly  a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
                 subtype:  breaststroke  a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
                 subtype:  backstroke  a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
                 subtype:  treading_water  a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms
        subtype:  lunge__lurch  the act of moving forward suddenly
        subtype:  travel__travelling__traveling  the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
           subtype:  walk  the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
              subtype:  travel_by_foot  travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
              subtype:  constitutional  a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
              subtype:  amble__promenade__ramble__saunter__stroll__perambulation  a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
                 subtype:  walkabout.amble  a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
              subtype:  hike__tramp  a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
                 subtype:  trudge  a long difficult walk
              subtype:  turn.walk  taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"
              subtype:  moonwalk  an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon
              subtype:  walkabout  (Australia) nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
           subtype:  circumnavigation  traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
           subtype:  peregrination  travel (especially by foot)
              subtype:  traversal__traverse  travel across
              subtype:  wandering__roving__vagabondage  travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"
                 subtype:  drifting  aimless wandering from place to place
           subtype:  procession.traveling  the action of a body of people proceeding in a regular formation; "processions were forbidden"
           subtype:  crossing  traveling across
              subtype:  fording__ford  the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
                 subtype:  shallow_fording__shallowfording  fording at a shallow place
                 subtype:  deep_fording  fording at a deep place in the stream
              subtype:  traverse__traversal  taking a zigzag path on skis
           subtype:  driving  the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
              subtype:  motoring  the act of driving an automobile
           subtype:  horseback_riding__horsebackriding__riding  riding a horse as a means of transportation
              subtype:  bronco_busting  breaking a bronco to saddle
              subtype:  endurance_riding__enduranceriding  riding for long hours over long distances
              subtype:  pack_riding  riding with a pack
              subtype:  trail_riding__trailriding  riding along a roughly blazed path
           subtype:  air_travel__airtravel__aviation__air  travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
              subtype:  flying__flight  an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
                 subtype:  aerobatics__acrobatics__stunting__stunt_flying__stuntflying  the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
                    subtype:  tailspin.aerobatics__spin  rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral spin
                 subtype:  blind_flying__blindflying__blind_landing__blindlanding  using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
                 subtype:  ballooning  flying in a balloon
                 subtype:  flyover__flypast  a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
                 subtype:  gliding__glide__sailplaning__soaring__sailing  the activity of flying a glider
