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blushing
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adj 1: having a red face from embarrassment or shame or
agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was
brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was
red-faced with anger" [syn: blushful, blushing(a),
red-faced]
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bushing
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n 1: an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors
pass
2: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction [syn:
bushing, cylindrical lining]
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dashing
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adj 1: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: dashing,
gallant]
2: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy,
spruce]
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flashing
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n 1: a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over
him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" [syn: flash,
flashing]
2: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and
weatherproofing
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furnishing
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n 1: (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel [syn:
furnishing, trappings]
2: (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and
appliances and other movable accessories including curtains
and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
3: the act of decorating a house or room
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gushing
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adj 1: flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood
waters" [syn: gushing, pouring]
2: uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly
panting tones" [syn: burbling, burbly, effusive,
gushing]
3: extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive
demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing
female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn:
effusive, gushing(a), gushy]
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lashing
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adj 1: violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at
the lashing riders"
n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of
punishment [syn: whipping, tanning, flogging,
lashing, flagellation]
2: rope that is used for fastening something to something else;
"the boats were held together by lashings"
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pushing
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n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away;
"he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good
exercise" [syn: push, pushing]
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ravishing
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adj 1: stunningly beautiful; "a ravishing blonde"
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rushing
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n 1: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by
running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop
a rush" [syn: rush, rushing]
2: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his
haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, hurry,
rush, rushing]
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thrashing
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n 1: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle,
drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
[syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing,
lacing, trouncing, whacking]
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unblushing
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adj 1: feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing
apologist for fascism" [syn: shameless, unblushing]
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unflinching
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adj 1: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking,
unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinking]
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cushing
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n 1: United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain
and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome
(1869-1939) [syn: Cushing, Harvey Cushing, Harvery
Williams Cushing]
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lynching
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n 1: putting a person to death by mob action without due process
of law
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pershing
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n 1: United States general who commanded the American forces in
Europe during World War I (1860-1948) [syn: Pershing,
John Joseph Pershing, Black Jack Pershing]
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flushing
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onrushing
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mushing
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whooshing
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