pulse1 nounpulse2 verb
pulsepulse1 /pʌls/ ●○○ noun 
WORD ORIGINpulse1
Origin:
1-4 1300-1400 Old French pouls, from Latin pulsus ‘beating’, past participle of pellere ‘to hit’5 1200-1300 Old French pouls ‘porridge’, from Latin pulsEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- An electrical pulse sends the atom to the tip of the microscope needle.
- Stock brokers with a feel for Hong Kong's financial pulse were worried.
- the pulse of steel drums in the parks
- The man on the ground had no pulse.
- But physicists believe a pulse of light-a group of massless waves-can.
- Gingerly, Jack took his stepfather's wrist and felt the light fluttering of his pulse.
- Same with the second beam pulse - the one behind the first.
- Take your pulse in the same way that you calculated your resting pulse rate earlier.
- The masters of noir are obvious influences on Nova; his prose races with a fast pulse.
- The spectrum during this fraction 0.35 of the pulse period can be fitted with a power law with in MeV.
- Then up again, all in oxygen so thin that your pulse rate is 50 percent higher.
Longman Language Activatorknowing a lot about something
someone who is knowledgeable knows a lot of different facts, especially about a particular subject or activity: · Visitors should use reputable travel firms with knowledgeable guides, and avoid camping alone.knowledgeable about/in: · Gradually the band became more knowledgeable about the business dealings in the music industry.
knowing a lot about what is happening, especially about what is happening in the world: · "Le Monde' is a newspaper designed for well-informed readers.· According to one well-informed source, the two sides are very near to reaching an agreement.well-informed about: · Abdul Karim was particularly well- informed about American politics.
to know a lot about a particular subject or about various subjects, so that you are usually able to answer anything that people ask you: · The British Ambassador proved to be a mine of information on the subject of the Royal Family.
British /be up on American spoken to know a lot about something, including the most recent information: · How well up are you on men's fashion?· Don't ask me - I'm not really up on current events in that part of the world.
to always know what changes and developments are happening in a particular situation or organization: have your finger on the pulse of: · As a manager of a bookshop, I have to have my finger on the pulse of the publishing industry.
to make sure that you know all the most recent news about what is happening somewhere or about new developments in a particular subject: · When we lived abroad, we always kept abreast of what was happening at home.· It's very important for students to keep up to date with developments in their own field of study.
WORD SETSablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
1heart [countable usually singular] the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body: (=count the beats of their pulse)· Remember to take your pulse at intervals while you are exercising.
· The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse.
(=try to find and check someone's pulse)· I felt for a pulse, but I couldn't find one.
(=be able to feel a pulse, which shows that someone is alive)· To her relief, she found a pulse.
· His pulse began to beat with a fierce rhythm.
(=beats very quickly)· His long fingers brushed hers, sending her pulse racing.
(=starts to beat faster)· He heard a footfall in the passage outside and felt his pulse quicken.
adjectives· The boy's pulse was very weak.
· He's breathing better. The pulse is stronger too.
· Symptoms include a rapid pulse and dry skin.
· Her pulse was slow but steady.
· A normal pulse is between 70 and 90 beats a minute.
pulse + NOUN (=how fast your pulse beats)· The doctor checked my weight and pulse rate.
· The rhythm was steady, as regular as a pulse beat.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc)
She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.
She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken. (=the number of beats per minute)· A miner’s resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· SaO 2 and pulse rate data were analysed by two methods.· In most patients, it is desirable to use dosages that maintain a pulse rate greater than 60.· After a while your pulse rate slows and you come to think maybe these ordinary law-abiding folks ain't zombies after all.· I check out her pulse rate with my lips.· During the procedure pulse rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation were recorded every minute by the research nurse.· The next question is, what type of training routine do you use to increase pulse rate?· A simple paired comparison of mean pulse rate data obtained immediately before and during the procedure was also carried out.· Take your pulse in the same way that you calculated your resting pulse rate earlier.
VERB· A second nurse takes my blood pressure and checks my pulse.· I check out her pulse rate with my lips.· Every so often, the stones would quieten while a doctor would check the women's pulse.· There was no electronic monitor, so Shelley would just have to check pulse and blood-pressure regularly.· After giving four breaths, check the pulse.· There, she checked for a pulse, fearing for a moment that she had killed him.· The moment he arrived back at the flat, Adam checked his pulse: 150 beats a minute.· Sandison did not even bother to check his pulse or try to revive him.
· He lay still, feeling the warm pulse of her body neatly folded against his.· She could feel her pulse pounding in her ankles, wrists, and throat.· After taking off his topee and wiping his head, he felt the boy's pulse automatically.· The sound of the death of R & B.. Jack Gibson could feel the pulse weakening.· And they had come to feel that pulse.· I could feel the pulse in my throat.· If I didn't move some one would come and feel for a pulse and, finding one, finish me off.· The finger was removed almost immediately, but not before Isabel had felt the throbbing pulse against her lips.
· Doctors had been unable to find a pulse as they hurried to their next Medicash-insured mugging victim.· He pulled the heavy leather of her flying jacket from her arm and tried to find a pulse.· It may be difficult to find the neck pulse in a baby because the neck tends to be short and chubby.· Practise on your own child since it is often difficult to find a pulse in an emergency.· If you can not find a pulse, you must begin chest compression, also known as heart massage.
· The ability of a resort to quicken the pulse as I approach.· But the movie never quickens the pulse.· How can words stir anyone to action or even reflection if the accompanying music fails to quicken the pulse?
· The masters of noir are obvious influences on Nova; his prose races with a fast pulse.
· I took his pulse, then sat back in the chair by his bed, my hands in my lap.· Gutfreund took the pulse of the place by simply wandering around it and asking questions of the traders.· She took the pulse again, listened to the heartbeat, and took the blood-pressure.· Polls have become not only an instrument for taking the momentary public pulse but a servant of political spin.· Once satisfied, she took his pulse again, then watched him for a while.· The December quarter also will be a chance for investors to take the pulse of the Internet craze.· After you have been walking for about ten minutes take your pulse.· Usually they don chest-high wading boots and plow into water to take the pulse of the rivers.
His breathing was shallow and his pulse was weak.take somebody’s pulse (=count the beats of their pulse, usually by feeling their wrist)check/feel somebody's pulse The doctor listened to his breathing and checked his pulse.find a pulse (=be able to feel a pulse, which shows that someone is alive) I held his wrist, trying to find a pulse. She felt his neck. There was no pulse.pulse rate (=the number of beats that can be felt in a minute) If your pulse rate is between 90 and 100, it is likely that you are unfit. Her pulse raced (=beat very quickly) with excitement.2music [countable, uncountable] a strong regular beat in music: the distant pulse of a steel band3sound/light/electricity [countable] an amount of sound, light, or electricity that continues for a very short time4feelings/opinions [uncountable] the ideas, feelings, or opinions that are most important to a particular group of people or have the greatest influence on them at a particular time: Clinton had an uncanny ability to sense the pulse of the nation.5food pulses [plural] seeds such as beans, peas, and lentils that you can eat → have/keep your finger on the pulse at finger1(6)COLLOCATIONSverbstake somebody's pulse (=count the beats of their pulse)· Remember to take your pulse at intervals while you are exercising.check/feel somebody's pulse· The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse.feel for a pulse (=try to find and check someone's pulse)· I felt for a pulse, but I couldn't find one.find a pulse (=be able to feel a pulse, which shows that someone is alive)· To her relief, she found a pulse.somebody's pulse beats· His pulse began to beat with a fierce rhythm.somebody's pulse races (=beats very quickly)· His long fingers brushed hers, sending her pulse racing.somebody's pulse quickens (=starts to beat faster)· He heard a footfall in the passage outside and felt his pulse quicken.adjectivesweak/faint· The boy's pulse was very weak.strong· He's breathing better. The pulse is stronger too.rapid/fast· Symptoms include a rapid pulse and dry skin.slow· Her pulse was slow but steady.normal· A normal pulse is between 70 and 90 beats a minute.pulse + NOUNpulse rate (=how fast your pulse beats)· The doctor checked my weight and pulse rate.pulse beat· The rhythm was steady, as regular as a pulse beat.pulse1 nounpulse2 verb
pulsepulse2 verb VERB TABLE
pulse
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | it | pulses |
| Present | pulse | |
| Past | it, they | pulsed |
| Present perfect | they | have pulsed |
| it | has pulsed | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had pulsed |
| Future | it, they | will pulse |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have pulsed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | they | are pulsing |
| it | is pulsing | |
| Past | they | were pulsing |
| it | was pulsing | |
| Present perfect | they | have been pulsing |
| it | has been pulsing | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had been pulsing |
| Future | it, they | will be pulsing |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have been pulsing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Often you can feel the brake pedal pulsing when the ABS system is operating.
- But on the biosensor display the languidly pulsing curves had begun to change their tempo.
- Closing his eyes momentarily, he felt a rush of ecstasy pulsing through his body.
- He was paralysed with the pain of the wound which pulsed in time to his heartbeat.
- I could feel the pulsing of veins that usually precedes entry into a forbidden, private realm.
- Meredith's mouth felt dry from the waves of sheer sensuality pulsing towards her.
- The foundation organized thousands of town meetings around the country to pulse people on public policy issues and possible solutions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She felt the blood pulsing through her veins.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive] to move or flow with a steady quick beat or sound: She felt the blood pulsing through her veins. (=your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc) She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.
She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken. (=the number of beats per minute)· A miner’s resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute.
She felt the blood pulsing through her veins. Colored lights pulsed in time to the music.2[intransitive] if a feeling or emotion pulses through someone, they feel it very stronglypulse through Excitement pulsed through the crowd.3[intransitive, transitive] to push a button on a food processor to make the machine go on and off regularly, rather than work continuously: Pulse several times until the mixture looks like oatmeal.- reservation
- reserve
- reserved
- Reserve Officer Training Corps
- reservist
- reservoir
- Reservoir Dogs
- reset
- resettle
- resettlement
- reshuffle
- reside
- residence
- residence hall
- residency
- resident
- residential
- residential care
- residential home
- residential treatment facility
- resident physician
- residents' association
- residual
- residuals
- residuary