                    subtype:  hang_gliding  gliding in a hang glider
                    subtype:  parasailing  gliding in a parasail
                 subtype:  pass  a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
                 subtype:  solo.flying  a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
                 subtype:  sortie  an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
                 subtype:  terrain_flight__terrainflight__low_level_flight__lowlevelflight  flight at very low altitudes
           subtype:  journey__journeying  the act of traveling from one place to another
              subtype:  long_haul  a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"
              subtype:  odyssey  a long wandering and eventful journey
              subtype:  trip  a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
                 subtype:  flight  a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
                    subtype:  connecting_flight  a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)
                    subtype:  direct_flight  a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft
                    subtype:  domestic_flight  a flight that begins and ends in the same country
                       subtype:  Qantas_domestic_flight  Qantas flights within Australia and from/to New-Zealand
                          instance:  QF2002  QF2003  QF2010  QF2011  QF2012  QF2013  QF2016  QF2019  QF2021_1  QF2021_2  QF2024_1  QF2024_2  QF2025_1  QF2025_2  QF2026  QF2027  QF2028_1  QF2028_2  QF2029_1  QF2029_2  QF2030  QF2031  QF2032_1  QF2032_2  QF2033_1  QF2033_2  QF2036_1  QF2036_2  QF2037  QF2038  QF2039_1  QF2039_2  QF2044  QF2045  QF2046  QF2047  QF2048  QF2049  QF2050  QF2051  QF2052  QF2053  QF2059  QF2062_1  QF2062_2  QF2063  QF2068_1  QF2068_2  QF2069  QF2072_1  QF2072_2  QF2073  QF2102_1  QF2102_2  QF2103_1  QF2103_2  QF2104  QF2105  QF2108  QF2109  QF2110  QF2118  QF2119  QF2120  QF2121  QF2124  QF2125  QF2126  QF2127  QF2129  QF2134  QF2135  QF2136  QF2137  QF2138  QF2139  QF2142  QF2143  QF2146  QF2147  QF2148  QF2149  QF2150  QF2151  QF2152  QF2153  QF2154  QF2155  QF2158  QF2159  QF2160  QF2161_1  QF2161_2  QF2164  QF2165  QF2170  QF2171_1  QF2171_2  QF2174_1  QF2174_2  QF2174_3  QF2175  QF2176  QF2180_1  QF2180_2  QF2181  QF2182  QF2185  QF2187_1  QF2187_2  QF2188  QF2189  QF2192  QF2194  QF2260  QF2261  QF2283  QF2284  QF2285  QF2286  QF2287  QF2288  QF2291_1  QF2291_2  QF2292  QF2293  QF2294  QF2300_1  QF2300_2  QF2300_3  QF2300_4  QF2300_5  QF2301_1  QF2301_10  QF2301_11  QF2301_12  QF2301_13  QF2301_14  QF2301_15  QF2301_16  QF2301_2  QF2301_3  QF2301_4  QF2301_5  QF2301_6  QF2301_7  QF2301_8  QF2301_9  QF2302  QF2303  QF2304_1  QF2304_10  QF2304_2  QF2304_3  QF2304_4  QF2304_5  QF2304_6  QF2304_7  QF2304_8  QF2304_9  QF2307_1  QF2307_2  QF2307_3  QF2311_1  QF2311_2  QF2311_3  QF2311_4  QF2311_5  QF2311_6  QF2311_7  QF2311_8  QF2311_9  QF2314_1  QF2314_2  QF2314_3  QF2314_4  QF2314_5  QF2314_6  QF2314_7  QF2314_8  QF2317_1  QF2317_2  QF2321  QF2324_1  QF2324_2  QF2324_3  QF2325  QF2328_1  QF2328_2  QF2331_1  QF2331_2  QF2331_3  QF2332  QF2335_1  QF2335_2  QF2335_3  QF2335_4  QF2340  QF2341_1  QF2341_2  QF2346  QF2356_1  QF2356_2  QF2357_1  QF2357_2  QF2362_1  QF2362_2  QF2363_1  QF2363_2  QF2372_1  QF2372_2  QF2373_1  QF2373_2  QF2375  QF2376  QF2377_1  QF2377_2  QF2378_1  QF2378_2  QF2400_1  QF2400_2  QF2400_3  QF2403_1  QF2403_2  QF2403_3  QF2403_4  QF2404_1  QF2404_2  QF2409  QF2420_1  QF2420_2  QF2421_1  QF2421_2  QF2425_1  QF2425_2  QF2426_1  QF2426_2  QF2430_1  QF2430_2  QF2431_1  QF2431_2  QF2432_1  QF2432_2  QF2432_3  QF2433_1  QF2433_2  QF2435_1  QF2435_2  QF2435_3  QF2435_4  QF2436_1  QF2436_2  QF2440  QF2441  