Deadline

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A time limit, as for payment of a debt or completion of an assignment.
  • n. A boundary line in a prison that prisoners can cross only at the risk of being shot.
  • v. To govern by setting a time limit: "He was never going to be deadlined by a day, or even a month” ( New Yorker).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A date on or before which something must be completed.
  • n. A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
  • n. A line which doesn't move.
  • n. A boundary around a prison.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the point in time at which something must be completed
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    point    point in time   
    Hyponym
    curfew   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    headline   
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