Words that rhyme with possessing

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] 2: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing, boon] 3: a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" [syn: grace, blessing, thanksgiving] 4: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn: benediction, blessing] 5: the act of praying for divine protection [syn: blessing, benediction]

n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling]

adj 1: growing together, fusing; "coalescent tradititions"; "coalescent bones" [syn: coalescent, coalescing]

n 1: applying pressure [syn: compression, compressing] [ant: decompressing, decompression]

adj 1: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place" [syn: depressing, cheerless, uncheerful] [ant: cheerful]

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] 2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry]

n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: dressing, salad dressing] 2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables [syn: stuffing, dressing] 3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing] 4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: dressing, medical dressing] 5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather 6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: dressing, grooming] 7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging, binding]

n 1: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning]

adj 1: compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: pressing, urgent] n 1: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: press, pressure, pressing] 2: a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press

n 1: an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: profession, professing]

adj 1: emotionally purging (of e.g. art) [syn: cathartic, releasing]

adj 1: restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: inhibitory, repressive, repressing]

n 1: German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781) [syn: Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing] 2: English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) [syn: Lessing, Doris Lessing, Doris May Lessing]