| autoloading | (adjective) (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously | Synonyms: self-loading, semiautomatic |
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| badinage | (noun) frivolous banter | - |
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| beading | (noun) a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | Synonyms: astragal, bead, beadwork |
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| (noun) ornamentation with beads | Synonyms: beadwork |
| 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 |
| blockading | (adjective) blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors | - |
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| contadino | (noun) an Italian farmer | - |
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| crossheading | (noun) a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text | Synonyms: crosshead |
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| cyproheptadine | (noun) an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions | Synonyms: Periactin |
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| degrading | (adjective) used of conduct; characterized by dishonor | Synonyms: debasing |
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| (adjective) harmful to the mind or morals | Synonyms: corrupting |
| fading | (noun) weakening in force or intensity | Synonyms: attenuation |
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| goading | (noun) a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something | Synonyms: goad, prod, prodding, spur, spurring, urging |
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| grading | (noun) the act of arranging in a graduated series | Synonyms: scaling |
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| (noun) evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score | Synonyms: marking, scoring |
| (noun) changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface | Synonyms: leveling |
| grenadine | (noun) thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks | - |
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| headiness | (noun) The characteristic of being intoxicating or stupefying. | - |
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| (noun) The characteristic of being exhilarating, tending to upset the mind or senses. | - |
| heading | (noun) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine | Synonyms: drift, gallery |
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| (noun) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about | Synonyms: head, header |
| (noun) the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies | Synonyms: aim, bearing |
| incarnadine | (verb) make flesh-colored | - |
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| invading | (adjective) involving invasion or aggressive attack | Synonyms: incursive, invasive |
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| lading | (noun) goods carried by a large vehicle | Synonyms: cargo, consignment, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment |
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| leading | (adjective) going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way | - |
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| (adjective) greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement | Synonyms: preeminent |
| (adjective) having the leading position or higher score in a contest | Synonyms: ahead, in the lead |
| (adjective) indicating the most important performer or role | Synonyms: prima, star, starring, stellar |
| (noun) thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | Synonyms: lead |
| (noun) the activity of leading | Synonyms: leadership |
| lipreading | (noun) perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips | - |
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| loading | (noun) the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc. | - |
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| (noun) goods carried by a large vehicle | Synonyms: cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, payload, shipment |
| (noun) weight to be borne or conveyed | Synonyms: burden, load |
| (noun) a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time | Synonyms: load |
| (noun) the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift | - |
| misleading | (adjective) designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | Synonyms: deceptive |
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| misleadingly | (adverb) in a misleading way | Synonyms: deceivingly, deceptively |
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| misleadingness | (noun) The quality of being deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression. | - |
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| misreading | (noun) misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading | - |
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| mujahadin | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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| muscadine | (noun) dull-purple grape of southern United States | Synonyms: bullace grape |
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| (noun) native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties | Synonyms: Vitis rotundifolia |
| paladin | (noun) someone who fights for a cause | Synonyms: champion, fighter, hero |
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| pleading | (adjective) begging | Synonyms: beseeching, imploring |
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| (noun) (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | - |
| pleadingly | (adverb) in a beseeching manner | Synonyms: beseechingly, entreatingly, imploringly, importunately |
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| railroading | (noun) the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads | Synonyms: rail technology |
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| readiness | (noun) prompt willingness | Synonyms: eagerness, forwardness, zeal |
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| (noun) a natural effortlessness | Synonyms: facility |
| (noun) (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way | Synonyms: set |
| (noun) the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) | Synonyms: preparation, preparedness |
| reading | (noun) the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments | Synonyms: meter reading |
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| (noun) the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message | - |
| (noun) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something | Synonyms: interpretation, version |
| (noun) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | Synonyms: indication, meter reading |
| (noun) written material intended to be read | Synonyms: reading material |
| (noun) a particular interpretation or performance | - |
| (noun) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance | Synonyms: recital, recitation |
| rollerblading | (noun) skating using Rollerblades | - |
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| shadiness | (noun) questionable honesty or legality | - |
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| (noun) relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body | Synonyms: shade, shadowiness |
| shading | (noun) a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | Synonyms: blending |
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| (noun) graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting | - |
| spreading | (noun) act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time | Synonyms: spread |
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| (noun) the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | Synonyms: airing, dissemination, public exposure |
| (noun) process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | Synonyms: spread |
| steadiness | (noun) the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place | Synonyms: firmness |
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| (noun) the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying | - |
| (noun) freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct | - |
| subheading | (noun) a heading of a subdivision of a text | Synonyms: subhead |
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| threadiness | (noun) The state or quality of consisting of or bearing fibers or filaments. | - |
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| trading | (noun) buying or selling securities or commodities | - |
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| unfading | (adjective) of an imaginary flower that never fades | Synonyms: amaranthine |
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| unloading | (noun) the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc. | - |
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| unsteadiness | (noun) the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place | Synonyms: ricketiness |
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| (noun) the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable | - |
| vanadinite | (noun) a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium | - |
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| wading | (noun) walking with your feet in shallow water | - |
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