QF2451_1  QF2451_2  QF2453  QF2454  QF2455  QF2456  QF2457  QF2462  QF2463  QF2464  QF2465  QF2466  QF2467  QF2468_1  QF2468_2  QF2469_1  QF2469_2  QF2469_3  QF2472  QF2473  QF2474  QF2475  QF2476  QF2710  QF2711  QF2712  QF2713  QF2714  QF2716  QF2717  QF2718  QF2719  QF2720  QF2721  QF2731  QF2732  QF2733  QF2734  QF2736  QF2739  QF2740  QF2741  QF2742  QF2743  QF2751  QF2752  QF2753  QF2754  QF2755  QF2757  QF2758  QF2760  QF2761  QF2763  QF2764  QF2765  QF2766  QF2980  QF2981  QF316  QF796_1  QF796_2  QF817  QF818  QF820  QF821  QF822  QF823  QF824  QF825  QF826  QF827  QF828  QF829  QF830  QF831  QF832  QF833  QF834  QF835  QF836  QF839  QF840  QF841  QF842  QF843  QF844  QF847  QF850  QF851  QF852  QF853  QF854_1  QF854_2  QF855  QF856  QF857  QF858  QF859  QF861  QF862  QF863_1  QF863_2  QF864_1  QF864_2  QF865  QF866  QF868  QF869  QF871  QF872  QF873_1  QF873_2  QF874  QF875  QF876_1  QF876_2  QF877  QF878  QF879  QF882  QF883  QF887  QF888_1  QF888_2  QF889  QF890_1  QF890_2  QF891  QF893  QF895_1  QF895_2  QF896_1  QF896_2  QF897_1  QF897_2  QF898  QF899  QF902_1  QF902_2  QF902_3  QF902_4  QF903_1  QF903_2  QF905  QF911  QF912  QF913  QF917  QF920  QF921  QF922_1  QF922_2  QF923_1  QF923_2  QF929_1  QF929_2  QF932  QF933_1  QF933_2  QF935  QF936  QF939  QF942_1  QF942_2  QF943_1  QF943_2  QF944_1  QF944_2  QF945_1  QF945_2  QF948_1  QF948_2  QF949  QF952_1  QF952_2  QF956  QF957  QF960_1  QF960_2  QF968  QF969  QF970  QF971  QF972  QF973  QF974  QF975  QF976  QF977  QF978  QF979  QF980  QF981  QF982  QF983  QF984  QF985  QF988  QF989  QF990  QF991  QF992  QF993  QF994  QF995_1  QF995_2  QF996  QF997  NC25_1  NC25_2  NC25_3  NC26_1  NC26_2  NC26_3  NC26_4  NC27_1  NC27_2  NC27_3  NC28_1  NC28_2  NC28_3  QF100  QF104_1  QF104_2  QF116  QF117  QF118  QF120_1  QF120_2  QF124  QF135  QF136_1  QF136_2  QF14_1  QF14_2  QF142  QF15  QF16_1  QF16_2  QF176  QF19  QF21  QF22  QF23  QF24  QF3  QF34  QF36_1  QF36_2  QF37_1  QF37_2  QF37_3  QF37_4  QF37_5  QF38_1  QF38_2  QF38_3  QF40_1  QF40_2  QF400_1  QF400_2  QF401  QF404  QF405_1  QF405_2  QF406_1  QF406_2  QF407  QF408  QF409  QF411  QF412_1  QF412_2  QF414  QF415_1  QF415_2  QF416_1  QF416_2  QF417  QF418  QF419  QF420  QF421_1  QF421_2  QF422  QF423  QF424  QF425  QF426_1  QF426_2  QF427  QF428  QF43_1  QF430_1  QF430_2  QF431_1  QF431_2  QF432  QF433_1  QF433_2  QF434  QF435_1  QF435_2  QF438  QF439  QF44  QF442_1  QF442_2  QF443_1  QF443_2  QF444  QF445  QF446_1  QF446_2  QF447  QF449_1  QF449_2  QF45_1  QF45_2  QF450_1  QF450_2  QF452  QF453  QF454  QF455_1  QF455_2  QF457  QF458_1  QF458_2  QF459  QF46_1  QF46_2  QF46_3  QF460_1  QF460_2  QF461_1  QF461_2  QF462  QF463_1  QF463_2  QF464  QF465  QF466  QF467  QF468  QF469  QF47  QF472  QF473  QF474_1  QF474_2  QF475_1  QF475_2  QF476  QF477  QF478_1  QF478_2  QF479  QF48_1  QF48_2  QF480  QF481_1  QF481_2  QF482_1  QF482_2  QF483_1  QF483_2  QF484  QF485  QF486_1  QF486_2  QF487_1  QF487_2  QF488  QF489  QF490  QF491_1  QF491_2  QF492_1  QF492_2  QF492_3  QF493_1  QF493_2  QF494  QF495  QF496  QF497_1  QF497_2  QF498  QF499_1  QF499_2  QF5  QF50  QF500  QF501  QF502_1  QF502_2  QF503  QF504_1  QF504_2  QF505_1  QF505_2  QF506_1  QF506_2  QF507  QF508  QF509_1  QF509_2  QF510  QF511  QF512_1  QF512_2  QF513_1  QF513_2  QF514  QF515_1  QF515_2  QF517_1  QF517_2  QF519_1  QF519_2  QF520  QF521  QF522  QF523_1  QF523_2  QF525  QF528_1  QF528_2  QF529  QF530  QF531_1  QF531_2  QF532  QF533  QF534  QF535  QF536_1  QF536_2  QF537  QF538_1  QF538_2  QF539_1  QF539_2  QF54  QF540_1  QF540_2  QF541  QF542  QF543_1  QF543_2  QF544_1  QF544_2  QF546  QF547_1  QF547_2  QF548  QF549_1  QF549_2  QF550  QF551_1  QF551_2  QF552  QF553  QF554_1  QF554_2  QF555  QF556  QF557  QF558  QF559_1  QF559_2  QF56  QF560  QF561  QF562  QF563  QF564  QF566  QF567  