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becoming
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adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming
modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for
a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent
burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: becoming, comely,
comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly]
2: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new
shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
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charming
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adj 1: pleasing or delighting; "endowed with charming manners";
"a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality"
2: possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to
supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs
that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell";
"'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare;
"wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: charming, magic,
magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a),
wizardly]
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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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drumming
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n 1: the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming
several hours every day"
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forthcoming
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adj 1: at ease in talking to others [syn: extroverted,
forthcoming, outgoing]
2: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election";
"this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the
upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a),
forthcoming, upcoming]
3: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were
not forthcoming"
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gloaming
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n 1: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the
twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn:
twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall,
evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle]
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gumming
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n 1: ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) [syn: mumbling,
gumming]
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homecoming
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n 1: an annual school or university reunion for graduates
2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia
we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: return, homecoming]
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homing
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adj 1: orienting or directing homeward or to a destination; "the
homing instinct"; "a homing beacon"
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humming
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n 1: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: hum,
humming]
2: the act of singing with closed lips
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incoming
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adj 1: arriving at a place or position; "incoming class";
"incoming mail" [ant: outgoing]
2: entering upon a position of office vacated by another; "the
incoming president" [ant: outgoing]
n 1: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn:
entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming]
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lemming
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n 1: any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of
circumpolar distribution
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numbing
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adj 1: causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of
grief"
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oncoming
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adj 1: moving toward one
n 1: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
[syn: onset, oncoming]
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plumbing
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n 1: utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the
distribution of water or gas in a building and for the
disposal of sewage [syn: plumbing, plumbing system]
2: the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes
and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) [syn:
plumbing, plumbery]
3: measuring the depths of the oceans [syn: bathymetry,
plumbing]
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scheming
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adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in
the community" [syn: calculating, calculative,
conniving, scheming, shrewd]
2: concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a
selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes
of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a
scheming gold digger" [syn: designing, scheming]
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shortcoming
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n 1: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an
unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn:
defect, shortcoming]
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timing
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n 1: the time when something happens
2: the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to
achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics,
mechanics)
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trimming
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n 1: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in
bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, trim,
passementerie]
3: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trim,
trimming, clipping]
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unbecoming
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adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right
or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent
haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a
lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their
untoward ribaldry" [syn: indecent, indecorous,
unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward]
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upcoming
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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]
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fleming
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n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret
agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: Fleming, Ian
Fleming, Ian Lancaster Fleming]
2: Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)
[syn: Fleming, Alexander Fleming, Sir Alexander
Fleming]
3: a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian
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blossoming
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n 1: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
[syn: blossoming, flowering, florescence,
inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence]
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bottoming
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bumming
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chumming
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strumming
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succumbing
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summing
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thrumming
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thumbing
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crumbing
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cumming
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dumbing
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