| glissade | (noun) (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet | - |
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| (verb) perform a glissade, in ballet | - |
| glissando | (noun) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale | - |
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| (adverb) (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) | - |
| glisten | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle |
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| (verb) be shiny, as if wet | Synonyms: gleam, glint, glitter, shine |
| glistening | (adjective) reflecting light | Synonyms: glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny |
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| glister | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glisten, glitter, scintillation, sparkle |
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| glistering | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly |
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| glitch | (noun) a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | Synonyms: bug |
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| (verb) To suffer a minor malfunction | - |
| glitter | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glisten, glister, scintillation, sparkle |
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| (noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark | Synonyms: coruscation, sparkle |
| (verb) be shiny, as if wet | Synonyms: gleam, glint, glisten, shine |
| glittering | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly |
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| glittery | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly |
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| glitz | (noun) tasteless showiness | Synonyms: brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness |
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| gloam | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
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| gloaming | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, nightfall, twilight |
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| gloat | (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: glee, gloating |
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| (verb) dwell on with satisfaction | Synonyms: crow, triumph |
| (verb) gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy | - |
| gloating | (noun) malicious satisfaction | Synonyms: glee, gloat |
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| gloatingly | (adverb) in a gloating manner | - |
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| glob | (noun) a compact mass | Synonyms: ball, chunk, clod, clump, lump |
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| global | (adjective) involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | Synonyms: planetary, world-wide, world, worldwide |
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| (adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball | Synonyms: ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical |
| globalisation | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalization |
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| globalise | (verb) make world-wide in scope or application | Synonyms: globalize |
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| globalization | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalisation |
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| globalize | (verb) make world-wide in scope or application | Synonyms: globalise |
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| globally | (adverb) worldwide | Synonyms: internationally |
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| (adverb) with respect to the whole earth | - |
| globe | (noun) a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented | - |
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| (noun) the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on | Synonyms: Earth, earth, world |
| (noun) an object with a spherical shape | Synonyms: ball, orb |
| globefish | (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers | Synonyms: blowfish, puffer, pufferfish |
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| globeflower | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers | Synonyms: globe flower |
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| globetrotter | (noun) someone who travels widely and often | Synonyms: world traveler |
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| globigerina | (noun) marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes | - |
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| globin | (noun) a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells | Synonyms: haematohiston, hematohiston |
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| globose | (adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball | Synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical |
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| globosity | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globularness, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity |
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| globular | (adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball | Synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globose, orbicular, spheric, spherical |
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| globularness | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globosity, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity |
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| globule | (noun) a small globe or ball | - |
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| globulin | (noun) a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
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| glochid | (noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) | Synonyms: glochidium |
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| glochidium | (noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) | Synonyms: glochid |
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| glockenspiel | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | Synonyms: orchestral bells |
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| glogg | (noun) Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar | - |
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| glom | (verb) take by theft | Synonyms: cop, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve |
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| (verb) seize upon or latch onto something | - |
| glomerular | (adjective) of or relating to glomeruli | - |
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| glomerule | (noun) a compacted or sessile cyme | - |
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| glomerulonephritis | (noun) nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema | - |
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| glomerulus | (noun) a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation | - |
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| gloom | (noun) a feeling of melancholy apprehension | Synonyms: gloominess, somberness, sombreness |
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| (noun) a state of partial or total darkness | Synonyms: somberness, sombreness |
| (noun) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | Synonyms: gloominess, glumness |
| gloomful | (adjective) depressingly dark | Synonyms: glooming, gloomy, sulky |
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| gloomily | (adverb) with gloom | - |
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| gloominess | (noun) the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | Synonyms: lugubriousness, sadness |
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| (noun) The property of having a frowning or scowling appearance. | - |
| (noun) a feeling of melancholy apprehension | Synonyms: gloom, somberness, sombreness |
| (noun) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | Synonyms: gloom, glumness |
| glooming | (adjective) depressingly dark | Synonyms: gloomful, gloomy, sulky |
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| gloomy | (adjective) depressingly dark | Synonyms: gloomful, glooming, sulky |
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| (adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency | Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, grim, low-spirited, low |
| (adjective) causing dejection | Synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, grim, sorry |
| glop | (noun) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | Synonyms: mush, slop, treacle |
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| (noun) any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant | - |
| glorification | (noun) the act of glorifying (as in worship) | - |
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| (noun) a portrayal of something as ideal | Synonyms: idealisation, idealization |
| (noun) a state of high honor | Synonyms: glory |
| glorified | (adjective) accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing | Synonyms: canonised, canonized |
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| glorify | (verb) bestow glory upon | - |
