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adoring
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adj 1: showing adoration [syn: adoring, worshipful]
2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring
grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband
with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
[syn: adoring, doting, fond]
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boring
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adj 1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a
boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening
effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his
competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who
couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task
the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious
days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"-
Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully
wearisome" [syn: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum,
irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome]
n 1: the act of drilling [syn: drilling, boring]
2: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of
producing petroleum [syn: boring, drilling, oil
production]
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flooring
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n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway,
tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the
bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor
of the tent" [syn: floor, flooring]
2: building material used in laying floors
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goring
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n 1: German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo
and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: Goring,
Goering, Hermann Goring, Hermann Goering, Hermann
Wilhelm Goring]
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mooring
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n 1: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring,
moorage, berth, slip]
2: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in
place [syn: mooring, mooring line]
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pouring
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adj 1: flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood
waters" [syn: gushing, pouring]
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roaring
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adv 1: extremely; "roaring drunk"
adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a
palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new
business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist
center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn:
booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering,
prosperous, roaring, thriving]
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: boom, roar,
roaring, thunder]
2: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing,
holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
roaring, yowl]
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scoring
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n 1: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score;
"what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had
to do" [syn: marking, grading, scoring]
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shoring
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n 1: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to
provide support [syn: shore, shoring]
2: the act of propping up with shores [syn: shoring, shoring
up, propping up]
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snoring
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n 1: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn:
snore, snoring, stertor]
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soaring
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adj 1: ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual;
"soaring prices"
2: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an
eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the
cathedral"; "towering icebergs" [syn: eminent, lofty,
soaring, towering]
n 1: the activity of flying a glider [syn: glide, gliding,
sailplaning, soaring, sailing]
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abhorring
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contouring
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coring
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deploring
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poring
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storing
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touring
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