QF569_1  QF569_2  QF57_1  QF57_2  QF571  QF58_1  QF58_2  QF59  QF6_1  QF6_2  QF60  QF602  QF603_1  QF603_2  QF604_1  QF604_2  QF605  QF606_1  QF606_2  QF607  QF608_1  QF608_2  QF61  QF610_1  QF610_2  QF611  QF612_1  QF612_2  QF613_1  QF613_2  QF614_1  QF614_2  QF615_1__qf6151  QF615_2  QF616_1  QF616_2  QF618_1  QF618_2  QF619  QF62_1  QF62_2  QF620  QF621_1  QF621_2  QF622  QF623  QF624  QF625_1  QF625_2  QF626_1  QF626_2  QF627_1  QF627_2  QF628  QF629_1  QF629_2  QF63_1  QF63_2  QF630  QF631  QF632  QF633  QF634  QF635  QF636  QF638  QF639_1  QF639_2  QF64_1  QF64_2  QF642  QF643_1  QF643_2  QF644  QF645  QF646  QF647  QF648  QF650  QF651  QF652  QF653  QF654_1  QF654_2  QF655_1  QF655_2  QF657  QF658  QF659  QF66_1  QF66_2  QF660  QF661  QF662  QF663  QF665  QF669  QF671  QF68  QF69  QF711  QF764  QF765  QF767  QF768  QF769  QF770_1  QF770_2  QF771  QF780  QF784_1  QF784_2  QF786_1  QF786_2  QF788  QF790_1  QF790_2  QF791  QF795  QF8__qf8  QF801  QF802_1  QF802_2  QF803  QF804_1  QF804_2  QF805  QF807_1  QF807_2  QF808_1  QF808_2  QF81  QF813  QF85  QF86  QF95_1  QF95_2  QF96_1  QF96_2  RT501  RT502  RT503  RT504  RT505  RT506  RT507  RT508  RT509  RT510  RT511  RT512  RT513  RT514  RT515  RT516  RT523  RT524  UQ101_1  UQ101_2  UQ102_1  UQ102_2  UQ103  UQ104  UQ301  UQ302  UQ303  UQ304  UQ401  UQ403  UQ405  UQ701  UQ702  UQ703  WW901  WW902  WW903  WW904  WW911  WW912  WW913  WW914  WW923  WW924  WW931  WW934  QF315  QF101_1  QF101_2  QF115  QF119_1  QF119_2  QF13  QF141  QF33  QF175  QF35_1  QF35_2  QF39  QF43_2  QF49  QF53  QF545_1  QF545_2  QF55  QF65
                    subtype:  international_flight__internationalflight  a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another
                       subtype:  British_Airways_international_flight
                          instance:  BA001  BA002  BA003  BA004_1  BA004_2  BA004_3  BA005  BA006  BA007  BA008  BA009  BA010  BA011__ba011  BA012  BA015  BA016  BA025  BA026  BA027  BA028  BA031  BA032  BA054  BA055  BA056  BA057  BA112  BA113  BA116  BA117  BA174  BA175  BA176  BA177  BA178  BA179  BA2052_1  BA2052_2  BA2053  BA268  BA269  BA278  BA279  BA282  BA283  BA284  BA285  BA286  BA287  BA7309  BA7310  BA7311  BA7312
                       subtype:  CP_international_flight
                          instance:  CP127  CP128  CP133_1  CP133_2  CP134
                       subtype:  Fidji_international_flight
                          instance:  FJ810_1  FJ810_2  FJ811_1  FJ811_2
                       subtype:  Quantas_international_flight
                          instance:  QIF3001_1  QIF3001_2  QIF3002  QIF3003  QIF3004  QIF3005  QIF3006  QIF3007  QIF3008  QIF3009  QIF301  QIF3010  QIF3011  QIF3012  QIF3017  QIF3018  QIF3019  QIF302  QIF3020  QIF3021  QIF3022  QIF3023  QIF3024  QIF3025_1  QIF3025_2  QIF3026_1  QIF3026_2  QIF3027  QIF3028  QIF3029  QIF3030_1  QIF3030_2  QIF3031  QIF3032  QIF3033  QIF3034  QIF3035  QIF3036  QIF3037  QIF3038  QIF3039  QIF3041  QIF3042  QIF3044__qif3044  QIF3051  QIF3052  QIF3053  QIF3054  QIF3055_1  QIF3055_2  QIF3055_3  QIF3057  QIF3061  QIF3062  QIF307  QIF308  QIF3088  QIF3089  QIF321  QIF322  QIF3304  QIF3305  QIF3306  QIF3308  QIF3317  QIF3319  QIF3382  QIF3384  QIF3386  QIF3388  QIF3389  QIF3391  QIF3405_1  QIF3405_2  QIF3407  QIF3426  QIF3430  QIF3431  QIF3443  QIF351  QIF352  QIF3610  QIF3703  QIF3713  QIF3714  QIF3718  QIF3772  QIF3781  QIF3814  QIF3817  QIF3819  QIF3927  QIF3941_1  QIF3941_2  QIF1  QIF10  QIF123_1  QIF123_2  QIF124  QIF139  QIF140  QIF15  QIF16  QIF17  QIF174  QIF18  QIF2  QIF23  QIF24  QIF41__qif41  QIF42  QIF5_1  QIF5_2  QIF6_1  QIF6_2  QIF63  QIF64  QIF67_1  QIF67_2  QIF68  QIF77  QIF78  QIF9
                    subtype:  nonstop_flight__nonstopflight__nonstop  a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?"
