deputize
Wordto give someone official authority to act for you
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to give someone official authority to act for you
producing little or no smoke
not marked, damaged, or spoiled
to make someone unable to function normally
a small weight used to sink a fishing line in water
not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation
to use your authority to change or reject a decision
unfair treatment that gives one person or group an advantage over others
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
the front edge of a step or stair
to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
a large water bird that lives on lakes and has a loud, eerie call
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
a place where medicines are prepared and given out
to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way
more able or skilled than someone or something else
the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
quick and light in movement or action; agile
to make a mistake or be wrong
the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way
a device that sprays water over grass or plants
information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof
likely to cause strong anger or conflict
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
a shot in basketball that is worth three points
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment
not giving a clear answer or result
the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel
likely to catch fire easily
strong public disapproval of someone or something
the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area
used to say that someone is lying or talking nonsense
in a way that is deserved or justified
a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away
a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition
an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck
using a fluid once and then discarding it instead of recirculating it
time already spent in jail or prison that counts toward a sentence
to accept and obey a rule, decision, or law
an illegal or morally wrong act
to complain in a high, annoying voice
goodbye
a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated
used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
violent or abusive behavior by police, especially when they use too much force
an advantage that helps you get ahead or succeed
a person who takes part in a public protest
a fence made of upright wooden stakes
the act of leaving a place
a person who is paid to kill someone
a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
to spend time with someone or be part of their group
past tense and past participle of shoot
the act of putting things into a pile or piles
to get revenge on someone
in a state of being badly beaten, defeated, or overwhelmed
the sound of something, especially a clock, ticking
to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point
to make something more difficult or harder to understand
burning very brightly and strongly
so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things
a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something
to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement
cause something to improve a lot
to shoot or burst out suddenly
to shoot and kill someone with a gun
a black powder used as an explosive, especially in old guns and fireworks
not agreeing with something else; contradictory
used to say that something must be accepted as it is or not accepted at all
unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get
to do something active or expressive to get rid of stress or strong feelings
the person who starts a lawsuit against someone else
to fall or move down heavily and loosely
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
extreme cruelty or violent behavior
the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property
to be released from prison or another place of confinement
to get to the main point quickly
the very large majority of people or things
not real, true, or honest; fake
a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, without proof
to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all
used to say that something should have happened earlier
the period when a member of the armed forces is serving full-time
an organized group that controls the illegal drug trade
an official who checks fire safety and investigates fires
a system of pipes and nozzles that sprays water automatically to put out a fire
very angry or annoyed
a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way
a mistake caused by not noticing or remembering something
used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea
a person who sells illegal drugs
a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident
to use your authority to cancel or ignore a decision
used in questions for emphasis, often to show surprise, anger, or impatience
a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly
a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act
to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way