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beginning
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adj 1: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the
first verse" [syn: beginning(a), first]
n 1: the event consisting of the start of something; "the
beginning of the war" [ant: conclusion, ending,
finish]
2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]
3: the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and
stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" [ant:
end, middle]
4: the place where something begins, where it springs into
being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter
was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source
of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn:
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source]
5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the
beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning, start,
commencement] [ant: finish, finishing]
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bunting
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n 1: a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
2: any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North
America
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buzzing
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adj 1: noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over
the latest scandal" [syn: abuzz, buzzing]
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coming
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adj 1: of the relatively near future; "the approaching
election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming
holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn:
approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming]
n 1: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the
hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach,
approaching, coming]
2: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something
momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent,
coming]
3: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the
approach of winter" [syn: approach, approaching,
coming]
4: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
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cutting
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adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
[syn: cutting, edged, stinging]
2: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]
3: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind";
"keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains";
"piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain";
"lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike,
piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating]
n 1: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and
putting them together to create a film [syn: film
editing, cutting]
2: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant
to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn:
cutting, slip]
3: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were
skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
[syn: cut, cutting]
4: a piece cut off from the main part of something
5: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched
through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: clipping,
newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press
cutting]
6: removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern
or shape [syn: carving, cutting]
7: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted
that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the
cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: cut,
cutting]
8: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn:
cut, cutting]
9: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with
water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn:
cutting, thinning]
10: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends;
"the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting,
cutting off]
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ducking
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n 1: hunting ducks [syn: ducking, duck hunting]
2: the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn:
submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing]
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dumping
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n 1: selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the
domestic market
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fucking
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adv 1: intensifier, very colloquial; "what took you so fucking
long?"
adj 1: informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking)
nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you
flaming idiot" [syn: bally(a), blinking(a),
bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a),
fucking(a)]
n 1: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking,
screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of
ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]
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hunting
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n 1: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded
as a sport [syn: hunt, hunting]
2: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something
or someone [syn: search, hunt, hunting]
3: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food
or pelts [syn: hunt, hunting]
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jumping
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n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in
which you must jump
2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he
advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
[syn: jump, jumping]
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loving
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adj 1: feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents";
"loving glances" [ant: unloving]
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nothing
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adv 1: in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his
father"
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
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puffing
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n 1: blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the
room with their ceaseless puffing"
2: an act of forcible exhalation [syn: puffing, huffing,
snorting]
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running
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adj 1: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain
stream with freely running water"; "hovels without
running water" [ant: standing(a)]
2: continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke
among us"
3: of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays
worked better than its pass plays" [ant: pass(a),
passing(a)]
4: executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked
better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running
start" [ant: standing(a)]
5: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn:
linear, running(a)]
6: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
[syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)]
n 1: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to
carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the
defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put
great emphasis on running" [syn: run, running, running
play, running game]
2: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he
broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: run,
running]
3: the state of being in operation; "the engine is running
smoothly"
4: the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he
has responsibility for the running of two companies at the
same time"
5: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving
running on a track [syn: track, running]
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saying
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n 1: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular
situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: saying,
expression, locution]
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sinking
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n 1: a descent as through liquid (especially through water);
"they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
2: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after
several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the
market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"
3: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a
sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
[syn: sinking, sinking feeling]
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struggling
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adj 1: engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or
obscurity; "a financially struggling theater";
"struggling artists"
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stuffing
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n 1: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and
vegetables [syn: stuffing, dressing]
2: padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered
furniture
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stunting
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n 1: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
[syn: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt
flying]
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suffering
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adj 1: troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"
2: very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and
miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity";
"wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" [syn:
miserable, suffering, wretched]
n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: agony, suffering,
excruciation]
2: misery resulting from affliction [syn: suffering, woe]
3: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him
great distress" [syn: distress, hurt, suffering]
4: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: suffering,
hurt]
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swing
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n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of
an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time
to get into the swing of things"
2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
swinging back and forth
3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swing,
swinging, vacillation]
5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
[syn: swing, swing music, jive]
6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing]
7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
hitting it [syn: golf stroke, golf shot, swing]
8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing,
swing, cut]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance
around a point between them
v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
"He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
[syn: swing, sway]
3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
"swing forward"
4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
his side" [syn: swing, swing over]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing,
sweep, swing out]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, swing,
drop]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
player began to swing at the referee"
8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood
swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock
generation attempted to swing freely"
10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: swing, get
around]
12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or
wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in
the 1960's"
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talking
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n 1: an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more
work and less talk around here" [syn: talk, talking]
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thing
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n 1: a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a
remarkable thing"
2: an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
3: a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of
the heart"
4: an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
5: an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
6: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to";
"it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn:
matter, affair, thing]
7: a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in
other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
8: an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell
what the thing was"
9: any attribute or quality considered as having its own
existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."
10: a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"
11: a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he
has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
12: a separate and self-contained entity
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absenting
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affronting
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anything
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bluffing
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blunting
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bugging
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bumping
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busting
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confronting
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covenanting
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everything
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hustling
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pumping
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shunting
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something
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strutting
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cumming
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someing
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