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| (verb) cause to seem more splendid | - |
| (verb) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | Synonyms: spiritualize, transfigure |
| (verb) praise, glorify, or honor | Synonyms: exalt, extol, laud, proclaim |
| gloriole | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, glory, halo, nimbus |
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| gloriosa | (noun) any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous | Synonyms: climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba, glory lily |
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| glorious | (adjective) having or deserving or conferring glory | - |
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| (adjective) having great beauty and splendor | Synonyms: resplendent, splendid, splendiferous |
| (adjective) characterized by grandeur | Synonyms: brilliant, magnificent, splendid |
| gloriously | (adverb) blessedly or wonderfully | - |
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| (adverb) with glory or in a glorious manner | - |
| glory | (noun) brilliant radiant beauty | Synonyms: resplendence, resplendency |
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| (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, gloriole, halo, nimbus |
| (noun) a state of high honor | Synonyms: glorification |
| (verb) rejoice proudly | - |
| gloss | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: burnish, glossiness, polish |
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| (noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading | Synonyms: color, colour, semblance |
| (noun) an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text | Synonyms: rubric |
| (noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | Synonyms: glossary |
| (verb) provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase | - |
| (verb) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | Synonyms: annotate, comment |
| (verb) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for | Synonyms: color, colour |
| (verb) give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing | - |
| glossa | (noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | Synonyms: clapper, lingua, tongue |
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| glossalgia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossodynia |
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| glossarist | (noun) a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries | - |
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| glossary | (noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | Synonyms: gloss |
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| glossily | (adverb) in a glossy manner | - |
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| glossina | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly |
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| glossiness | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: burnish, gloss, polish |
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| glossitis | (noun) inflammation of the tongue | - |
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| glossodynia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossalgia |
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| glossolalia | (noun) repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) | - |
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| glossopharyngeal | (adjective) pertaining to the tongue and throat | - |
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| glossoptosis | (noun) abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | - |
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| glossy | (adjective) superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense | Synonyms: showy |
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| (adjective) reflecting light | Synonyms: glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny |
| (adjective) (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers | Synonyms: calendered |
| (adjective) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing | Synonyms: gilded, meretricious, specious |
| (noun) a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper | - |
| (noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper | Synonyms: slick, slick magazine |
| glottal | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by the glottis | - |
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| glottis | (noun) the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated | - |
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| glottochronological | (adjective) pertaining to the study of the evolution of languages from a common source | - |
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| glottochronology | (noun) the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language | - |
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| glove | (noun) handwear: covers the hand and wrist | - |
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| (noun) the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | Synonyms: baseball glove, baseball mitt, mitt |
| (noun) boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing | Synonyms: boxing glove |
| gloved | (adjective) having the hands covered with gloves | - |
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| gloveless | (adjective) devoid of gloves | - |
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| glow | (noun) light from nonthermal sources | Synonyms: luminescence |
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| (noun) an appearance of reflected light | Synonyms: gleam, gleaming, lambency |
| (noun) a feeling of considerable warmth | - |
| (noun) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised | Synonyms: incandescence |
| (noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | Synonyms: glowing, radiance |
| (noun) a steady even light without flames | - |
| (noun) an alert and refreshed state | Synonyms: freshness |
| (verb) experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | Synonyms: beam, radiate, shine |
| (verb) be exuberant or high-spirited | - |
| (verb) emit a steady even light without flames | - |
| (verb) have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink | Synonyms: beam, radiate, shine |
| (verb) shine intensely, as if with heat | Synonyms: burn |
| glower | (noun) an angry stare | Synonyms: glare |
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| (verb) look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval | Synonyms: frown, lour, lower |
| (verb) look at with a fixed gaze | Synonyms: glare |
| glowering | (adjective) showing a brooding ill humor | Synonyms: dark, dour, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen |
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| gloweringly | (adverb) in a glowering manner | - |
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| glowing | (adjective) highly enthusiastic | - |
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| (noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | Synonyms: glow, radiance |
| glowingly | (adverb) in an enthusiastically glowing manner | - |
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| glowworm | (noun) the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly | - |
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| glowy | (adjective) appearing to be glowing | - |
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| gloxinia | (noun) any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers | - |
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| glucagon | (noun) a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin) | - |
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| glucinium | (noun) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element | Synonyms: atomic number 4, Be, beryllium |
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| glucocorticoid | (noun) a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity | - |
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| glucosamine | (noun) an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides | - |
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| glucose | (noun) a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy | - |
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| glucoside | (noun) a glycoside derived from glucose | - |
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| glucosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine | - |
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| glue | (noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive | Synonyms: gum, mucilage |
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| (verb) be fixed as if by glue | - |
| (verb) join or attach with or as if with glue | Synonyms: paste |
| glued | (adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste | Synonyms: pasted |
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| gluey | (adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive | Synonyms: glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous |
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| glueyness | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness |
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