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appealing
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adj 1: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He
added an appealing and memorable figure to popular
American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing
sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to
retire at fifty is very appealing" [ant: unappealing]
2: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or
sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the
play" [syn: sympathetic, appealing, likeable,
likable] [ant: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable,
unsympathetic]
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babbling
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n 1: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: babble,
babbling, lallation]
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brambling
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n 1: Eurasian finch [syn: brambling, Fringilla
montifringilla]
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brisling
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n 1: small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like
sardines [syn: sprat, brisling]
2: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: brisling,
sprat, Clupea sprattus]
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calling
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n 1: the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn:
career, calling, vocation]
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ceiling
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n 1: the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated
painting the ceiling"
2: (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
3: an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the
number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on
salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" [syn:
ceiling, roof, cap]
4: maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified
conditions)
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coupling
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n 1: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so
they move together [syn: yoke, coupling]
2: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of
adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler]
3: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating
of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling,
mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union]
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cowling
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n 1: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers
the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of
new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to
repair the plane's engine" [syn: hood, bonnet, cowl,
cowling]
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crackling
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n 1: the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
[syn: greaves, crackling]
2: the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: crackle,
crackling, crepitation]
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darling
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adj 1: dearly loved [syn: beloved, darling, dear]
n 1: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite,
favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
2: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn:
Darling, Darling River]
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gambling
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n 1: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning
(including the payment of a price for a chance to win a
prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy
play at the blackjack table" [syn: gambling, gaming,
play]
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rambling
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adj 1: spreading out in different directions; "sprawling
handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"
[syn: sprawling, straggling, rambling, straggly]
2: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main
point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly
digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among
other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive
remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn:
digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling]
3: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest
paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding
country road" [syn: meandering(a), rambling,
wandering(a), winding]
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shambling
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n 1: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your
feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn:
shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling]
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unsmiling
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adj 1: not smiling
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unwilling
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adj 1: not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling
assistant"; "unwilling to face facts" [ant: willing]
2: in spite of contrary volition
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veiling
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n 1: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn:
gauze, netting, veiling]
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wailing
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adj 1: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such
expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the
wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires
with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare [syn: lamenting,
wailing, wailful]
n 1: loud cries made while weeping [syn: wailing, bawling]
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weakling
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n 1: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual [syn:
weakling, doormat, wuss]
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wheeling
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n 1: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the
Ohio river
2: propelling something on wheels [syn: wheeling, rolling]
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willing
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adj 1: disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant";
"willing helpers" [ant: unwilling]
2: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was
uncoerced" [syn: uncoerced, unforced, willing]
n 1: the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own
volition" [syn: volition, willing]
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darkling
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adj 1: uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling
glance"; "secret operatives and darkling
conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
2: (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
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brandling
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dabbling
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doodling
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scrambling
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unrevealing
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weanling
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wildfowling
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blinn
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grambling
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amblin
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blin
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