EMERGENCIES Synonyms

• a possible event or occurrence or result

• the state of being contingent on something

• an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

• a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

• a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

• an act that has disastrous consequences

• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

• someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

• someone injured or killed in an accident

• an accident that causes someone to die

• a decrease of military personnel or equipment

• a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment

• a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

• a pressing or urgent situation

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural.

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

• a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

• a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

• a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage