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Phrases 27
- instant messagingA form of realtime communication where two or more people exchange text messages, usually short, using computers or other devices with communications capabilities.
- instant messengerA computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network or the Internet in its entirety.
- instant messageA message conveyed through an instant messaging program.
- instant coffeeA beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.
- instant messagesplural of instant message: A message conveyed through an instant messaging program.
- instant cameraA camera that uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after the photograph is taken.
- instant noodleOne of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.
- instant karmaA circumstance where something deserving but unexpected happens, especially, when a person's actions backfire and cause an immediate unforeseen and unintended effect that may be deemed just deserts for those actions.
- instant mashed potatoesA potato preparation in the form of a powder or flakes, used to prepare mashed potato quickly and easily.
- instant-runoff votingA form of alternative or preferential voting system in which voters rank candidates, and votes for the worst performing candidate are re-allocated to the voters' next-highest choices until one candidate has reached the threshold for …
- instant sunshineSuntain oil or bronzing oil.
- point-instantThe smallest unit of space-time; a particular point along the continua of space and time.
- instant replayA video recording of an action that can be replayed immediately after being recorded.
- instant camerasplural of instant camera: A camera that uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after the photograph is taken.
- instant lossEllipsis of instant loss 2koma.
- instant noodlesplural of instant noodle: One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.
- instant messengersplural of instant messenger: A computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network or the Internet in its entirety.
- instant replaysplural of instant replay: A video recording of an action that can be replayed immediately after being recorded.
- instant mashed potatosingular of instant mashed potatoes
- instant lossesplural of instant loss: Ellipsis of instant loss 2koma.
- instant mamiAn instant noodle soup dish that is popular in the Philippines and abroad, consisting of pre-cooked noodles with a packet of soup, seasoning, and oil that can be prepared by adding hot water.
- instant sunriseA sudden, blinding flash of light from a nuclear detonation.
- instant mashInstant mashed potatoes.
- instant replay systemA technology to review controversial or close calls by officials through video playback, allowing for analysis of plays from multiple angles and in slow motion to potentially correct or modify initial decisions.
- instant replay systemsplural of instant replay system: A technology to review controversial or close calls by officials through video playback, allowing for analysis of plays from multiple angles and in slow motion to potentially correct or modify initial …
Compound words 8
- InstagramAn online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.
- instantizeTo process (milk powder) into an "instant" version that is very easy for the consumer to reconstitute.
- iBuyerA company which offers to buy real estate (usually residential) quickly for cash, often without the level of due diligence exercised by traditional buyers and using computer algorithms to determine price.
- instancyinsistence, insistency
- instantnessQuality of being instant.
- instantonsplural of instanton: A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling.
- instantiseAlternative form of instantize: To process (milk powder) into an "instant" version that is very easy for the consumer to reconstitute.
- instantlieObsolete form of instantly: At once; without delay.