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spatial (noun)

    Of or pertaining to space.

pertaining (noun)

    Something that pertains; an appurtenance.

pertain (verb)

    to belong
    to relate, to refer, be relevant to

sporadic (adjective)

    Rare and scattered in occurrence.
    Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

attic (noun)

    The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
        e.g.: We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.

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adjacent (adjective)

    Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
        e.g.: Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.
    Just before, after, or facing.
        e.g.: The picture is on the adjacent page.

antenna (noun)

    A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
    An apparatus to receive or transmit radio waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
    The faculty of intuitive astuteness.

intuitive (adjective)

    Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
        e.g.: The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
    Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
        e.g.: Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.
    Having a marked degree of intuition.

spontaneous (adjective)

    Self generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
        e.g.: He made a spontaneous offer of help.
    Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
    proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
    arising from a momentary impulse

constrain (verb)

    to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige
    to keep within close bounds; to confine
    to reduce a result in response to limited resources

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confine (verb)

    To restrict; to keep within bounds.
    To shut or keep in a limited space or area.
    To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.

contiguous (adjective)

    connected; touching; abutting
    adjacent; neighbouring/neighboring  
    connecting without a break
        e.g.: The forty-eight contiguous states.

burglar (noun)

    A thief who steals from premises.
        e.g.: The burglar made off with a large diamond from the museum

cement (noun)

    A powdered substance that develops strong adhesive properties when mixed with water.
    The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water.
    Any material with strong adhesive properties.

conducive (adjective)

    Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
        e.g.: A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.

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cyclical (adjective)

    Recurring at regular intervals

interval (noun)

    A distance in space.
    A period of time.
        e.g.: the interval between contractions during childbirth
    The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

recurring (adjective)

    Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
        e.g.: He has recurring asthma attacks.

elevate (verb)

    To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
    To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
    To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
    To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.

gird (verb)

    To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
        e.g.: The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
    To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
        e.g.: The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.

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hamper (noun)

    A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals

excavate (verb)

    To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
    To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
    To uncover (something) by removing its covering.

escalate (verb)

    to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up
        e.g.: Violence escalated during the election.
    in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority
        e.g.: The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

foreman (noun)

    The leader of a work crew.
    The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

mow (verb)

    To cut something (especially grass or crops) down or knock down.
        e.g.: He mowed the lawn.