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baiting
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n 1: harassment especially of a tethered animal
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dating
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n 1: use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological
specimens [syn: dating, geological dating]
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fascinating
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adj 1: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a
fascinating story" [syn: absorbing, engrossing,
fascinating, gripping, riveting]
2: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music";
"an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design";
"a fascinating woman" [syn: bewitching, captivating,
enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating]
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fighting
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adj 1: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on
active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the
fighting forces" [syn: active, combat-ready,
fighting(a)]
n 1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight
broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the
streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
[syn: fight, fighting, combat, scrap]
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grating
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adj 1: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly
voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy,
rough, scratchy]
n 1: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a
passage but admitting air [syn: grate, grating]
2: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate, grating]
3: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel
grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other
electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce
its spectrum [syn: diffraction grating, grating]
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mating
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n 1: 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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plating
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n 1: a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn:
plating, metal plating]
2: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
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rating
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n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation,
rating]
2: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn:
evaluation, rating]
3: standing or position on a scale
4: rank in a military organization [syn: military rank,
military rating, paygrade, rating]
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skating
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n 1: the sport of gliding on skates
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slating
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n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate,
slating]
2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
sound slating"
3: the act of laying slates for a roof
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waiting
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adj 1: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting
cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother
waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and
waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and
waiting" [syn: waiting, ready and waiting(p)]
n 1: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
[syn: wait, waiting]
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bating
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crating
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freighting
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hating
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plaiting
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stating
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