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according
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adj 1: (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with;
"according to instructions"
2: (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to
historians"
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binding
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adj 1: executed with proper legal authority; "a binding
contract"
n 1: the capacity to attract and hold something
2: strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or
decoration
3: the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging,
binding]
4: one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a
ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should
release in case of a fall [syn: ski binding, binding]
5: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a
book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: binding, book
binding, cover, back]
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boding
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n 1: a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of
foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge
would dismiss the case" [syn: foreboding, premonition,
presentiment, boding]
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bodybuilding
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n 1: exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn:
bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building,
musclebuilding]
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bookbinding
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n 1: the craft of binding books
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building
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n 1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or
less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story
building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" [syn:
building, edifice]
2: the act of constructing something; "during the construction
we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of
boats" [syn: construction, building]
3: the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures
or constructing new ones; "their main business is home
construction"; "workers in the building trades" [syn:
construction, building]
4: the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained
about the noise"
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coding
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n 1: act of writing in code or cipher [syn: cryptography,
coding, secret writing, steganography]
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confiding
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adj 1: willing to entrust personal matters; "first she was
suspicious, then she became confiding"
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corresponding
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adj 1: accompanying; "all rights carry with them corresponding
responsibilities"
2: similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of
corresponding diagonal points"
3: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding
dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn:
comparable, corresponding, like]
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corroding
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n 1: erosion by chemical action [syn: corrosion, corroding,
erosion]
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decoding
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n 1: the activity of making clear or converting from code into
plain text; "a secret key or password is required for
decryption" [syn: decoding, decryption, decipherment]
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encoding
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n 1: the activity of converting data or information into code
[syn: encoding, encryption]
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eroding
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n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing
away]
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foreboding
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adj 1: ominously prophetic [syn: fateful, foreboding(a),
portentous]
n 1: a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of
foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge
would dismiss the case" [syn: foreboding, premonition,
presentiment, boding]
2: an unfavorable omen
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loading
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n 1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading,
burden]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;
"the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: load,
loading]
3: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor
determining its lift
4: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading,
freight, load, loading, payload, shipment,
consignment]
5: the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle
or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours" [ant:
unloading]
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shipbuilding
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n 1: the construction of ships [syn: shipbuilding, ship
building]
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siding
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n 1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling
stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn:
siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack]
2: material applied to the outside of a building to make it
weatherproof
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uncomprehending
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adj 1: lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her
uncomprehending husband"
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understanding
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adj 1: characterized by understanding based on comprehension and
discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
[syn: understanding, apprehension, discernment,
savvy]
2: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises;
"they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each
other's business"; "there was an understanding between
management and the workers" [syn: agreement,
understanding]
3: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an
opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I
knew I could count on his understanding" [syn: sympathy,
understanding]
4: the capacity for rational thought or inference or
discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason
and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: reason,
understanding, intellect]
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unending
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adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes
of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life
everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending
bliss of heaven" [syn: ageless, aeonian, eonian,
eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending,
unceasing]
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unfading
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adj 1: of an imaginary flower that never fades [syn:
amaranthine, unfading]
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unheeding
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adj 1: marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have
always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals;
we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D.
Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's
crying" [syn: heedless, unheeding] [ant: attentive,
heedful, paying attention, thoughtful]
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unloading
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n 1: the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a
vehicle or ship or container etc. [ant: loading]
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unpretending
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adj 1: not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office";
"unostentatious elegance" [syn: unostentatious,
unpretentious, unpretending] [ant: ostentatious,
pretentious]
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unrewarding
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adj 1: not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction [ant:
rewarding]
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unyielding
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adj 1: stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour
determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all
the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but
tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of
opinion" [syn: dogged, dour, persistent,
pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding]
2: resistant to physical force or pressure; "an unyielding head
support"
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upstanding
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adj 1: meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the
community" [syn: upstanding, solid]
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discommoding
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exploding
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boeding
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