lapse

Pronunciation: US [læps] UK [læps]

v.Failure; the expiration of termination; recession, weak
n.Inattentive, small mistakes, (two things happen) time interval; misconduct
WebPassing; errors; error

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Antonyms

knock reverse reversal setback

Definitions in English

v.	1. to come to an end or stop doing something gradually 2. to decline in value, quality, or conduct 3. to decline gradually, becoming less important 4. to become null and void through disuse, negligence, or death 5. to stop gradually or for a short time 6. if an official document, decision, or right lapses, it is no longer effective
n.	1. a momentary fault or failure in behavior or morality 2. a break in the continuity of something 3. a passage of time 4. a failure to exercise a right within a specific period of time, e. g. the failure to buy a property before the termination of an option to buy 5. a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do something in the right way 6. a period of time between two events

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Example Sentences

A lapse of a hundred years is not much in the story of..Florence.
Source: M. O. W. Oliphant
The fountain made itself heard,..marking off the lapse of seconds, the progress of hours.
Source: F. Norris
Rippling waves that lapsed in silver hush Upon the beach.
Source: Dickens

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Rearrange English Word: lapse
leaps pales peals pleas salep sepal spale
Based on lapse, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - aelps
c - salpae
d - places
e - padles
g - pleads
h - asleep
i - elapse
k - please
l - plages
m - alephs
n - espial
o - lipase
p - splake
r - lapels
s - sample
t - planes
All shorter English words within lapse :
ae al ale ales alp alps als ape apes apse as asp el els es la lap laps las lase lea leap leas pa pal pale pals pas pase pe pea peal peas pes plea sae sal sale salp sap sea seal sel slap spa spae
List all shorter English words in lapse.
List all English words English words starting with lapse, English words that contain lapse or English words ending with lapse
With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : la lap laps lapse a apse p pse s se e
Based on lapse, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: la ap ps se
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English words starting with lapse :
lapsers lapsed lapser lapses lapse
English words that contain lapse :
collapse elapsed elapses elapse lapsers lapsed lapser lapses lapse prolapse relapsed relapser relapses relapse
English words ending with lapse :
collapse elapse lapse prolapse relapse