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blessing
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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]
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hissing
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n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of
disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the
hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss, hissing,
hushing, fizzle, sibilation]
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itching
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n 1: an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to
scratch [syn: itch, itchiness, itching]
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kissing
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n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling,
hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching,
snuggling]
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listening
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n 1: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by
just listening"; "they make good music--you should give
them a hearing" [syn: listening, hearing]
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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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missing
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adj 1: not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing
person"
2: nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was
lacking" [syn: lacking, absent, missing, wanting]
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pissing
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n 1: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn:
peeing, pee, pissing, piss]
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switching
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n 1: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his
switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: switch,
switching, shift]
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wishing
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n 1: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing,
want]
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dismissing
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snitching
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dissing
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bitching
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