'Emergency' definitions:
Definition of 'emergency'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [syn: emergency, exigency, pinch]
noun
A state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"
noun
A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage [syn: hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake]
Definition of 'Emergency'
From: GCIDE
- Emergency \E*mer"gen*cy\, n.; pl. Emergencies. [See Emergence.]
- 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. [1913 Webster]
- Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. [1913 Webster]
- To whom she might her doubts propose, On all emergencies that rose. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies. --Brougham.
- Syn: Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'emergency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blood bank,
- breakers ahead,
- cardhouse,
- cause for alarm,
- charity ward,
- climacteric,
- clinic,
- clutch,
- consultation room,
- contingency,
- convergence of events,
- crisis,
- critical juncture,
- critical point,
- crossroads,
- crucial period,
- crunch,
- danger,
- dangerous ground,
- delivery room,
- difficulty,
- dispensary,
- endangerment,
- examining room,
- exigency,
- extremity,
- fever ward,
- gaping chasm,
- gathering clouds,
- hazard,
- high pressure,
- hinge,
- hospital room,
- house of cards,
- imperativeness,
- imperilment,
- intensive care,
- isolation,
- jeopardy,
- labor room,
- laboratory,
- maternity ward,
- menace,
- nursery,
- operating room,
- pass,
- peril,
- pharmacy,
- pinch,
- plight,
- predicament,
- press,
- pressure,
- prison ward,
- private room,
- push,
- quicksand,
- recovery room,
- risk,
- rocks ahead,
- rub,
- semi-private room,
- storm clouds,
- strait,
- stress,
- surgery,
- tension,
- therapy,
- thin ice,
- threat,
- treatment room,
- turn,
- turn of events,
- turning,
- turning point,
- urgency,
- ward,
- X ray
Words containing 'Emergency'
- Emerge,
- Emerged,
- Emergence,
- Emergences,
- Emergencies,
- Emergent,
- Emergently,
- Emergentness,
- Emerging,
- Emergent year,
- emergency brake,
- emergency exit,
- emergency landing,
- emergency medicine,
- emergency procedure,
- emergency room,
- emergent evolution,
- Re-emerge,
- emergency alert system,
- federal emergency management agency,
- united nations international children's emergency fund