dings: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of dings
- proceedings«Word Popularity Bar5/5
proceedings
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding; proceeding.
- noun a written account of what transpired at a meeting
minutes; transactions.
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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findings
- noun a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes
- noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
finding; determination.
- the determination of molecular structures
- noun a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes
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reading
- noun the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
- his main reading was detective stories
- suggestions for further reading
- noun a particular interpretation or performance
- on that reading it was an insult
- he was famous for his reading of Mozart
- noun the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
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surroundings
- noun the environmental condition
milieu.
- noun the area in which something exists or lives
environment; environs; surround.
- the country--the flat agricultural surround
- noun the environmental condition
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building
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
edifice.
- there was a three-story building on the corner
- it was an imposing edifice
- noun the act of constructing something
construction.
- during the construction we had to take a detour
- his hobby was the building of boats
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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ending
- noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
termination.
- I don't like words that have -ism as an ending
- noun the act of ending something
termination; conclusion.
- the termination of the agreement
- noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
- holdings4/5
holding
- noun the act of retaining something
keeping; retention.
- noun something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
belongings; property.
- that hat is my property
- he is a man of property
- noun the act of retaining something
- headings4/5
heading
- noun a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
header; head.
- the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
- noun the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
aim; bearing.
- noun a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
- recordings4/5
recording
- noun a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
- noun the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
transcription.
- she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth
- noun a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
- understandings4/5
understanding
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; discernment.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
agreement.
- they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
- there was an understanding between management and the workers
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- weddings4/5
wedding
- noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
hymeneals; wedding ceremony; nuptials.
- noun the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
marriage; marriage ceremony.
- their marriage was conducted in the chapel
- noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
- misunderstandings4/5
misunderstanding
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
mistaking; misinterpretation.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
- noun an understanding of something that is not correct
misapprehension; mistake.
- he wasn't going to admit his mistake
- make no mistake about his intentions
- there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
- soundings3/5
sounding
- noun a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- noun the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
- noun a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- tidings3/5
tidings
- noun information about recent and important events
news; word; intelligence.
- they awaited news of the outcome
- verb rise or move forward
tide; surge.
- surging waves
- noun information about recent and important events
- landings3/5
landing
- noun an intermediate platform in a staircase
- noun structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
landing place.
- noun an intermediate platform in a staircase
- bindings3/5
binding
- noun the capacity to attract and hold something
- noun strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
- noun the capacity to attract and hold something
- loadings3/5
loading
- noun weight to be borne or conveyed
load; burden.
- noun a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
load.
- the system broke down under excessive loads
- noun weight to be borne or conveyed
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winding
- noun the act of winding or twisting
twist; wind.
- he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- noun the act of winding or twisting
- feedings3/5
feeding
- noun the act of consuming food
eating.
- noun the act of supplying food and nourishment
alimentation.
- noun the act of consuming food
- pleadings3/5
pleading
- noun (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
- verb appeal or request earnestly
plead.
- I pleaded with him to stop
- noun (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
- outbuildings3/5
outbuilding
- noun a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
- noun a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
- mouldings2/5
moulding
- noun a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
molding.
- noun a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
border; molding.
- noun a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
- moldings2/5
molding
- noun the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
casting.
- noun a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
moulding.
- noun the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
- shadings2/5
shading
- noun graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
- noun a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
blending.
- noun graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
- ridings2/5
riding
- noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
horseback riding; equitation.
- noun travel by being carried on horseback
horseback riding.
- noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
- forebodings2/5
foreboding
- noun a feeling of evil to come
boding; presentiment; premonition.
- a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
- the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
- noun an unfavorable omen
- noun a feeling of evil to come
- standings2/5
standing
- noun social or financial or professional status or reputation
- of equal standing
- a member in good standing
- noun an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
- noun social or financial or professional status or reputation
- encodings2/5
encoding
- noun the activity of converting data or information into code
encryption.
- verb convert information into code
encode.
- encode pictures digitally
- noun the activity of converting data or information into code
- wordings2/5
wording
- noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
diction; phrasing; choice of words; verbiage; phraseology.
- use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
- verb put into words or an expression
phrase; articulate; word; formulate; give voice.
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
- noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
- codings2/5
coding
- noun act of writing in code or cipher
steganography; cryptography; secret writing.
