| NOUN | event | heartbeat, pulse, pulsation, beat | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
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| time | heartbeat, blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | |
| attribute | heartbeat | an animating or vital unifying force |
| Sounds | hhaa'rtbiy.t | |
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| Rhymes | aesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt... | |
| Meaning | The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. | |
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| Synonyms | pulse, pulsation, beat | |
| Narrower | diastole | The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood |
| systole | The contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery | |
| throb, throbbing, pounding | An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | |
| Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
| Spanish | latido, pulsación, pulso | |
| Catalan | batec, bategada, palpitació | |
| Meaning | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat). | |
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| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute | |
| Broader | moment, mo, minute, second, bit | An indefinitely short time |
| Spanish | instante, momento, parpadeo, periquete, santiamén, segundo | |
| Catalan | flash, instant, pensament, segon, tres i no res | |
| Meaning | An animating or vital unifying force. | |
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| Example | "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America" | |
| Broader | force | A powerful effect or influence |
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