Arrest
Arrest verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion
Advance
Advance verb - To help the growth or development of.
Usage example: great thinkers who did much to advance modern science
How words are described
| good | good arrest | good advance |
| full | full arrest | full advance |
| real | real arrest | real advance |
| successful | successful arrest | successful advance |
| Other adjectives: big, major, later, recent, technical. | ||
Common collocations
| character | arrest character | advance character |
| characters | arrest characters | advance characters |
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