- verb attach a code to
code.
- Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later
- noun act of writing in code or cipher
- sidings2/5
siding
- noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
turnout; railroad siding; sidetrack.
- noun material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
- noun a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
- hoardings2/5
hoarding
- noun large outdoor signboard
billboard.
- verb save up as for future use
squirrel away; cache; stash; lay away; hive up; hoard.
- noun large outdoor signboard
- withholdings2/5
withholding
- noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- noun income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
withholding tax.
- noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- puddings2/5
pudding
- noun any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
- corn pudding
- noun (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
pud.
- noun any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
- landholdings2/5
landholding
- noun ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land
- noun a holding in the form of land
- noun ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land
- subheadings2/5
subheading
- noun a heading of a subdivision of a text
subhead.
- noun a heading of a subdivision of a text
- shareholdings2/5
shareholding
- noun a holding in the form of shares of corporations
- noun a holding in the form of shares of corporations
- misreadings2/5
misreading
- noun misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
- verb read or interpret wrongly
misread.
- He misread the data
- noun misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
- smallholdings2/5
smallholding
- noun a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
- noun a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
- noddings2/5
nodding
- adjective satellite having branches or flower heads that bend downward
cernuous; drooping; weeping; pendulous.
- nodding daffodils
- the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
- lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
- verb express or signify by nodding
nod.
- He nodded his approval
- adjective satellite having branches or flower heads that bend downward
- embeddings2/5
embed
- verb fix or set securely or deeply
plant; implant; imbed; engraft.
- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
- verb attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
- The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division
- verb fix or set securely or deeply
- bendings1/5
bending
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
bend.
- noun the property of being bent or deflected
deflexion; deflection.
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
- grindings1/5
grinding
- noun material resulting from the process of grinding
- vegetable grindings clogged the drain
- noun a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
- noun material resulting from the process of grinding
- poundings1/5
pounding
- noun repeated heavy blows
buffeting.
- noun an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
throb; throbbing.
- he felt a throbbing in his head
- noun repeated heavy blows
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bleeding
- noun the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
haemorrhage; hemorrhage.
- verb lose blood from one's body
shed blood; hemorrhage; bleed.
- noun the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
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folding
- noun the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
protein folding.
- understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code
- noun a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
fold.
- noun the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
- unfoldings1/5
unfolding
- noun a developmental process
flowering.
- the flowering of antebellum culture
- verb develop or come to a promising stage
blossom; unfold; blossom out; blossom forth.
- Youth blossomed into maturity
- noun a developmental process
- woundings1/5
wounding
- noun the act of inflicting a wound
wound.
- verb cause injuries or bodily harm to
wound; injure.
- noun the act of inflicting a wound
- voidings1/5
voiding
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
elimination; excretion; excreting; evacuation.
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; quash; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- groundings1/5
grounding
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
foundation.
- he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
- a good grounding in mathematics
- noun fastening electrical equipment to earth
earthing.
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- leadings1/5
leading
- noun thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
lead.
- noun the activity of leading
leadership.
- his leadership inspired the team
- noun thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- attendings1/5
attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- roundings1/5
rounding
- noun (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
rounding error.
- the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding
- taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small
- verb wind around; move along a circular course
round.
- round the bend
- noun (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
- blendings1/5
blending
- noun the act of blending components together thoroughly
blend.
- noun a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
shading.
- noun the act of blending components together thoroughly
- lendings1/5
lending
- noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
loaning.
- verb bestow a quality on
lend; contribute; add; bring; bestow; impart.
- Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
- The music added a lot to the play
- She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
- This adds a light note to the program
- noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
- breedings1/5
breeding
- noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
gentility; genteelness.
- noun the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
training; education.
- a woman of breeding and refinement
- noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- seedings1/5
seed
- noun a small hard fruit
- noun a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
- noun a small hard fruit
- hidings1/5
hiding
- noun the activity of keeping something secret
concealing; concealment.
- noun the state of being hidden
- he went into hiding
- noun the activity of keeping something secret
- fieldings1/5
fielding
- noun (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
- noun English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
Henry Fielding.
- noun (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
- bandings1/5
banding
- noun a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
striation; band; stria.
- chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
- the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
- noun an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
band; stripe.
- noun a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
- gildings1/5
gilding
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gilt.
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
- weedings1/5
weed
- noun any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
- noun a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
mourning band.
- noun any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
- scoldings1/5
scolding
- noun rebuking a person harshly
chiding; objurgation; tongue-lashing.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun rebuking a person harshly
- foundings1/5
founding
- noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
foundation; instauration; introduction; origination; creation; initiation; innovation; institution.
- she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
- the foundation of a new scientific society
- verb set up or found
found; establish; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- gradings1/5
grading
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
scaling.
- noun changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
leveling.
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
- scaffoldings1/5
scaffolding
- noun a system of scaffolds
staging.
- verb provide with a scaffold for support
scaffold.
- scaffold the building before painting it
- noun a system of scaffolds
- backslidings1/5
backsliding
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing; relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; lapsing.
- verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse; backslide.
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
- biddings1/5
bidding
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bid; command; dictation.
- noun a request to be present
summons.
- they came at his bidding
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- bondings1/5
bonding
- noun a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
- 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)
- boardings1/5
boarding
- noun the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
embarkation; embarkment.
- noun a structure of boards
- noun the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
- sendings1/5
sending
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- verb cause to go somewhere
direct; send.
- The explosion sent the car flying in the air
- She sent her children to camp
- He directed all his energies into his dissertation
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- wildings1/5
wilding
- noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- noun an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
- noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- floodings1/5
flooding
- noun a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
implosion therapy.
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
flood; inundate; deluge; swamp.
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
- noun a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
- contendings1/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- bodings1/5
boding
- noun a feeling of evil to come
foreboding; presentiment; premonition.
- a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
- the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- noun a feeling of evil to come
- paddings1/5
padding
- noun artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
cushioning.
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- noun artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
- beheadings1/5
beheading
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
decapitation.
- noun killing by cutting off the head
decapitation.
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
- rereadings1/5
reread
- verb read anew; read again
- He re-read her letters to him
- verb read anew; read again
- beddings1/5
bedding
- noun coverings that are used on a bed
bed clothing; bedclothes.
- noun material used to provide a bed for animals
bedding material; litter.
- noun coverings that are used on a bed
- spendings1/5
spending
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
outlay; disbursement; disbursal.
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
outlay; outgo; expenditure.
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
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- slaveholdings1/5
slaveholding
- noun the practice of owning slaves
slavery.
- adjective satellite allowing slavery
- the slaveholding South
- noun the practice of owning slaves
- fundings1/5
funding
- noun financial resources provided to make some project possible
backing; support; financial support; financial backing.
- the foundation provided support for the experiment
- noun the act of financing
financing.
- noun financial resources provided to make some project possible
- chidings1/5
chiding
- noun rebuking a person harshly
objurgation; tongue-lashing; scolding.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun rebuking a person harshly
- shieldings1/5
shielding
- noun the act of shielding from harm
- noun a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
- noun the act of shielding from harm
- geldings1/5
gelding
- noun castrated male horse
- verb cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
cut; geld.
- the vet gelded the young horse
- noun castrated male horse
- stockholdings1/5
stockholdings
- noun a specific number of stocks or shares owned
stockholding.
- sell holdings he has in corporations
- noun a specific number of stocks or shares owned
stockholding.
- sell holdings he has in corporations
- noun a specific number of stocks or shares owned
- claddings1/5
cladding
- noun a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
facing.
- noun a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
- upbraidings1/5
upbraiding
- noun a severe scolding
going-over; dressing down; castigation; earful; bawling out; chewing out.
- verb express criticism towards
upbraid; reproach.
- The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
- noun a severe scolding
- decodings1/5
decoding
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decipherment; decryption.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher; decrypt.
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- buddings1/5
budding
- noun reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
- verb develop buds
bud.
- The hibiscus is budding!
- noun reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
- wingdings1/5
wingdings
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- outstandings1/5
outstanding
- adjective satellite distinguished from others in excellence
- did outstanding work in human relations
- an outstanding war record
- adjective satellite having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
striking; salient; prominent; spectacular.
- an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
- a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
- salient traits
- a spectacular rise in prices
- a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
- a striking resemblance between parent and child
- adjective satellite distinguished from others in excellence
- steadings1/5
steading
The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also Prov. Eng. & Scot.onstead ,farmstead ,farm offices , orfarmery .
- inholdings1/5
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