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annealing
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n 1: hardening something by heat treatment [syn: annealing,
tempering]
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appealing
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adj 1: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He
added an appealing and memorable figure to popular
American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing
sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to
retire at fifty is very appealing" [ant: unappealing]
2: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or
sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the
play" [syn: sympathetic, appealing, likeable,
likable] [ant: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable,
unsympathetic]
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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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ceiling
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n 1: the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated
painting the ceiling"
2: (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
3: an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the
number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on
salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" [syn:
ceiling, roof, cap]
4: maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified
conditions)
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chilling
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adj 1: provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most
terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
[syn: chilling, scarey, scary, shivery,
shuddery]
n 1: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn:
cooling, chilling, temperature reduction]
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concealing
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adj 1: covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness";
"concealing curtains prevented discovery" [ant:
revealing]
n 1: the activity of keeping something secret [syn:
concealment, concealing, hiding]
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dealing
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n 1: method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest
dealing"
2: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying
on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible
without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with
me" [syn: transaction, dealing, dealings]
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feeling
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n 1: the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she
had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of
guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
2: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his
impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings
about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his
sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn:
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect
that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a
clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the
smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling,
flavor, flavour, look, smell]
4: a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy
feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all
feeling in his arm"
5: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a
greasy feeling" [syn: touch, touch sensation, tactual
sensation, tactile sensation, feeling]
6: an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great
feeling for music" [syn: feeling, intuitive feeling]
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filling
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n 1: any material that fills a space or container; "there was
not enough fill for the trench" [syn: filling, fill]
2: flow into something (as a container)
3: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
4: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: woof,
weft, filling, pick]
5: (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various
substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared
cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold
fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for
`filling' is `stopping'"
6: the act of filling something
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healing
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adj 1: tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of
herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial
surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh
air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn:
curative, healing(p), alterative, remedial,
sanative, therapeutic]
n 1: the natural process by which the body repairs itself
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killing
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adj 1: very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"
[syn: killing, sidesplitting]
n 1: an event that causes someone to die [syn: killing,
violent death]
2: the act of terminating a life [syn: killing, kill,
putting to death]
3: a very large profit [syn: killing, cleanup]
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kneeling
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n 1: supporting yourself on your knees [syn: kneel,
kneeling]
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peeling
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n 1: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]
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revealing
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adj 1: disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a
telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on
the water marked where the boat went down" [syn:
revealing, telling, telltale(a)]
2: showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"
[ant: concealing]
n 1: the speech act of making something evident [syn:
disclosure, revelation, revealing]
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schilling
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n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Austria [syn:
schilling, Austrian schilling]
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schooling
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n 1: the act of teaching at school
2: the process of being formally educated at a school; "what
will you do when you finish school?" [syn: school,
schooling]
3: the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse
for dressage)
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sealing
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n 1: the act of treating something to make it repel water [syn:
waterproofing, sealing]
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squealing
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adj 1: having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made
by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: screaky, screechy,
squeaking, squeaky, squealing]
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stealing
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n 1: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the
thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn:
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing]
2: avoiding detection by moving carefully [syn: stealth,
stealing]
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unappealing
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adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke
antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were
peculiarly unsympathetic" [syn: unsympathetic,
unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable] [ant:
appealing, likable, likeable, sympathetic]
2: not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the
place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his
singularly unappealing hostess" [ant: appealing]
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unfeeling
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adj 1: devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" [syn:
hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling]
2: devoid of feeling or sensation; "unfeeling trees"
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wheeling
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n 1: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the
Ohio river
2: propelling something on wheels [syn: wheeling, rolling]
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willing
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adj 1: disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant";
"willing helpers" [ant: unwilling]
2: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was
uncoerced" [syn: uncoerced, unforced, willing]
n 1: the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own
volition" [syn: volition, willing]
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trilling
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n 1: United States literary critic (1905-1975) [syn: Trilling,
Lionel Trilling]
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darjeeling
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n 1: a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India
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heeling
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keeling
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reeling
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repealing
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scribbling
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ealing
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