(medicine) Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
(rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
came
came
noun
A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.
prep
Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of come
simple past tense of come
simple past tense of cum
ecma
mace
mace
noun
(archaic) A billiard cue.
A ceremonial form of this weapon.
A heavy fighting club.
A knobbed mallet used by curriers make leather supple when dressing it.
A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
An old weight of 57.98 grains.
Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
verb
(informal) To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.
To hit someone or something with a mace.
To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
