Heat
Heat verb - To cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree.
Stave
Stave verb - Burst or force (a hole) into something.
Common collocations
| war | heat war | stave war |
Both words in one sentence
- Kyubey is trying to stave off the heat death of the universe.
Source: Totalitarian Utilitarian - This is very important to him, as he's harvesting the magic power generated by Magical Girls mutating into reality-warping Eldritch Abominations in order to stave off the heat death of the universe, even though he does not understand why this energy can violate thermodynamics in the first place.
Source: No Conservation of Energy -
Rip out the souls of pubescent magical girls and make them suffer the Tragic consequences of their wishes until their souls shatter and they mutate into reality-warping Eldritch Abominations, all to stave off the heat death of the universe.
Source: Powered by a Forsaken Child
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