                    subtype:  redeye_flight__redeye  a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
                 subtype:  round_trip__roundtrip  a trip to some place and back again
                 subtype:  run  a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"
                 subtype:  run.trip  a short trip; "take a run into town"
                 subtype:  trek  any long and difficult trip
                 subtype:  errand  a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
                 subtype:  service_call__servicecall  a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service
              subtype:  transit__passage  a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
                 subtype:  lockage  passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
              subtype:  drive.journey__ride  a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
                 subtype:  lift.drive  a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
                 subtype:  joyride  a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
              subtype:  expedition  a journey organized for a particular purpose
                 subtype:  scouting_trip  an expedition undertaken to gain information
                 subtype:  hunting_expedition__huntingexpedition__campaign__safari  an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
                 subtype:  geographic_expedition__exploration  to travel for the purpose of discovery
              subtype:  excursion__digression  wandering from the main path of a journey
              subtype:  trek.journey  (South African) a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
              subtype:  tour__circuit  a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
                 subtype:  walkabout.tour  a walking trip or tour
                 subtype:  grand_tour__grandtour  an extended sightseeing tour undertaken for pleasure
                 subtype:  package_tour__packagetour__package_holiday__packageholiday  a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price
                 subtype:  pub_crawl__pubcrawl  a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)
              subtype:  pilgrimage__pilgrim's_journey__pilgrim'sjourney  a journey to a sacred place
                 subtype:  hadj__haj__hajj  a pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at least once
              subtype:  jaunt__excursion__outing__junket__pleasure_trip__expedition__sashay  a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
                 subtype:  airing  an short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"
                 subtype:  field_trip__fieldtrip  a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
              subtype:  voyage  a journey to some distant place
                 subtype:  crossing.voyage  a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
                 subtype:  spaceflight__space_travel__spacetravel__spacefaring  a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
              subtype:  way.journey  a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
           subtype:  stage.traveling__leg  a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
              subtype:  fare-stage  (British) a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
           subtype:  on_the_road__on_tour  travelling about; "they took the show on the road" or "they lost all their games on the road"
           subtype:  junketing  taking an excursion for pleasure
           subtype:  water_travel__watertravel__seafaring  travel by water
              subtype:  ocean_trip__oceantrip__voyage  an act of traveling by water
                 subtype:  cruise__sail  an ocean trip taken for pleasure
              subtype:  sailing  riding in a sailboat
                 subtype:  luff  sailing close to the wind
                 subtype:  beat.sailing  the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
                 subtype:  tack  sailing a zigzag course
              subtype:  boating__yachting  water travel for pleasure
           subtype:  commuting__commutation  the travel of a commuter
        subtype:  chase__following  the act of pursuing
           subtype:  trailing__tracking  the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
           subtype:  shadowing__tailing  the act of following someone secretly
           subtype:  stalking__stalk  the act of following prey stealthily
           subtype:  wild-goose_chase  the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
        subtype:  ascent__rise__ascension__ascending  the act of changing location in an upward direction
           subtype:  heave.ascent__heaving  the act of lifting something with great effort
           subtype:  climb__mount  the act of climbing something
              subtype:  scaling  ascent by or as if by a ladder
                 subtype:  escalade  an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
              subtype:  clamber  an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
              subtype:  mountain_climbing__mountaineering  the activity of climbing a mountain
              subtype:  rock_climbing  an act of scaling rock masses on mountain sides
           subtype:  soar__zoom  the act of rising upward into the air
        subtype:  descent  the act of changing your location in a downward direction
           subtype:  abseil  a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
           subtype:  parachuting__jump  descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
              subtype:  sky-diving__skydiving  performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute
           subtype:  nose_dive__dive  a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
              subtype:  power_dive__powerdive  a dive accelerated by both gravity and engine power
           subtype:  swoop  a swift descent through the air
           subtype:  crash_dive__crashdive  a rapid descent by a submarine
           subtype:  drop  the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
           subtype:  flop__collapse  the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
        subtype:  swinging__swing  changing location by moving back and forth
        subtype:  return.location  the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
           subtype:  reentry  the act of entering again
           subtype:  remand  the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
        subtype:  glide__slide  the act of sliding or gliding
           subtype:  skid__slip__sideslip  an unexpected slide
        subtype:  slippage  failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"
        subtype:  flow.location__stream  the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
           subtype:  spill__spillage__release  the act of allowing a fluid to escape
           subtype:  overflow__flood__outpouring  a large flow
              subtype:  effusion  flow under pressure
        subtype:  crawl  a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
        subtype:  speeding__speed__hurrying  changing location rapidly
           subtype:  speedup__acceleration__quickening  the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
           subtype:  scud__scudding  the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
        subtype:  translation__displacement  the act of uniform movement
        subtype:  shifting__shift  the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
        subtype:  haste__hurry__rush__rushing  the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
           subtype:  dash.haste__bolt  the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
           subtype:  scamper__scramble__scurry  rushing about hastily in an undignified way
        subtype:  maneuver__manoeuvre__play  a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great play"
           subtype:  figure.maneuver  a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
              subtype:  figure_eight  a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
              subtype:  spread_eagle  a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
           subtype:  pass_completion__completion  a successful forward pass in football
           subtype:  ball_hawking  a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
           subtype:  assist  in sports (baseball or basketball or ice hockey) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
           subtype:  icing_the_puck__icingthepuck__icing  (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
           subtype:  jugglery  the performance of a juggler
           subtype:  obstruction  getting in someone's way
              subtype:  blocking__block__interference  the act of blocking someone's path with your body (as in football); "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"
