Gaming Mechanics

verb Cursed is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'curse', which means to invoke harm or misfortune upon someone or something.

adjective Cursed describes something that has been afflicted with a curse or bad luck.

• The ancient artifact was said to be cursed, bringing misfortune to all who possessed it.
• I swear every time I try to fix this old car, something else goes wrong. It's cursed, I tell you.
• That haunted house is totally cursed, dude. I wouldn't go near it if I were you.
• The town's economy seemed cursed, as businesses continued to fail one after another.

noun a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle

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• The castle was equipped with multiple turrets for defense.
• I climbed up to the turret to get a better view of the surroundings.
• Check out the cool turret on that tank!
• Her sharp wit was like a turret, always ready to fire off a clever remark.

noun a technique used in video games to simulate slow motion during gameplay

• The concept of bullet time in cinematography allows for a dramatic slowing down of time during action sequences.
• In video games, players can activate bullet time to slow down the action and make it easier to aim at enemies.
• When the protagonist dodged the bullets in slow motion, everyone in the theater cheered for the epic bullet time moment.
• She felt like she was in bullet time as she tried to process everything happening around her in a chaotic situation.

noun a quick movement of one's finger on a touchscreen, especially as a method of selecting an item or navigating through a digital interface

verb to move one's finger quickly across a touchscreen in a specified direction, typically to select an item or navigate through a digital interface

• In order to indicate interest in a potential match on the dating app, you can swipe right.
• If you like someone's profile, just swipe right and see if you match!
• I always swipe left on profiles with blurry photos, it's a big turn-off.
• When faced with a difficult decision, sometimes you just have to trust your instincts and swipe right.