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bubbling
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adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or
fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy)
beer" [syn: bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy,
frothy, effervescing, spumy]
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile
effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of
sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent,
frothy, scintillating, sparkly]
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clean
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adv 1: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the
appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn:
clean, plumb, plum]
2: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: fairly, fair,
clean] [ant: below the belt, unfairly]
adj 1: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits;
"children with clean shining faces"; "clean white
shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house";
"cats are clean animals" [ant: dirty, soiled,
unclean]
2: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of
health"; "a clear winner" [syn: clean, clear]
3: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings";
"clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a
light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: clean,
clear, light, unclouded]
4: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn:
clean, fresh]
5: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a
clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
6: ritually clean or pure [ant: impure, unclean]
7: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially
radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more
efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
[syn: clean, uncontaminating] [ant: contaminating,
dirty]
8: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable
elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean
joke" [syn: clean, unobjectionable] [ant: dirty]
9: free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected)
wound" [syn: uninfected, clean]
10: morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: clean, clean-
living]
11: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: clean, fair]
12: (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages";
"fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white
margins" [syn: blank, clean, white]
13: exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a
clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement";
"sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: clean, sporting, sporty,
sportsmanlike]
14: without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
15: thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a
clean sweep"; "a clean break"
16: not carrying concealed weapons
17: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he
landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean
throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn:
clean, neat]
18: free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has
been clean for 4 years"
n 1: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder
height and then jerked overhead [syn: clean and jerk,
clean]
v 1: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances
from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
[syn: clean, make clean] [ant: begrime, bemire,
colly, dirty, grime, soil]
2: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
"Clean the turkey" [syn: clean, pick]
3: clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
[syn: houseclean, clean house, clean]
4: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up
before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails
before dinner" [syn: cleanse, clean]
5: be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
6: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.;
"The other players cleaned him completely"
7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely;
"The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were
cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: clean, strip]
8: remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
9: remove unwanted substances from [syn: scavenge, clean]
10: remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
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cling
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n 1: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to
the pit [syn: cling, clingstone]
v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together
and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The
label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
[syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]
2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings
to the idea that she might still love him."
3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's
hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn:
cling, hang]
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coupling
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n 1: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so
they move together [syn: yoke, coupling]
2: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of
adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler]
3: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating
of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling,
mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union]
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cuddling
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n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling,
hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching,
snuggling]
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doubling
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n 1: increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took
no time at all"
2: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I
decided his double was a bluff" [syn: doubling, double]
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duckling
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n 1: flesh of a young domestic duck
2: young duck
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juggling
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n 1: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading
impression [syn: juggle, juggling]
2: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously [syn:
juggle, juggling]
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smuggling
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n 1: secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty
is due
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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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suckling
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n 1: English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: Suckling,
Sir John Suckling]
2: an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn:
nursling, nurseling, suckling]
3: a young mammal that has not been weaned
4: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn:
suckling, lactation]
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troubling
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adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or
disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something
distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime";
"a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and
troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome
predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
[syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing,
perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
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truckling
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n 1: the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble
manner or for unworthy reasons)
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buckling
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chucking
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chuckling
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huddling
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muddling
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scuttling
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shuttling
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puddling
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