Turtles All the Way Down Glossary

Turtles All the Way Down Glossary

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Intimate

Familiar; private and personal

Extinguish

To stop (a fire or light) for burning/being on

Tighten

Make something tighter and more secure

Inescapable

Not able to be avoided

Metaphor

A figure of speech; a thing that is symbolic of something

Chronic

(Especially pain) that is long-lasting; without end; persisting

Glorify

To make something better than it actually is

Wield

To have and be able to use something

Turtles All the Way Down

An expression popularized by Stephen Hawking. Infinite regress problem

OCD

A mental illness called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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