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coming
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adj 1: of the relatively near future; "the approaching
election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming
holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn:
approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming]
n 1: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the
hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach,
approaching, coming]
2: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something
momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent,
coming]
3: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the
approach of winter" [syn: approach, approaching,
coming]
4: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
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commuting
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n 1: the travel of a commuter [syn: commutation, commuting]
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computing
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n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies (with the
aid of computers) computable processes and structures [syn:
computer science, computing]
2: the procedure of calculating; determining something by
mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation,
computation, computing]
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contributing
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adj 1: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for;
"working conditions are not conducive to productivity";
"the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of
the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: conducive,
contributing(a), contributive, contributory,
tributary]
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fluting
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n 1: a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow
concave groove on the shaft of a column) [syn: flute,
fluting]
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looting
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n 1: plundering during riots or in wartime [syn: looting,
robbery]
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rooting
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n 1: the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
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scouting
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n 1: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy
territory is very dangerous" [syn: scouting, exploratory
survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring]
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shooting
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n 1: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but
accurate" [syn: shooting, shot]
2: killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there
were three dead bodies"
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shouting
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n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's
all over but the shouting" [syn: cheering, shouting]
2: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
[syn: yelling, shouting]
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spouting
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adj 1: propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn:
jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting]
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sprouting
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n 1: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to
grow [syn: germination, sprouting]
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suiting
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n 1: a fabric used for suits
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fruiting
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adj 1: capable of bearing fruit
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luting
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n 1: a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface
to make it impervious to gas or liquid [syn: lute,
luting]
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boosting
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booting
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bugging
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constituting
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cruising
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diluting
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disputing
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distributing
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muting
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polluting
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recruiting
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refuting
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routing
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saluting
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supercomputing
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touting
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bruting
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