(n) a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"

(n) a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"

(n) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"

(n) proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion

(n) a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"

(r) in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"

(s) developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

(n) the commercial center of a town or city

(a) of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

(r) toward or in the lower or central part of town

(n) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

(n) time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

(v) slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

(v) cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

(v) stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

(v) act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

(n) a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

(s) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G

(s) fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

(s) showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"

(s) arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screa

(s) desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"

(s) (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"

(v) develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state

(v) come from; "The present name derives from an older form"

(v) reason by deduction; establish by deduction

(v) obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"

(v) come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"