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basting
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n 1: a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric
together [syn: baste, basting, basting stitch,
tacking]
2: moistening a roast as it is cooking
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blasting
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adj 1: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with
sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects
of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting
force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our
faces"; "a ruinous war" [syn: blasting, ruinous]
2: unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of
trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his
car radio" [syn: blaring, blasting]
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broadcasting
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n 1: a medium that disseminates via telecommunications [syn:
broadcast medium, broadcasting]
2: taking part in a radio or tv program
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casting
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n 1: object formed by a mold [syn: cast, casting]
2: the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn:
molding, casting]
3: the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by
means of a rod and reel [syn: casting, cast]
4: the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or
movie
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contrasting
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adj 1: strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting
(or contrastive) colors" [syn: contrasting,
contrastive]
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everlasting
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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]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding
mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter
nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a),
complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a),
everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a),
sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a),
utter(a), unadulterated]
n 1: any of various plants of various genera of the family
Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of
form or color [syn: everlasting, everlasting flower]
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fasting
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n 1: abstaining from food [syn: fast, fasting]
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forecasting
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n 1: a statement made about the future [syn: prediction,
foretelling, forecasting, prognostication]
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lasting
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adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or
condition or place; "permanent secretary to the
president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent
value" [syn: permanent, lasting] [ant: impermanent,
temporary]
2: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
long-lasting friendship" [syn: durable, lasting, long-
lasting, long-lived]
3: retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past
maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn:
persistent, lasting] [ant: caducous, shed]
4: lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
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recasting
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n 1: changing a particular word or phrase [syn: rewording,
recasting, rephrasing]
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tasting
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n 1: a small amount (especially of food or wine)
2: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the
taste buds; "a wine tasting" [syn: taste, tasting]
3: taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality;
"cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed
most" [syn: tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing,
degustation]
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wasting
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n 1: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and
mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn:
cachexia, cachexy, wasting]
2: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
[syn: atrophy, wasting, wasting away]
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overcasting
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n 1: a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to
prevent raveling [syn: overcast, overcasting]
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pasting
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