Term: sparring: an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: rhetoric: using language effectively to please or persuade
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: interference: (American football) blocking a player's path with your body
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: gilbert and sullivan: the music of Gilbert and Sullivan
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: cryonics: the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: musicologist: a student of musicology
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: tangerine: any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: pointillism: a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: foot rot: contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: daze: confusion characterized by lack of clarity
Broader: controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Unrelated: oystercatcher: black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.