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according
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adj 1: (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with;
"according to instructions"
2: (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to
historians"
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bedding
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n 1: coverings that are used on a bed [syn: bedclothes, bed
clothing, bedding]
2: material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: bedding
material, bedding, litter]
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beheading
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n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn:
decapitation, beheading]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: decapitation,
beheading]
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binding
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adj 1: executed with proper legal authority; "a binding
contract"
n 1: the capacity to attract and hold something
2: strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or
decoration
3: the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging,
binding]
4: one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a
ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should
release in case of a fall [syn: ski binding, binding]
5: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a
book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: binding, book
binding, cover, back]
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bobsledding
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n 1: riding on a bobsled
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bodybuilding
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n 1: exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn:
bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building,
musclebuilding]
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bookbinding
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n 1: the craft of binding books
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building
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n 1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or
less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story
building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" [syn:
building, edifice]
2: the act of constructing something; "during the construction
we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of
boats" [syn: construction, building]
3: the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures
or constructing new ones; "their main business is home
construction"; "workers in the building trades" [syn:
construction, building]
4: the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained
about the noise"
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confiding
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adj 1: willing to entrust personal matters; "first she was
suspicious, then she became confiding"
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corresponding
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adj 1: accompanying; "all rights carry with them corresponding
responsibilities"
2: similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of
corresponding diagonal points"
3: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding
dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn:
comparable, corresponding, like]
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heading
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n 1: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below
it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with
the text" [syn: heading, header, head]
2: the direction or path along which something moves or along
which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim]
3: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: drift,
heading, gallery]
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shedding
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n 1: the process whereby something is shed [syn: shedding,
sloughing]
2: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]
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siding
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n 1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling
stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn:
siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack]
2: material applied to the outside of a building to make it
weatherproof
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sledding
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n 1: the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
2: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going";
"the proposal faces tough sledding" [syn: going,
sledding]
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smallholding
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n 1: a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to
someone for cultivation
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sounding
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adj 1: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining
forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most
disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking";
"liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble
horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-
sounding talk" [syn: looking, sounding]
2: having volume or deepness; "sounding brass and a tinkling
cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"-
Wordsworth
3: making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining
form; "harsh-sounding"
n 1: a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
2: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding
line)
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spreading
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n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide
expanse of space [syn: spread, spreading]
2: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
[syn: dissemination, airing, public exposure,
spreading]
3: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or
time [syn: spread, spreading]
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surrounding
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adj 1: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the
surrounding countryside" [syn: encompassing(a),
surrounding(a), circumferent]
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uncomprehending
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adj 1: lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her
uncomprehending husband"
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understanding
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adj 1: characterized by understanding based on comprehension and
discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
[syn: understanding, apprehension, discernment,
savvy]
2: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises;
"they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each
other's business"; "there was an understanding between
management and the workers" [syn: agreement,
understanding]
3: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an
opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I
knew I could count on his understanding" [syn: sympathy,
understanding]
4: the capacity for rational thought or inference or
discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason
and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: reason,
understanding, intellect]
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unending
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adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes
of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life
everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending
bliss of heaven" [syn: ageless, aeonian, eonian,
eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending,
unceasing]
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unfading
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adj 1: of an imaginary flower that never fades [syn:
amaranthine, unfading]
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unheeding
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adj 1: marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have
always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals;
we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D.
Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's
crying" [syn: heedless, unheeding] [ant: attentive,
heedful, paying attention, thoughtful]
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unpretending
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adj 1: not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office";
"unostentatious elegance" [syn: unostentatious,
unpretentious, unpretending] [ant: ostentatious,
pretentious]
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unrewarding
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adj 1: not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction [ant:
rewarding]
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wedding
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n 1: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is
performed [syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials,
hymeneals]
2: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage
was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding,
marriage ceremony]
3: a party of people at a wedding [syn: wedding, wedding
party]
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breading
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dreading
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shredding
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threading
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treading
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