                 subtype:  trap_block  (football) an illegal block
              subtype:  check.obstruction  obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
                 subtype:  crosscheck  an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
                 subtype:  poke_check  knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick
           subtype:  footwork  the manner of using the feet
           subtype:  stroke__shot  (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
              subtype:  break.stroke  the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
              subtype:  carom__cannon  a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
              subtype:  masse_shot__masseshot__masse  a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
              subtype:  miscue  a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
              subtype:  cut.stroke  a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
              subtype:  swipe  a sweeping stroke or blow
              subtype:  tennis_stroke__tennis_shot  the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
                 subtype:  return  a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
                    subtype:  forehand_stroke__forehand__forehand_shot  a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
                    subtype:  backhand_stroke__backhand__backhand_shot  a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
                       subtype:  two-handed_backhand  a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands
                    subtype:  chop_shot__chop  a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
                    subtype:  drive.return  a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
                       subtype:  forehand_drive  hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
                       subtype:  backhand_drive  a hard straight return made on the backhand side
                    subtype:  volley  a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
                    subtype:  ground_stroke  a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
                    subtype:  half_volley  a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
                    subtype:  lob.return  an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
                    subtype:  overhead.return__smash  a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
                    subtype:  drop_shot__dink  a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
                    subtype:  passing_shot__passingshot  a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net
                 subtype:  serve__service  a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
                    subtype:  ace  a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
                    subtype:  fault.serve  (tennis or badminton or squash) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
                       subtype:  double_fault  (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
                       subtype:  footfault  a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
                    subtype:  let__netball  a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
              subtype:  baseball_swing__swing__cut  in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
              subtype:  golf_stroke__golf_shot__swing  the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
                 subtype:  downswing  a swing downward of a golf club
                 subtype:  slice__fade__slicing  a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
                 subtype:  hooking__hook__draw  a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
                 subtype:  drive.golf_stroke__driving  hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
                 subtype:  putt__putting  hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today"
                 subtype:  approach_shot__approach  a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
                    subtype:  chip_shot__chip  a low running approach shot
                    subtype:  pitch_shot__pitchshot__pitch  a high approach shot in golf
           subtype:  safety_blitz__linebacker_blitzing__blitz  (football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
           subtype:  trap_play__mousetrap  (football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
  subtype:  failure.happening  an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
     subtype:  ruination__downfall__ruin  failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
        subtype:  finish.ruination  the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
     subtype:  malfunction  a failure to function normally
        subtype:  stall.malfunction  a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
     subtype:  miscarriage__abortion  failure of a plan
     subtype:  miss__misfire  a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
     subtype:  flop.failure__bust  a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
        subtype:  dud__bomb  an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
     subtype:  malformation__miscreation  something abnormal or anomalous
        subtype:  monstrosity  something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"
     subtype:  equipment_failure__breakdown  a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power failure"
        subtype:  brake_failure  brakes fail to stop a vehicle
        subtype:  engine_failure  engine does not run
        subtype:  misfire  an explosion that fails to occur
        subtype:  outage  a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."
        subtype:  power_outage__poweroutage__power_failure__powerfailure  equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage"
           subtype:  blackout.power_outage  the failure of electric power for a general region
        subtype:  fault.equipment_failure  (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
  subtype:  success.happening__succes  an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans"
     subtype:  barnburner.success  (informal) a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
     subtype:  Godspeed  a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"
  subtype:  appearance.happening  the event of coming into sight
     subtype:  reappearance  the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"
        subtype:  emersion__egress  (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
     subtype:  materialization__materialisation  an appearance in bodily form (as of a ghost)
     subtype:  manifestation  a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
        subtype:  Second_Coming__Second_Advent__Advent  (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
        subtype:  epiphany  a divine manifestation
        subtype:  theophany  a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person
        subtype:  Word_of_God  a manifestation of the mind and will of God
     subtype:  apparition.appearance  the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
  subtype:  destiny__fate  an event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
     subtype:  inevitable  an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"
     subtype:  karma  (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
     subtype:  kismet__kismat  (Islamic) the will of Allah
     subtype:  doom__doomsday__day_of_reckoning  an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"
  subtype:  disappearance  the event of passing out of sight
     subtype:  evanescence  the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist"
     subtype:  vanishing.disappearance  a sudden or mysterious disappearance
     subtype:  receding__fadeout  a slow or gradual disappearance
  subtype:  impinging__contact__striking  the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
     subtype:  collision.impinging__hit  an event in which two or more bodies come together
     subtype:  interlocking__engagement__mesh__meshing  contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
     subtype:  flick  a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger" or "he felt the flick of a whip"
     subtype:  impact  the striking of one body against another
        subtype:  bump.impact__blow  an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
           subtype:  jolt__jar__jounce  a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"
           subtype:  concussion  any violent blow
           subtype:  rap.bump__strike__tap  a gentle blow
