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attacking
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adj 1: disposed to attack [syn: assaultive, attacking(a)]
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backing
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n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous
backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with
progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship,
patronage]
2: something forming a back that is added for strengthening
[syn: backing, mount]
3: financial resources provided to make some project possible;
"the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn:
support, financial support, funding, backing,
financial backing]
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blacking
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n 1: a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on
footwear [syn: shoe polish, blacking]
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bloodsucking
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adj 1: drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of
bloodsucking insects"
2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a
parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class
parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines
that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his
indolent leechlike existence" [syn: parasitic,
parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking]
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bluestocking
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n 1: a woman having literary or intellectual interests [syn:
bluestocking, bas bleu]
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booking
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n 1: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts
for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings
throughout the summer" [syn: engagement, booking]
2: the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the
services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the
booking" [syn: booking, reservation]
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breathtaking
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adj 1: tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a
breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" [syn:
breathless, breathtaking]
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bushwhacking
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adj 1: lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from
ambush"
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cracking
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adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking,
cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat,
nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell,
smashing]
n 1: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the
cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
[syn: crack, cracking, snap]
2: the act of cracking something [syn: fracture, crack,
cracking]
3: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum
are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight
(especially in the oil-refining process)
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dressmaking
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n 1: the craft of making dresses
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packing
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n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn:
packing material, packing, wadding]
2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn:
packing, boxing]
3: carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of
oxygen is essential for astronauts" [syn: packing,
backpacking]
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sacking
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n 1: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks [syn: sacking,
bagging]
2: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
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slacking
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n 1: the evasion of work or duty [syn: shirking, slacking,
soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking]
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smacking
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n 1: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an
open hand [syn: smack, smacking, slap]
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soaking
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adv 1: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn:
soaking, sopping, dripping]
n 1: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a
consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid);
"a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: soak,
soakage, soaking]
2: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a
good drenching" [syn: drenching, soaking, souse,
sousing]
3: washing something by allowing it to soak [syn: soak,
soaking]
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spanking
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adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a
lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling
rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn:
alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling,
snappy, spanking, zippy]
n 1: the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a
good spanking"
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ticking
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n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the
clock" [syn: tick, ticking]
2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
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tracking
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n 1: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or
marks they left behind [syn: trailing, tracking]
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unblinking
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adj 1: showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and
accepted a sentence of a year"
2: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking, unflinching,
unintimidated, unshrinking]
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undertaking
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n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he
prepared for great undertakings" [syn: undertaking,
project, task, labor]
2: the trade of a funeral director
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whacking
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adv 1: extremely; "a whacking good story"
adj 1: (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a
whacking lie"
n 1: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated
blows [syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing,
lacing, trouncing, whacking]
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chungking
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n 1: a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a
commercial center for western China [syn: Chongqing,
Chungking]
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backtracking
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bookmaking
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spelunking
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stacking
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streetwalking
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brooking
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clacking
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snacking
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