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bedding
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n 1: coverings that are used on a bed [syn: bedclothes, bed
clothing, bedding]
2: material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: bedding
material, bedding, litter]
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beheading
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n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn:
decapitation, beheading]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: decapitation,
beheading]
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bobsledding
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n 1: riding on a bobsled
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heading
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n 1: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below
it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with
the text" [syn: heading, header, head]
2: the direction or path along which something moves or along
which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim]
3: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: drift,
heading, gallery]
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leading
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adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the
leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star
figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a
stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p),
star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]
2: greatest in importance or degree or significance or
achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading
poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: leading(a),
preeminent]
3: going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we
rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
[ant: following]
4: having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he
is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
[syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]
n 1: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in
printing [syn: lead, leading]
2: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
[syn: leadership, leading]
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reading
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n 1: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic
message; "his main reading was detective stories";
"suggestions for further reading"
2: a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading
it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
3: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user
by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the
meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an
approaching storm" [syn: reading, meter reading,
indication]
4: written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned
new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the
airport" [syn: reading, reading material]
5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of
something [syn: interpretation, reading, version]
6: a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
7: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory)
something prepared in advance; "the program included songs
and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: recitation,
recital, reading]
8: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he
has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: reading,
meter reading]
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shedding
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n 1: the process whereby something is shed [syn: shedding,
sloughing]
2: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]
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sledding
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n 1: the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
2: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going";
"the proposal faces tough sledding" [syn: going,
sledding]
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spreading
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n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide
expanse of space [syn: spread, spreading]
2: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
[syn: dissemination, airing, public exposure,
spreading]
3: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or
time [syn: spread, spreading]
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wedding
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n 1: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is
performed [syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials,
hymeneals]
2: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage
was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding,
marriage ceremony]
3: a party of people at a wedding [syn: wedding, wedding
party]
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redding
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n 1: a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
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dreading
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shredding
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threading
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treading
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steading
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hedding
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kaeding
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retreading
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