ailing | (adjective) somewhat ill or prone to illness | Synonyms: indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
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bailiff | (noun) an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
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bailiffship | (noun) the office of bailiff | - |
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bailiwick | (noun) a branch of knowledge | Synonyms: discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field |
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(noun) the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction | - |
detailing | (noun) an individualized description of a particular instance | Synonyms: particularisation, particularization |
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failing | (adjective) below acceptable in performance | - |
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(noun) failure to reach a minimum required performance | Synonyms: flunk |
(noun) a flaw or weak point | Synonyms: weakness |
mailing | (noun) the transmission of a letter | Synonyms: posting |
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(noun) mail sent by a sender at one time | - |
parasailing | (noun) gliding in a parasail | Synonyms: paragliding |
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prevailing | (adjective) most frequent or common | Synonyms: dominant, predominant, prevalent, rife |
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railing | (noun) a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | Synonyms: rail |
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(noun) material for making rails or rails collectively | - |
retailing | (noun) the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers | - |
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sailing | (noun) riding in a sailboat | - |
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(noun) the work of a sailor | Synonyms: navigation, seafaring |
(noun) the departure of a vessel from a port | - |
(noun) the activity of flying a glider | Synonyms: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring |
tailing | (noun) the act of following someone secretly | Synonyms: shadowing |
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trailing | (noun) the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind | Synonyms: tracking |
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unavailing | (adjective) producing no result or effect | Synonyms: futile, ineffectual, meaningless, otiose |
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unfailing | (adjective) tireless | Synonyms: unflagging |
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(adjective) always able to supply more | - |
(adjective) not liable to failure | Synonyms: foolproof |
unfailingly | (adverb) without fail | - |
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wailing | (adjective) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression | Synonyms: lamenting, wailful |
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(noun) loud cries made while weeping | Synonyms: bawling |