Function
Situation
Situation noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.
Usage example: there were the usual “situation wanted” postings in the local newspaper
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How words are described
| exact | exact function | exact situation |
| particular | particular function | particular situation |
| similar | similar function | similar situation |
| identical | identical function | identical situation |
| Other adjectives: normal, usual, specific, complex, certain, true, actual, entire, real, social, new, unique, military, latter, different, overall. | ||
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In the Spacetrawler universe, this situation apparently arises often enough that an entire line of robots was designed for the primary function of allowing pilots to relieve themselves without leaving the cockpit (and a secondary function of converting waste into food and water).
Source: Jar Potty -
The COG will function as secondary antagonists, as they think it's the Outsiders who are kidnapping people and are sending their new Mecha-Mooks, the DeeBees, to deal with the situation.
Source: Video Game / Gears of War -
In Predator (1987), the cast was made up of a bunch of battle-hardened marines and one female prisoner-of-war whose primary function was to create an Enemy Mine situation.
Source: The Smurfette Principle
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