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accounting
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n 1: a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was
unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
2: a system that provides quantitative information about
finances
3: the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and
preparing financial reports for a business [syn:
accountancy, accounting]
4: a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and
credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
[syn: accounting, accounting system, method of
accounting]
5: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
"they send me an accounting every month" [syn: account,
accounting, account statement]
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astounding
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adj 1: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn:
astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding]
2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an
enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding
achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering";
"suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle
dress was stupefying" [syn: astonishing, astounding,
staggering, stupefying]
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bouncing
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adj 1: vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes";
"the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn:
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy]
n 1: rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [syn:
bounce, bouncing]
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browning
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n 1: United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic
pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the
Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: Browning, John M.
Browning, John Moses Browning]
2: English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted
for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) [syn: Browning,
Robert Browning]
3: English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her
husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) [syn: Browning,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning]
4: cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill;
"proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"
[syn: toasting, browning]
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clowning
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n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery,
clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]
2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery,
clowning, comedy, funniness]
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counting
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n 1: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order;
"the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count,
counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning,
tally]
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crowning
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adj 1: representing a level of the highest possible achievement
or attainment; "the crowning accomplishment of his
career"
2: forming or providing a crown or summit; "the crowning star on
a Christmas tree"; "her hair was her crowning glory"
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downing
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n 1: United States landscape architect who designed the grounds
of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
[syn: Downing, Andrew Jackson Downing]
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frowning
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adj 1: showing displeasure or anger
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housing
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n 1: structures collectively in which people are housed [syn:
housing, lodging, living accommodations]
2: a protective cover designed to contain or support a
mechanical component
3: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse,
especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: caparison,
trapping, housing]
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mounting
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n 1: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in
altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: climb,
climbing, mounting]
2: framework used for support or display
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recounting
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n 1: an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own
relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident
eventually became unbearable" [syn: relation, telling,
recounting]
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shouting
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n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's
all over but the shouting" [syn: cheering, shouting]
2: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
[syn: yelling, shouting]
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amounting
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demounting
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discounting
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drowning
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surmounting
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chowning
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