hing: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of hing
- something«Word Popularity Bar5/5
something
Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing. There is something in the wind. Shak.
The whole world has something to do, something to talk of, something to wish for, and something to be employed about. Pope.
Something attemped, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Longfellow.
- nothing5/5
nothing
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- adverb in no respect; to no degree
- he looks nothing like his father
- noun a quantity of no importance
- thing5/5
thing
- noun a special situation
- this thing has got to end
- it is a remarkable thing
- noun an action
- how could you do such a thing?
- noun a special situation
- anything5/5
anything
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for .anything Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope.
They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.
- everything5/5
everything
Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; all things. More wise, more learned, more just, more everything. Pope.
- teaching5/5
teaching
- noun the profession of a teacher
pedagogy; instruction.
- he prepared for teaching while still in college
- pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
- noun a doctrine that is taught
precept; commandment.
- the teachings of religion
- he believed all the Christian precepts
- noun the profession of a teacher
- watching5/5
watching
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observance; observation.
- verb look attentively
watch.
- watch a basketball game
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- publishing5/5
publishing
- noun the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
publication.
- verb put into print
print; publish.
- The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
- These news should not be printed
- noun the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
- reaching5/5
reaching
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
stretch; reach.
- noun accomplishment of an objective
arrival.
- noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- clothing5/5
clothing
- noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
habiliment; wear; vesture; wearable; article of clothing.
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
enclothe; garment; fit out; garb; raiment; apparel; habilitate; dress; tog; clothe.
- Parents must feed and dress their child
- noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- establishing5/5
establish
- verb set up or found
found; set up; launch.
- She set up a literacy program
- verb set up or lay the groundwork for
constitute; found; plant; institute.
- establish a new department
- verb set up or found
- fishing5/5
fishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
sportfishing.
- noun the occupation of catching fish for a living
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- breathing5/5
breathing
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
external respiration; respiration; ventilation.
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
breathe; respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
- searching5/5
searching
- adjective satellite diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
probing; inquisitory.
- a probing inquiry
- a searching investigation of their past dealings
- verb try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
look for; search; seek.
- The police are searching for clues
- They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
- adjective satellite diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
- laughing5/5
laughing
- adjective satellite showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
riant.
- laughing children
- verb produce laughter
express joy; express mirth; laugh.
- adjective satellite showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
- approaching5/5
approaching
- noun the event of one object coming closer to another
approach.
- noun the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
coming; approach.
- the approach of winter
- noun the event of one object coming closer to another
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matching
- adjective satellite being two identical
twinned; duplicate; twin.
- verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
gibe; fit; tally; correspond; agree; jibe; check; match.
- The two stories don't agree in many details
- The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
- The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
- adjective satellite being two identical
- pushing5/5
pushing
- noun the act of applying force in order to move something away
push.
- he gave the door a hard push
- the pushing is good exercise
- verb move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
push; force.
- noun the act of applying force in order to move something away
- touching5/5
touching
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touch.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the act of putting two things together with no space between them
touch.
- at his touch the room filled with lights
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
- washing5/5
washing
- noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
lavation; wash.
- noun garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
wash; laundry; washables.
- noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- switching5/5
switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- preaching5/5
preaching
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
discourse; sermon.
- noun a moralistic rebuke
sermon.
- your preaching is wasted on him
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
- stretching5/5
stretching
- noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- noun exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
stretch.
- noun act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- catching5/5
catching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; spotting.
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- wishing4/5
wishing
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wish; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- verb hope for; have a wish
wish.
- I wish I could go home now
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- distinguishing4/5
distinguish
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb mark as different
- finishing4/5
finishing
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finish; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the act of finishing
finish.
- his best finish in a major tournament was third
- the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- coaching4/5
coaching
- noun the job of a professional coach
coaching job.
- verb teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
train; coach.
- He is training our Olympic team
- She is coaching the crew
- noun the job of a professional coach
- rushing4/5
rushing
- noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
rush.
- the linebackers were ready to stop a rush
- noun the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
rush; hurry; haste.
- in his haste to leave he forgot his book
- noun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- marching4/5
marching
- noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
march.
- it was a long march
- we heard the sound of marching
- verb march in a procession
process; march.
- They processed into the dining room
- noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
- weighing4/5
weighing
- noun careful consideration
advisement; deliberation.
- a little deliberation would have deterred them
- verb have a certain weight
weigh.
- noun careful consideration
- astonishing4/5
astonishing
- adjective satellite surprising greatly
amazing.
- she does an amazing amount of work
- the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
- verb affect with wonder
amaze; astonish; astound.
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
- adjective satellite surprising greatly
- bathing4/5
bathing
- noun immersing the body in water or sunshine
- noun the act of washing yourself (or another person)
washup.
- noun immersing the body in water or sunshine
- flashing4/5
flashing
- noun a short vivid experience
flash.
- a flash of emotion swept over him
- the flashings of pain were a warning
- noun sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
- noun a short vivid experience
- launching4/5
launching
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- noun the act of beginning something new
unveiling; introduction; debut; entry; first appearance.
