Words that rhyme with assaying

n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: pounding, buffeting]

n 1: act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying]

n 1: needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle [syn: crochet, crocheting] 2: creating a garment of needlework

adj 1: causing consternation; "appalling conditions" [syn: appalling, dismaying]

n 1: the harvesting of hay 2: the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder [syn: haying, haying time]

n 1: the production of eggs (especially in birds) [syn: laying, egg laying]

adj 1: yielding a fair profit [syn: gainful, paid, paying] 2: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: compensable, paying(a), remunerative, salaried, stipendiary]

n 1: the act of playing a musical instrument 2: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation 3: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing]

n 1: a representation by picture or portraiture [syn: depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal]

n 1: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: saying, expression, locution]

n 1: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being [syn: murder, slaying, execution]

n 1: neutering a female by removing the ovaries

n 1: the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) [syn: crop-dusting, spraying] 2: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" [syn: spray, spraying] 3: the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

adj 1: unable to find your way; "found the straying sheep"

n 1: the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"

n 1: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: deliberation, weighing, advisement]