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spasmnounA sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
twitchnounA brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
twitchingnounThe motion of something that twitches.
ticknounA tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
tocknoun(used in conjunction with tick) A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
odditynoun(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.
quirknounAn idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
idiosyncrasynounA behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
boardnounA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
mannerismnounA noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.
assemblynounA congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
boardsnoun(informal, with "the") A stage (as in a theater).
citnoun(derogatory, now rare): a citizen; a city dweller, a townsman.
congressnoun(often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
councilnounA committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
legislaturenounA governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
parliamentnounIn many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
parliamentarynounOf, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
dcsnounInitialism of distributed control system.
knessetnounThe Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.

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