acquiring | (noun) the act of acquiring something | Synonyms: getting |
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airiness | (noun) the property of something weightless and insubstantial | Synonyms: buoyancy |
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(noun) the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air | - |
(noun) lightness in movement or manner | Synonyms: delicacy |
airing | (noun) the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air | Synonyms: ventilation |
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(noun) a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air | - |
(noun) the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | Synonyms: dissemination, public exposure, spreading |
aspirin | (noun) the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets | Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph |
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firing | (noun) the act of setting something on fire | Synonyms: ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting |
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(noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | Synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, liberation, release, sack, sacking |
(noun) the act of discharging a gun | Synonyms: discharge, firing off |
(noun) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy | Synonyms: fire |
hairiness | (noun) the quality of having hair | Synonyms: pilosity |
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inquiring | (noun) a request for information | Synonyms: questioning |
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miriness | (noun) The state or quality of being swampy or boggy. | - |
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pairing | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: conjugation, coupling, mating, sexual union, union |
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(noun) the act of grouping things or people in pairs | - |
ribavirin | (noun) an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections | Synonyms: Virazole |
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sapphirine | (noun) a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks | - |
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virino | (noun) (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins | - |
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wiriness | (noun) the property of being lean and tough and sinewy | - |
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wiring | (noun) the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device | - |
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(noun) a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity | - |