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believing
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n 1: the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is
believing"
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grieving
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adj 1: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
[syn: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving,
mourning(a), sorrowing(a)]
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heaving
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n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and
falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn:
heave, heaving]
2: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: panting,
heaving]
3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: heave,
heaving]
4: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a
mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn:
heave, heaving]
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leaving
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n 1: the act of departing [syn: departure, going, going
away, leaving]
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serving
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n 1: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a
meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was
larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
[syn: helping, portion, serving]
2: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he
accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: service, serving,
service of process]
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shaving
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n 1: the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: shave,
shaving]
2: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been
shaved from something [syn: paring, sliver, shaving]
3: the act of brushing against while passing [syn: grazing,
shaving, skimming]
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skydiving
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n 1: performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the
ripcord of a parachute
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thanksgiving
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n 1: fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second
Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in
1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag [syn:
Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day]
2: a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son
said grace" [syn: grace, blessing, thanksgiving]
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thieving
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adj 1: given to thievery [syn: thieving(a), thievish]
n 1: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the
thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn:
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing]
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timeserving
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adj 1: taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any
circumstance of possible benefit [syn: opportunist,
opportunistic, timeserving]
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unbelieving
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adj 1: rejecting any belief in gods [syn: atheistic,
atheistical, unbelieving]
2: holding that only material phenomena can be known and
knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is
impossible [syn: nescient, unbelieving]
3: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion;
"a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" [syn:
disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelieving]
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unforgiving
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adj 1: unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly
unforgiving old woman" [ant: forgiving]
2: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim
determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it
seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless
persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: grim,
inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable,
unforgiving, unrelenting]
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unmoving
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adj 1: not in motion [syn: nonmoving, unmoving] [ant:
moving]
2: not arousing emotions [ant: moving]
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unswerving
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adj 1: going directly ahead from one point to another without
veering or turning aside; "some people see evolution as
an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the
very complex"; "a straight and narrow tree-lined road
unswerving across the lowlands" [syn: undeviating,
unswerving]
2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast
ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving
devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: steadfast,
staunch, unswerving]
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weaving
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n 1: creating fabric
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woodcarving
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n 1: a carving created by carving wood
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erving
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n 1: United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn:
Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving, Dr.
J]
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irving
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n 1: United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
[syn: Irving, Washington Irving]
2: United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942)
[syn: Irving, John Irving]
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undeserving
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adj 1: not deserving; "the undeserving poor" [syn:
undeserving, unworthy]
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achieving
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conceiving
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deceiving
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interleaving
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interweaving
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misconceiving
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perceiving
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receiving
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relieving
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retrieving
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timesaving
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