beheading | (noun) killing by cutting off the head | Synonyms: decapitation |
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(noun) execution by cutting off the victim's head | Synonyms: decapitation |
beholding | (noun) perception by means of the eyes | Synonyms: seeing, visual perception |
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being | (noun) a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Synonyms: organism |
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(noun) the state or fact of existing | Synonyms: beingness, existence, face of the earth |
belching | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belch, burp, burping, eructation |
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(noun) the forceful expulsion of something from inside | - |
beleaguering | (noun) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | Synonyms: besieging, military blockade, siege |
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believing | (noun) the cognitive process that leads to convictions | - |
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belittling | (noun) the act of belittling | - |
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(noun) a belittling comment | Synonyms: denigration |
belling | (noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple | Synonyms: callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree |
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bellowing | (noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) | Synonyms: bellow, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl |
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belonging | (noun) happiness felt in a secure relationship | - |
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belting | (noun) the material of which belts are made | - |
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bending | (noun) the act of bending something | - |
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(noun) the property of being bent or deflected | Synonyms: deflection, deflexion |
(noun) movement that causes the formation of a curve | Synonyms: bend |
berating | (noun) a severe rebuke | Synonyms: blowing up |
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berg | (noun) a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier | Synonyms: iceberg |
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besieging | (noun) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | Synonyms: beleaguering, military blockade, siege |
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bettong | (noun) short-nosed rat kangaroo | - |
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bhang | (noun) a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India | - |
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bickering | (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff |
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bicycling | (noun) riding a bicycle | - |
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bidding | (noun) a request to be present | Synonyms: summons |
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(noun) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make | Synonyms: bid |
(noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | Synonyms: bid, command, dictation |
bigwig | (noun) the most important person in a group or undertaking | Synonyms: kingpin, top banana |
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billabong | (noun) a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high | - |
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(noun) a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently | - |
billing | (noun) request for payment of a debt | Synonyms: charge |
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biltong | (noun) meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun | - |
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binding | (noun) the act of applying a bandage | Synonyms: bandaging, dressing |
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(noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | Synonyms: back, book binding, cover |
(noun) strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration | - |
(noun) one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall | Synonyms: ski binding |
(noun) the capacity to attract and hold something | - |
binturong | (noun) arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair | Synonyms: Arctictis bintourong, bearcat |
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bioengineering | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: biotechnology, ergonomics |
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birdnesting | (noun) hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs | - |
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birdsong | (noun) the characteristic sound produced by a bird | Synonyms: birdcall, call, song |
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birling | (noun) rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) | Synonyms: logrolling |
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birthing | (noun) the process of giving birth | Synonyms: birth, giving birth, parturition |
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bitewing | (noun) a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography | - |
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bivouacking | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: camping, encampment, tenting |
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blackening | (noun) changing to a darker color | Synonyms: darkening |
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blacking | (noun) a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear | Synonyms: shoe polish |
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blackleg | (noun) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | Synonyms: rat, scab, strikebreaker |
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blacktopping | (noun) a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock | Synonyms: blacktop |
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blaring | (noun) a loud harsh or strident noise | Synonyms: blare, cacophony, clamor, din |
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blazing | (noun) a strong flame that burns brightly | Synonyms: blaze |
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bleeding | (noun) the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | Synonyms: haemorrhage, hemorrhage |
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blending | (noun) a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | Synonyms: shading |
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(noun) the act of blending components together thoroughly | Synonyms: blend |
blessing | (noun) the act of praying for divine protection | Synonyms: benediction |
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(noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approval, approving |
(noun) a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection | Synonyms: benediction |
(noun) a short prayer of thanks before a meal | Synonyms: grace, thanksgiving |
(noun) a desirable state | Synonyms: boon |
bling | (noun) flashy, ostentatious jewelry | Synonyms: bling bling |
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blinking | (noun) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly | Synonyms: blink, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking |
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blistering | (noun) the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin | Synonyms: vesication, vesiculation |
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blitzkrieg | (noun) a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment | Synonyms: blitz |
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blocking | (noun) the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | Synonyms: block |
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blog | (noun) a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies | Synonyms: web log |
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bloodletting | (noun) formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) | - |
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(noun) indiscriminate slaughter | Synonyms: battue, bloodbath, bloodshed |
blooming | (noun) the organic process of bearing flowers | Synonyms: bloom |
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blossoming | (noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | Synonyms: anthesis, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence |
