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banging
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adj 1: (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn:
humongous, banging, thumping, whopping,
walloping]
n 1: a continuing very loud noise
2: the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: battering,
banging]
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bricklaying
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n 1: the craft of laying bricks
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buffeting
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n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: pounding, buffeting]
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conveying
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n 1: act of transferring property title from one person to
another [syn: conveyance, conveyance of title,
conveyancing, conveying]
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crocheting
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n 1: needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a
hooked needle [syn: crochet, crocheting]
2: creating a garment of needlework
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crying
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adj 1: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need";
"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"-
H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn:
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant]
2: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a
crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of
human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross
injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: crying(a), egregious,
flagrant, glaring, gross, rank]
n 1: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs
or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying
of a child"; "she was in tears" [syn: crying, weeping,
tears]
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dismaying
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adj 1: causing consternation; "appalling conditions" [syn:
appalling, dismaying]
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haying
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n 1: the harvesting of hay
2: the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
[syn: haying, haying time]
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laying
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n 1: the production of eggs (especially in birds) [syn:
laying, egg laying]
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paying
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adj 1: yielding a fair profit [syn: gainful, paid, paying]
2: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work";
"salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn:
compensable, paying(a), remunerative, salaried,
stipendiary]
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playing
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n 1: the act of playing a musical instrument
2: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other
recreation
3: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting,
playing, playacting, performing]
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portraying
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n 1: a representation by picture or portraiture [syn:
depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal]
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saying
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n 1: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular
situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: saying,
expression, locution]
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slaying
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n 1: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human
being [syn: murder, slaying, execution]
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spraying
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n 1: the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer
on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) [syn:
crop-dusting, spraying]
2: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray
of bullets" [syn: spray, spraying]
3: the application of a liquid in the form of small particles
ejected from a sprayer
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straying
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adj 1: unable to find your way; "found the straying sheep"
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surveying
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n 1: the practice of measuring angles and distances on the
ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he
studied surveying at college"
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weighing
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n 1: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have
deterred them" [syn: deliberation, weighing,
advisement]
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allaying
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arraying
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assaying
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baying
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betraying
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braying
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decaying
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defraying
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delaying
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disobeying
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displaying
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doing
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fraying
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greying
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obeying
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overplaying
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repaying
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replaying
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staying
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swaying
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heying
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doomsaying
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nonpaying
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prepaying
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