autosexing | (noun) (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching | - |
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boxing | (noun) fighting with the fists | Synonyms: fisticuffs, pugilism |
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(noun) the enclosure of something in a package or box | Synonyms: packing |
coaxing | (noun) flattery designed to gain favor | Synonyms: blarney, soft soap, sweet talk |
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doxing | (noun) Releasing someone's personal information on the Web with the intention of causing harassment | - |
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fixing | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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(noun) the sterilization of an animal | Synonyms: altering, neutering |
(noun) (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | Synonyms: fixation |
(noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | Synonyms: fastener, fastening, holdfast |
fixings | (noun) the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity) | Synonyms: trimmings |
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(noun) food that is a component of a mixture in cooking | Synonyms: ingredient |
indexing | (noun) the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve | - |
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mixing | (noun) the act of mixing together | Synonyms: admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixture |
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shadowboxing | (noun) sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) | - |
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waxing | (noun) the application of wax to a surface | - |
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(noun) a gradual increase in magnitude or extent | - |