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approving
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adj 1: expressing or manifesting praise or approval;
"approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod" [syn:
approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory,
plausive]
n 1: the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his
blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any
sensible person" [syn: blessing, approval, approving]
[ant: disapproval]
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carving
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n 1: a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory
or stone) in order to create a desired shape
2: removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern
or shape [syn: carving, cutting]
3: creating figures or designs in three dimensions [syn:
sculpture, carving]
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craving
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n 1: an intense desire for some particular thing
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deserving
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adj 1: worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea
worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used
ironically) [syn: deserving, worth(p)]
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engraving
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n 1: a print made from an engraving
2: a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
3: making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from
them [syn: engraving, etching]
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forgiving
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adj 1: inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly
forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty
child" [ant: unforgiving]
2: providing absolution [syn: absolvitory, exonerative,
forgiving]
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giving
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adj 1: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the
bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a
freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's
child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the
arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
grandfather" [syn: big, bighearted, bounteous,
bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving,
liberal, openhanded]
n 1: the act of giving [syn: giving, gift]
2: the imparting of news or promises etc.; "he gave us the news
and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of
honor seemed to come too easily"
3: disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving
value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual
giving"
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living
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adj 1: pertaining to living persons; "within living memory"
2: true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"
3: (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the
living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of
him"
4: still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a
surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long
extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only
surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania" [syn:
surviving, living]
5: still in active use; "a living language"
6: (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place;
not mined or quarried; "carved into the living stone";
n 1: the experience of being alive; the course of human events
and activities; "he could no longer cope with the
complexities of life" [syn: life, living]
2: people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"
[ant: dead]
3: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while
there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical
and physical processes" [syn: animation, life, living,
aliveness]
4: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was
expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for
support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn:
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and
butter, sustenance]
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misgiving
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n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: scruple,
qualm, misgiving]
2: painful expectation [syn: apprehension, misgiving]
3: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust,
distrust, suspicion]
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paving
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n 1: material used to pave an area [syn: paving, pavement,
paving material]
2: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: pavement,
paving]
3: the act of applying paving materials to an area [syn:
paving, pavage]
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photoengraving
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n 1: an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [syn:
halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving]
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raving
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adv 1: in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: raving,
ravingly]
n 1: declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs"
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reliving
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n 1: a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a
strong emotion can be therapeutic" [syn: reliving, re-
experiencing]
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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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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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coving
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delving
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sieving
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timesaving
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