Term: flashback: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: philosopher's stone: hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: polymorphism: (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: cetacean: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: propylene glycol: a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: man-at-arms: a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: irredenta: a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: leather: an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: altitude sickness: effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: active placebo: a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: nail: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener