| passing pass qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement, his future depended on his passing that test, he got a pass in introductory chemistry |
| resolution solving | finding a solution to a problem |
| resolution | a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner, he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions |
passing
overtaking | going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it, she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me |
pass passing play
passing game
passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate, the coach sent in a passing play on third and long |
| passing shot | a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net |
| passage passing | a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another, the passage of air from the lungs, the passing of flatus |
resoluteness
firmness firmness of purpose
resolve
resolution | the trait of being resolute, his resoluteness carried him through the battle, it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work |
resolution
resolving | analysis into clearut components |
settlement
resolution closure | something settled or resolved, the outcome of decision making, they finally reached a settlement with the union, they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences, he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure |
| resolution declaration resolve | a formal expression by a meeting, agreed to by a vote |
| joint resolution | a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto) |
solution
answer result
resolution
solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem, they were trying to find a peaceful solution, the answers were in the back of the book, he computed the result to four decimal places |
| obiter dictum passing comment | an incidental remark |
passing note
passing tone | a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes |
| resolution | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord |
| passing | the end of something, the passing of winter |
| passing passage | the motion of one object relative to another, stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets |
passing
loss departure
exit
expiration
going
release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
| resolution | the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) |
resolving power
resolution | the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together |
| resolution | (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display, the greater the resolution, the better the picture |
leak
wetting
making water
passing water | a euphemism for urination, he had to take a leak |
casual
cursory
passing(a)
perfunctory | hasty and without attention to detail, not thorough, a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws, a passing glance, perfunctory courtesy |
| high-resolution | producing images that are sharp and finely detailed, high-resolution photography, a high-resolution lens, high-resolution television |
| low-resolution | of computer output devices, producing images that are not sharply defined |
passing(a)
pass(a) | of advancing the ball by throwing it, a team with a good passing attack, a pass play |
ephemeral
passing
short-lived
transient
transitory
fugacious | lasting a very short time, the ephemeral joys of childhood, a passing fancy, youth's transient beauty, love is transitory but it is eternal, fugacious blossoms |
| passing(a) | allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily, a passing grade |
extremely
exceedingly
super
passing | to an extreme degree, extremely cold, extremely unpleasant |
in passing
en passant | incidentally, in the course of doing something else, he made this remark in passing |