Words that rhyme with lawmaking
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aching
adj 1: causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints" [syn: aching, achy] n 1: a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain [syn: ache, aching] -
backbreaking
adj 1: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome] -
baking
adj 1: as hot as if in an oven [syn: baking, baking hot] n 1: making bread or cake or pastry etc. 2: cooking by dry heat in an oven -
breaking
n 1: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" [syn: breakage, break, breaking] -
breathtaking
adj 1: tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" [syn: breathless, breathtaking] -
dressmaking
n 1: the craft of making dresses -
forsaking
n 1: the act of forsaking [syn: forsaking, giving up] 2: the act of giving something up [syn: abandonment, forsaking, desertion] -
making
n 1: the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" [syn: devising, fashioning, making] 2: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" [syn: qualification, making] 3: (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" -
mistaking
n 1: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" [syn: misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking] -
remaking
n 1: creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film" [syn: remake, remaking] -
shaking
n 1: the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements 2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation] -
taking
adj 1: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: fetching, taking, winning] n 1: the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" [syn: pickings, taking] -
waking
adj 1: marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" [syn: waking, wakeful] n 1: the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking" [ant: sleeping] -
peking
n 1: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China] -
retaking
n 1: the act of taking something back [syn: recapture, retaking] -
moviemaking
n 1: the production of movies [syn: moviemaking, movie making, film making] -
bellyaching
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bookmaking
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braking
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caking
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faking
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flaking
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lawbreaking
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policymaking
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quaking
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raking
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snaking
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staking
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laking
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profittaking
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bombmaking
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