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ascending
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adj 1: moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane";
"the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of
chickweed" [ant: descending(a)]
n 1: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn:
rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
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attending
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n 1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features
of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
[syn: attention, attending] [ant: inattention]
2: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) [syn:
attendance, attending] [ant: nonattendance]
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bending
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n 1: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn:
bending, bend]
2: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: deflection,
deflexion, bending]
3: the act of bending something
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blending
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n 1: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn:
blend, blending]
2: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences
between grades [syn: shading, blending]
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condescending
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adj 1: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those
who treat others with condescension [syn: arch,
condescending, patronizing, patronising]
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defending
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adj 1: attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from
winning or scoring
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descending
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adj 1: coming down or downward [ant: ascending(a)]
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ending
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n 1: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final
morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
[syn: ending, termination]
2: the act of ending something; "the termination of the
agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]
3: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the
year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending]
[ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go,
kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start,
starting time]
4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the
ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast
it will be the finish of the show" [syn: ending,
conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning]
5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to
say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing,
ending]
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expending
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n 1: the act of spending money for goods or services [syn:
expending, expenditure]
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impending
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adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
"some people believe the day of judgment is close at
hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
[syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent,
impendent, impending]
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lending
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n 1: disposing of money or property with the expectation that
the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned [syn:
lending, loaning]
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mending
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n 1: garments that must be repaired
2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn:
repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending,
reparation]
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offending
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adj 1: offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts
offending against the statute were canceled" [ant:
unoffending]
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pending
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adj 1: awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still
pending"
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pretending
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n 1: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was
only pretending" [syn: pretense, pretence,
pretending, simulation, feigning]
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rending
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adj 1: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something
ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree
split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar
as the crowd surged forward" [syn: rending, ripping,
splitting]
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sending
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n 1: the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
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spending
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n 1: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: spending,
disbursement, disbursal, outlay]
2: money paid out; an amount spent [syn: outgo, spending,
expenditure, outlay] [ant: income]
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tending
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adj 1: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he
is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am
not minded to answer any questions" [syn: apt(p),
disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)]
n 1: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone
or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car
needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid,
tending]
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unbending
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adj 1: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;
"a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an
unbending will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid,
unbending]
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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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vending
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n 1: the act of selling goods for a living [syn: vending,
peddling, hawking, vendition]
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apprehending
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comprehending
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contending
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depending
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extending
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intending
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recommending
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suspending
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transcending
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fending
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wending
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