Pearmain Pearmain /ˈpɛərmeɪn/

noun

1. Any of several varieties of apples with red skins  ( Pearmain )
   any of several varieties of apples with red skins
   
   

 Alan Mathison Turing Alan Mathison Turing /ˈælən məˈθɪsən ˈtjʊərɪŋ/

noun

1. English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)  ( Alan Mathison Turing , Alan Turing , Turing )
   English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
   
   

 strangler strangler /ˈstræŋglɝ/

noun

1. Someone who kills by strangling  ( choker , garroter [ N. American] , garrotter [Canadian, British] , strangler , throttler )
   someone who kills by strangling
   
   
2. An epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree  ( strangler , strangler tree )
   an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
   

 crying crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

adjective

1. Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible  ( crying , egregious , flagrant , glaring , gross , rank )
   conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
    A crying shame
   a crying shame
    An egregious lie
   an egregious lie
    Flagrant violation of human rights
   flagrant violation of human rights
    A glaring error
   a glaring error
    Gross ineptitude
   gross ineptitude
    Gross injustice
   gross injustice
    Rank treachery
   rank treachery
   
2. Demanding attention  ( clamant , crying , exigent , insistent , instant )
   demanding attention
    Clamant needs
   clamant needs
    A crying need
   a crying need
    Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
   regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
    Insistent hunger
   insistent hunger
    An instant need
   an instant need
   

noun

1. The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)  ( crying , weeping , tears )
   the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
    I hate to hear the crying of a child
   I hate to hear the crying of a child
    She was in tears
   she was in tears