Words that rhyme with compacting

adj 1: serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president" n 1: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing]

n 1: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: applause, hand clapping, clapping]

n 1: the act of gathering something together [syn: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation]

n 1: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" [syn: catching, contracting]

adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing] n 1: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: crack, cracking, snap] 2: the act of cracking something [syn: fracture, crack, cracking] 3: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

adj 1: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" [syn: fastidious, exacting] [ant: unfastidious] 2: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" [syn: stern, strict, exacting] 3: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: exigent, exacting]

n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn: packing material, packing, wadding] 2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn: packing, boxing] 3: carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" [syn: packing, backpacking]

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: to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) [syn: informing, ratting]

n 1: gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin]

n 1: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing]

adj 1: not rigorous; "relaxed and unexacting standards"