           subtype:  bash__knock__bang__smash__belt  a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
           subtype:  buffeting__pounding  repeated heavy blows
           subtype:  slap__smack  a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
     subtype:  touching__touch  the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
        subtype:  light_touch__lighttouch__brush  momentary contact
        subtype:  stroke.touching  a light touch
  subtype:  finish  designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"
     subtype:  standoff__draw__tie  the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
        subtype:  dead_heat__deadheat  a tie in a race
        subtype:  stalemate  drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
     subtype:  photo_finish__photofinish  in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing
     subtype:  second-place_finish__runner-up_finish  a finish in second place (as in a race)
     subtype:  third-place_finish__thirdplacefinish  a finish in third place (as in a race)
  subtype:  interruption__break  some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
     subtype:  dislocation.interruption__disruption  an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
     subtype:  suspension.interruption__respite__reprieve__hiatus__abatement  an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
        subtype:  defervescence  abatement of a fever
        subtype:  remission__remittal__subsidence  an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
           subtype:  resolution.remission  the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
     subtype:  eclipse  one celestial body obscures another
        subtype:  solar_eclipse__solareclipse  the moon interrupts light from the sun
           subtype:  annular_eclipse__annulareclipse  only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
        subtype:  lunar_eclipse__lunareclipse  the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
        subtype:  total_eclipse__totaleclipse  an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
        subtype:  partial_eclipse__partialeclipse  an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
  subtype:  sound.happening  the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
     subtype:  beat.sound  the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
     subtype:  beep__bleep  a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
     subtype:  bell.sound  the sound of a bell: "saved by the bell"
        subtype:  knell  the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
        subtype:  angelus_bell__angelusbell__angelus__angelu  the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
     subtype:  bombilation__bombination  sound of rapid vibration: "the buzz of a bumble bee"
     subtype:  click__chink__clink  a short light metallic sound
     subtype:  chirp  a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
        subtype:  tweet  a week chirping sound as of a small bird
     subtype:  chirrup__twitter  a series of chirps
     subtype:  chorus  any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
     subtype:  click-clack__clickclack  a succession of clicks
        subtype:  clickety-clack__clickety-click  a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the typewriters"
     subtype:  cry  the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
        subtype:  baa  the cry made by sheep
        subtype:  bark.cry  the sound made by a dog
           subtype:  bow-wow__bowwow  the bark of a dog
        subtype:  bay.cry  the sound of a hound on the scent
        subtype:  bleat  the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
        subtype:  bray  the cry of an ass
        subtype:  cackle.cry  the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
        subtype:  caterwaul  the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
        subtype:  caw  the sound made by corvine birds
        subtype:  cheep__peep  the short weak cry of a young bird
        subtype:  cluck  the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
        subtype:  coo  the sound made by a pigeon
        subtype:  crow.cry  the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
           subtype:  cock-a-doodle-doo  an imitation of the crow of a cock
        subtype:  gobble  the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
        subtype:  growl__growling  the sound of growling (as made by animals)
        subtype:  honk  the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
        subtype:  howl.cry  the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
        subtype:  meow__mew__miaow  the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
        subtype:  moo  the sound made by a cow or bull
        subtype:  neigh__nicker__whicker  the sound made by a horse
        subtype:  roar  the sound made by a lion
        subtype:  yelp__yelping  a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
     subtype:  drum  the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
     subtype:  footfall__footstep__step  the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
        subtype:  tramp  a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
     subtype:  gargle  the sound produced while gargling
     subtype:  gurgle  the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
     subtype:  jingle__jangle  a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
     subtype:  knocking__knock  the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"
     subtype:  mutter__muttering__murmur__murmuring__murmuration__mussitation  a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
     subtype:  noise  sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"
        subtype:  blowup__bang__clap__eruption__blast__loud_noise  a sudden very loud noise
           subtype:  water_hammer__waterhammer  the banging sound of steam in pipes
        subtype:  banging  a continuing very loud noise
        subtype:  bark.noise  a noise resembling the bark of a dog
        subtype:  blare__blaring__cacophony__clamor__din  a loud harsh or strident noise
        subtype:  roaring__boom__roar__thunder  a deep prolonged loud noise
        subtype:  chatter  the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
        subtype:  chattering__chatter  the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
        subtype:  chug  the dull explosive noise made by an engine
        subtype:  clack__clap  a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
        subtype:  clang__clangor__clangour__clangoring__clank__clash__crash  a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
        subtype:  clatter  a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"
        subtype:  crack.noise__cracking  a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"
        subtype:  crackle__crackling__crepitation  the sharp sound of snapping noises
           subtype:  decrepitation  the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
        subtype:  creak__creaking  a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"
        subtype:  crunch  the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
        subtype:  ding-dong  the noise made by a bell
        subtype:  grate  a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
        subtype:  grinding  a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
        subtype:  grunt.noise  the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs
        subtype:  hiss__hissing__sibilation  a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
        subtype:  howl  a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"
           subtype:  squeal  a high-pitched howl
        subtype:  hubbub__uproar__brouhaha__katzenjammer  loud confused noise from many sources
        subtype:  hum__humming  a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"
        subtype:  pant  the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
        subtype:  plonk  the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
        subtype:  plop  the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
        subtype:  plump  the sound of a sudden heavy fall
        subtype:  racket  a loud and disturbing noise
        subtype:  rat-a-tat-tat__ratatattat__rat-tat__rattat  a series of short sharp noises (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
        subtype:  rattling__rattle__rale  a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
           subtype:  crepitation_rale__crepitationrale  the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure
        subtype:  report.noise  a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
        subtype:  rhonchus  a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
        subtype:  rumbling__rumble__grumble__grumbling  a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