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blowbang | (noun) A sexual activity where fellatio is performed on multiple men | - |
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blowing | (noun) processing that involves blowing a gas | - |
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blueing | (noun) a process that makes something blue (or bluish) | Synonyms: bluing |
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(noun) used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge | Synonyms: blue, bluing |
bluestocking | (noun) a woman having literary or intellectual interests | Synonyms: bas bleu |
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bluewing | (noun) American teal | Synonyms: Anas discors, blue-winged teal |
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bluing | (noun) a process that makes something blue (or bluish) | Synonyms: blueing |
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(noun) used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge | Synonyms: blue, blueing |
boarding | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: embarkation, embarkment |
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(noun) a structure of boards | - |
boasting | (noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives | Synonyms: boast, jactitation, self-praise |
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boating | (noun) water travel for pleasure | Synonyms: yachting |
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bobsledding | (noun) riding on a bobsled | - |
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boding | (noun) a feeling of evil to come | Synonyms: foreboding, premonition, presentiment |
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bodybuilding | (noun) exercise that builds muscles through tension | Synonyms: anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding |
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bog | (noun) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel | Synonyms: peat bog |
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boiling | (noun) cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | Synonyms: simmering, stewing |
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(noun) the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas | - |
bombing | (noun) an attack by dropping bombs | Synonyms: bombardment |
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(noun) the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists | - |
bonding | (noun) fastening firmly together | Synonyms: soldering |
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(noun) (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel | - |
(noun) a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) | - |
bong | (noun) a dull resonant sound as of a bell | - |
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bookbinding | (noun) the craft of binding books | - |
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booking | (noun) the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) | Synonyms: reservation |
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(noun) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | Synonyms: engagement |
bookkeeping | (noun) the activity of recording business transactions | Synonyms: clerking |
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boomerang | (noun) a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | Synonyms: backfire |
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(noun) a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower | Synonyms: throw stick, throwing stick |
bootleg | (noun) the part of a boot above the instep | - |
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(noun) whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash | Synonyms: corn liquor, moonshine |
bootlegging | (noun) the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally | - |
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(noun) the act of selling illegally or without permission | - |
booyong | (noun) large tree of Australasia | Synonyms: brown oak, crow's foot, Heritiera trifoliolata, red beech, silky elm, stave wood, Terrietia trifoliolata |
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boozing | (noun) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | Synonyms: crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkenness |
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boring | (noun) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | Synonyms: drilling, oil production |
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(noun) the act of drilling | Synonyms: drilling |
borrowing | (noun) obtaining funds from a lender | - |
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(noun) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | Synonyms: adoption |
bouncing | (noun) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) | Synonyms: bounce |
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bowing | (noun) managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument | - |
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(noun) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | Synonyms: bow, obeisance |
bowleg | (noun) a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) | Synonyms: bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, genu varum, tibia vara |
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bowling | (noun) a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them | - |
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(noun) the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc | - |
(noun) (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman | - |
bowstring | (noun) the string of an archer's bow | - |
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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 |
bracing | (noun) a structural member used to stiffen a framework | Synonyms: brace |
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brag | (noun) an instance of boastful talk | Synonyms: bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing |
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bragging | (noun) an instance of boastful talk | Synonyms: brag, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing |
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braiding | (noun) trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains | Synonyms: braid, gold braid |
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brainstorming | (noun) a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions | - |
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brainwashing | (noun) forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs | - |
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braising | (noun) cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture | - |
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brambling | (noun) Eurasian finch | Synonyms: Fringilla montifringilla |
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branching | (noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches | Synonyms: fork, forking, ramification |
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branding | (noun) the act of stigmatizing | Synonyms: stigmatisation, stigmatization |
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breaking | (noun) the act of breaking something | Synonyms: break, breakage |
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breathing | (noun) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | Synonyms: external respiration, respiration, ventilation |
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breeding | (noun) the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | Synonyms: facts of life, procreation, reproduction |
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(noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing |
(noun) the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization | - |
(noun) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | Synonyms: education, training |
(noun) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression | Synonyms: genteelness, gentility |
brewing | (noun) the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast | - |
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bricklaying | (noun) the craft of laying bricks | - |
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briefing | (noun) detailed instructions, as for a military operation | - |
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