Term: blink of an eye: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: saturnalia: an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: stagflation: a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: kota: a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: swan dive: a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: neutralization: a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: hull: dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: ramrod: a harshly demanding overseer
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: straight-line method: (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: pleasantry: an agreeable or amusing remark
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: kidney bean: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)