verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

noun - each of the sounds that clocks make at particular times

noun, formal - the fact that something lasts for only a short time

noun - a part of the price of something paid in advance

noun - the size and extent of a problem or a situation

noun - the team, competitor, runner, etc. that is expected to win

noun - a chemical used to reverse the action of a poison

adjective - very modern, looking as if it was from the future

noun - the impression of a quality that someone or something gives

noun - an act of admiring the good qualities of something/someone

adjective, formal - resembling a donkey, especially in the sense of being stupid

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

noun - the fact of not staying with somebody at difficult times

noun - the amount of things or people that something can carry

noun - the process of gradually destroying a person's rights, confidence, etc.