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accommodating
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adj 1: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the
warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in";
"made a special effort to be accommodating" [syn:
accommodating, accommodative] [ant:
unaccommodating, unobliging]
2: obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be
accommodating"
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beating
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n 1: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: beating,
whipping]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
[syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing,
lacing, trouncing, whacking]
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bloodletting
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n 1: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of
the four humors of medieval medicine)
2: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the
leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the
bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is
no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue
was ordered" [syn: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed,
battue]
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discriminating
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adj 1: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment
especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye
of the connoisseur" [ant: indiscriminating,
undiscriminating]
2: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and
politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning";
"as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating
insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute,
discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike,
penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp]
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fitting
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adj 1: in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or
occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that
field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we
should do this"
2: being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she
should be seated first" [syn: fitting, meet]
n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
[syn: adjustment, accommodation, fitting]
2: a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
3: (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a
ship or hotel) [syn: appointment, fitting]
4: putting clothes on to see whether they fit [syn: fitting,
try-on, trying on]
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fleeting
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adj 1: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
"fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn:
fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]
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grating
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adj 1: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly
voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy,
rough, scratchy]
n 1: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a
passage but admitting air [syn: grate, grating]
2: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate, grating]
3: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel
grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other
electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce
its spectrum [syn: diffraction grating, grating]
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greeting
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n 1: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good
will (especially on meeting) [syn: greeting,
salutation]
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illuminating
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adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an
enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an
illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening,
informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening,
unilluminating]
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letting
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n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: lease,
rental, letting]
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matting
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n 1: a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
[syn: mat, matting]
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meeting
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n 1: a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will
be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" [syn:
meeting, group meeting]
2: a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal
meeting in my living room" [syn: meeting, get together]
3: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their
meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the
hallway" [syn: meeting, encounter]
4: the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his
meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
[syn: meeting, coming together]
5: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two
groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
[syn: merging, meeting, coming together]
6: a place where things merge or flow together (especially
rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: confluence,
meeting]
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outing
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n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to
the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after
cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion,
jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition,
sashay]
2: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: field
day, outing, picnic]
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parting
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n 1: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long
farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet
sorrow" [syn: farewell, leave, leave-taking,
parting]
2: a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are
combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the
middle" [syn: part, parting]
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pipefitting
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n 1: fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining
pipes together [syn: pipefitting, pipe fitting]
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plating
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n 1: a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn:
plating, metal plating]
2: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
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rating
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n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation,
rating]
2: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn:
evaluation, rating]
3: standing or position on a scale
4: rank in a military organization [syn: military rank,
military rating, paygrade, rating]
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setting
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n 1: the context and environment in which something is set; "the
perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: setting,
scene]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
"you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: setting,
background, scope]
3: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place
where a play or movie is enacted [syn: mise en scene,
stage setting, setting]
4: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
or event; "the historical context" [syn: context,
circumstance, setting]
5: the physical position of something; "he changed the setting
on the thermostat"
6: a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling
flatware" [syn: place setting, setting]
7: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or
other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in
a plain gold mount" [syn: mount, setting]
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sitting
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adj 1: (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with
the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna";
"the audience remained seated" [syn: seated, sitting]
[ant: standing]
2: not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"
n 1: (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as
for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait
painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" [syn:
sitting, posing]
2: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he
read the mystery at one sitting"
3: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the
medium's parlor" [syn: seance, sitting, session]
4: a session as of a legislature or court
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slating
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n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate,
slating]
2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
sound slating"
3: the act of laying slates for a roof
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stimulating
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adj 1: rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a
stimulating discussion" [ant: unexciting,
unstimulating]
2: that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: stimulant,
stimulating]
3: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of
mountain air" [syn: exhilarating, stimulating]
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suffocating
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adj 1: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack
of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June
dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat";
"the room was suffocating--hot and airless" [syn:
smothering, suffocating, suffocative]
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thermosetting
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adj 1: having the property of becoming permanently hard and
rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and
plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting
materials" [syn: thermosetting, thermoset] [ant:
thermoplastic]
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undeviating
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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: used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady;
"undeviating loyalty"
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unfitting
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adj 1: not in keeping with what is correct or proper;
"completely inappropriate behavior" [syn:
inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p),
unfitting]
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unhesitating
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adj 1: characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was
unhesitating" [syn: unhesitating, resolute]
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unremitting
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adj 1: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing;
"the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain";
"night and day we live with the incessant noise of the
city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the
perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy";
"man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation";
"unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless,
constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual,
unceasing, unremitting]
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unwitting
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adj 1: not done with purpose or intent; "an unintended slight";
"an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional";
"an unwitting mistake may be overlooked" [syn:
unintentional, unplanned, unwitting]
2: not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
[ant: witting]
3: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or
knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances";
"an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"
[syn: ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing,
unwitting]
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weighting
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n 1: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a
frequency distribution in order to represent their relative
importance [syn: weight, weighting]
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wetting
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n 1: the act of making something wet
2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn:
leak, wetting, making water, passing water]
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witting
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adj 1: aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"
[ant: unwitting]
2: intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more
slowly"; "a conscious policy" [syn: conscious, witting]
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knotting
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phototypesetting
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typesetting
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gatting
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sweeting
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keating
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