        subtype:  rustle__rustling__whisper__whispering  the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
        subtype:  scratching__scrape__scraping__scratch  a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
        subtype:  screech__screeching__shriek__shrieking__scream__screaming  a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
        subtype:  scrunch  a crunching noise
        subtype:  shrilling  a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles
        subtype:  snore  the rattling noise produced when snoring
        subtype:  sputtering__spatter__spattering__splatter__splattering__sputter__splutter  the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
        subtype:  plash__splash  the sound like water splashing
           subtype:  splat.plash  a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"
        subtype:  squawk  the noise of squawking; "the squawk of car horns"
        subtype:  squeak  a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of of shoes on powdery snow"
        subtype:  stridulation  a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together
        subtype:  thunder  a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
           subtype:  thunderclap  a single sharp crash of thunder
     subtype:  paradiddle__roll__drum_roll  the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
     subtype:  pat__rap__tap  the sound made by a gentle blow
        subtype:  pitter-patter  a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
     subtype:  patter  a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
     subtype:  peal__pealing__rolling  a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
     subtype:  ping  a sharp high-pitched metallic sound
     subtype:  plunk  a hollow twanging sound
     subtype:  pop  a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
     subtype:  purr  a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
     subtype:  quack.sound  the harsh sound of a duck
     subtype:  quaver  a tremulous sound
     subtype:  tintinnabulation__ring__ringing  the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
        subtype:  bell_ringing  the sound of someone playing a set of bells
     subtype:  rub-a-dub__rubadub__drumbeat  the sound made by beating a drum
     subtype:  sigh.sound  a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
     subtype:  skirl  the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
     subtype:  song.sound  a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"
     subtype:  strum  sound of strumming: "the strum of a guitar"
     subtype:  susurration  the indistinct sound of people whispering
     subtype:  swish  a brushing or rustling sound
     subtype:  tapping  the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"
     subtype:  throbbing  a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"
     subtype:  thumping__thump__clump__clunk__thud  a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
     subtype:  thrum  a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
     subtype:  thunk  a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim"
     subtype:  tick.sound__ticking  a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"
        subtype:  ticktock__tocktact__tictac  steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
     subtype:  ting__tinkle  a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
     subtype:  toot  a blast of a horn
     subtype:  tootle  sound of tooting softly and repeatedly as on a flute
     subtype:  trample__trampling  the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"
     subtype:  twang  a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
     subtype:  vibrato  (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
        subtype:  tremolo  vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
     subtype:  voice.sound  a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
     subtype:  whir__whirr__whirring__birr  sound of something in rapid motion: "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
     subtype:  whistle.sound__whistling  the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
     subtype:  whiz  a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
     subtype:  zing  a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound: "the zing of the passing bullet"
  subtype:  union.happening  the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"
     subtype:  amphimixis  union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction
     subtype:  merger__fusion__unification  an occurrence that involves the production of a union
     subtype:  combining__combination  an occurrence that results in things being combined
        subtype:  recombination  (genetics) a combination of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
        subtype:  recombination.combining  (physics) a combination of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
        subtype:  consolidation  combining into a solid mass
        subtype:  mix__mixture  an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"
           subtype:  concoction  an occurrence of an unusual mixture
           subtype:  blend  an occurrence of thorough mixing
        subtype:  conglobation__conglomeration  an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
  subtype:  news_event  a newsworthy event
  subtype:  flash  a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
     subtype:  flicker.flash__spark__glint  a momentary flash of light
     subtype:  glimmer__gleam__gleaming  a flash of light (especially reflected light)
     subtype:  glitter__sparkle__coruscation  the occurrence of a small flash or spark
     subtype:  heat_flash  a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)
     subtype:  lightning.flash  the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
        subtype:  heat_lightning  bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds
        subtype:  sheet_lighting__sheetlighting  lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds
     subtype:  streak.flash  a sudden flash (as of lightning)
  subtype:  convergence  the occurrence of two or more things coming together
     subtype:  encounter__meeting  a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
        subtype:  conjunction.encounter__alignment  (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
           subtype:  inferior_conjunction  (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun
           subtype:  superior_conjunction  (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
  subtype:  juncture__occasion  an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
     subtype:  pass.juncture__head__straits__strait  a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
     subtype:  flood_tide__floodtide__climax  the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding: "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"
     subtype:  conjuncture  a critical combination of events or circumstances
     subtype:  crisis.juncture__crisi  a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
        subtype:  emergency.crisis__exigency__pinch  a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
     subtype:  turning_point__turningpoint__landmark  an event marking a unique or important historical change or one on which important developments depend
        subtype:  Fall_of_Man  (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology--when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden God punished them by driving them out of the Garden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death
        subtype:  road_to_Damascus  a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
     subtype:  milestone  a significant event in your life (or in a project)
  subtype:  flare-up__flareup__outburst__burst  a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
     subtype:  salvo  an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
     subtype:  rush.flare-up  a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; "he joined the gold rush"
  subtype:  outbreak  a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence of an undesirable condition
     subtype:  epidemic  a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
        subtype:  pandemic  an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
     subtype:  recrudescence  a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"
  subtype:  setback__reverse__reversal__blow  an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
  subtype:  manna_from_heaven__boom__bonanza  a sudden happening that brings very good fortune
  subtype:  crash.happening__collapse  a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

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