Adverbs
When it means "beautiful", as before "woman", it's an adjective; when it comes before "good", it's an adverb
pretty
Medical professional who studies & treats poisonings
toxicologist
Rising over 828 meters, this skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, holds the title of the tallest building in the world, with its design inspired by Islamic architecture.
Burj Khalifa
In basketball, you'll always find it hanging around the basket
backboard
"Expect more. Pay less"
Target
Motherly synonym
maternally
In physics it's the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, not necessarily an increase in speed
acceleration
This historical site in Peru, constructed by the Inca civilization, is renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar and is often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas."
Machu Picchu
On an 18-hole golf course, it's holes 10-18
back-nine
"When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight"
Almost as if I'm actually there, with or without the high-tech headset
virtually
A real humdinger of a word, in 1991 it became a music festival, now held annually in Chicago
Lollapalooza
Roughly 2,080 lbs.; it was worth about $300 to Pennsylvania in 1752; it's now damaged but priceless
Liberty Bell
It's a catch in baseball, a shot in hockey & a stroke in tennis
backhand
"The ultimate driving machine"
BMW
This word for going in a slanting direction sounds just like a Harry Potter location
diagonally
Hen night is Brit speak for this party for a bride prior to her wedding
Bachelorette
The settling of the foundation of this medieval structure caused a slant of about 5.5 degrees by the 20th century
Leaning tower of Pisa
This type of cut in basketball is used in different scenarios, one being when your defender continuously attempts to jump a pass towards you
backdoor
“Think Outside the Bun”
Taco Bell
Given with much hesitation & unwillingness, from the Latin for "struggling against"
reluctantly
Value-wise, it begins once you drive your new car off the lot
depreciation
Found in India, this mausoleum, constructed of white marble, was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Taj Mahal
In the game of billiards, this technique involves striking the cue ball below its center, often used to control the path and speed of the cue ball after impact.
backspin
“Obey your thirst”
Sprite