n.
1.all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
2.group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
3.the normal time between successive generations
4.a stage of technological development or innovation
5.a coming into being
6.the production of heat or electricity
7.the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Idiom of the Day
push one's luck
to expect to continue to escape bad luck or a negative situation
The woman was pushing her luck to continue to bother her neighbors with her loud music. Someone was going to complain someday.