pulsenoun
uk/pʌls/us/pʌls/pulse noun (REGULAR BEAT)
C1 [ C ] the regular beating of the heart, especially when it is felt at the wrist or side of the neck:
to hold someone's wrist and count how many times the heart beats in one minute
[ C ] a short period of energy that is repeated regularly, such as a short, loud sound or a short flash of light:
[ C or U ] the action of switching power on and off again quickly on a food processor (= an electric machine that cuts and mixes food) to mix food:
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The circulatory system & blood
- Abo
- accessory pathway
- antigen
- atrioventricular
- auricular
- blood donor
- blood sugar
- corpuscle
- erectile
- intravenous
- LV
- mediastinal
- microvascular
- myocardial
- myocarditis
- oxyhaemoglobin
- palpitate
- pressure point
- Rh factor
- semilunar valve
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pulse noun (FOOD)
seeds such as beans or peas that are cooked and eaten:
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Beans & pulses
- aduki
- adzuki
- azuki
- bean
- bean curd
- chickpea
- dal
- dhal
- fava bean
- French bean
- lima bean
- mangetout
- marrowfat pea
- mung bean
- pea
- snap bean
- snow pea
- soya
- soya bean
- split pea
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Idiom(s)
pulseverb
uk/pʌls/us/pʌls/[ I ] to move or beat with a strong, regular rhythm:
[ I or T ] to mix food by switching a food processor (= an electric machine for cutting or mixing food) on and off again quickly:
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- jitter
- joggle
- resonate
- rocky
- shake
- stir sth up
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- wag
- worry
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