Excess
Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.
Nearby Words: excessive, excessively
Ray
Ray noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive
Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The Michael uses bomb-pumped gamma ray Death Rays that run off the excess energy from its drive ignitions, effective at many, many kilometers away.
Source: Literature / Foot Fall - Shield is completely numb, See-Through has to wear lead shades to block his x-ray vision, Flyboy needs to be tethered when not consciously moving towards something, Pounder has to be fed like a baby, and Heat needs to let off excess heat energy every fifteen minutes or his insides burn up.
- After struggling to lose weight for several strips, he's returned to normal size after alien robots who want to eliminate him because he's Walking Techbane shoot him with a disintegrator ray, but only manage to burn off the excess bulk.
Source: Temporary Bulk Change
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