- they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- diminishing4/5
diminishing
- adjective satellite becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
- diminishing returns
- his diminishing respect for her
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective satellite becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
- crushing4/5
crushing
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
stifling; quelling; suppression.
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
- soothing4/5
soothing
- adjective satellite affording physical relief
- a soothing ointment for her sunburn
- verb give moral or emotional strength to
soothe; comfort; console; solace.
- adjective satellite affording physical relief
- flourishing4/5
flourishing
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
booming; prosperous; palmy; thriving; prospering; roaring.
- flourishing businesses
- a palmy time for stockbrokers
- a prosperous new business
- doing a roaring trade
- a thriving tourist center
- did a thriving business in orchids
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom; thrive.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
- researching4/5
research
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
- noun a search for knowledge
enquiry; inquiry.
- their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- noun systematic investigation to establish facts
- branching4/5
branching
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; forking; ramification.
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- crashing4/5
crashing
- adjective satellite informal intensifiers
fucking; bally; flaming; blinking; bloody; blooming.
- what a bally (or blinking) nuisance
- a bloody fool
- a crashing bore
- you flaming idiot
- verb fall or come down violently
crash.
- The branch crashed down on my car
- The plane crashed in the sea
- adjective satellite informal intensifiers
- smoothing4/5
smooth
- noun the act of smoothing
- he gave his hair a quick smooth
- verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
smoothen.
- smooth the surface of the wood
- noun the act of smoothing
- brushing4/5
brushing
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
brush.
- the dentist recommended two brushes a day
- noun the act of brushing your hair
brush.
- he gave his hair a quick brush
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
- refreshing4/5
refreshing
- adjective satellite imparting vitality and energy
refreshful; tonic; brisk; bracing; fresh.
- the bracing mountain air
- verb refresh one's memory
brush up; review; refresh.
- I reviewed the material before the test
- adjective satellite imparting vitality and energy
- clutching4/5
clutch
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clench; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a tense critical situation
- he is a good man in the clutch
- noun the act of grasping
- aching4/5
aching
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ache.
- verb feel physical pain
ache; suffer; hurt.
- Were you hurting after the accident?
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- attaching4/5
attach
- verb cause to be attached
- verb be attached; be in contact with
- verb cause to be attached
- coughing4/5
coughing
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
cough.
- verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
cough.
- The smoker coughs all day
- noun a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- vanishing4/5
vanishing
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- noun a sudden disappearance from sight
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- punishing4/5
punishing
- adjective resulting in punishment
- the king imposed a punishing tax
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; punish; penalise.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- adjective resulting in punishment
- scratching4/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- accomplishing4/5
accomplish
- verb put in effect
fulfil; execute; carry out; carry through; action; fulfill.
- carry out a task
- execute the decision of the people
- He actioned the operation
- verb to gain with effort
reach; attain; achieve.
- she achieved her goal despite setbacks
- verb put in effect
- etching4/5
etching
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- overarching4/5
overarch
- verb be central or dominant
- This scene overarches the entire first act
- verb form an arch over
arch over.
- Big rocks overarch the stream
- verb be central or dominant
- flushing4/5
flush
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; efflorescence; peak; bloom; heyday.
- noun a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
rosiness; blush; bloom.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- pitching4/5
pitching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
lurch; pitch.
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- polishing4/5
polishing
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
shining.
- the shining of shoes provided a meager living
- every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
- verb make (a surface) shine
shine; polish; smooth; smoothen.
- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
- ching4/5
ching
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- furnishing4/5
furnishing
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
trappings.
- noun (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
- itching4/5
itching
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
itch; itchiness.
- verb scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
rub; scratch; itch.
- Don't scratch your insect bites!
- noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- dashing3/5
dashing
- adjective satellite lively and spirited
gallant.
- a dashing hero
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- adjective satellite lively and spirited
- caching3/5
cache
- noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
hoard; stash.
- noun a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- lynching3/5
lynching
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- verb kill without legal sanction
lynch.
- The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- cushing3/5
cushing
- noun United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
Harvery Williams Cushing; Harvey Cushing.
- noun United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
- sighing3/5
sigh
- noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly
suspiration.
- noun a sound like a person sighing
- she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees
- noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly
- leaching3/5
leaching
- noun the process of leaching
leach.
- verb cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
leach.
- noun the process of leaching
- blushing3/5
blushing
- adjective satellite having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
red-faced; blushful.
- the blushing boy was brought before the Principal
- her blushful beau
- was red-faced with anger
- verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
crimson; blush; redden; flush.
- The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
- adjective satellite having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
- smashing3/5
smashing
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
shattering.
- verb hit hard
nail; smash; blast; boom.
- He smashed a 3-run homer
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
- splashing3/5
splashing
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splattering; splash; spatter; spattering.
- noun the act of scattering water about haphazardly
splash.
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- crouching3/5
crouch
- noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down
stoop; bend; bow.
- he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
- noun the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- punching3/5
punch
- noun (boxing) a blow with the fist
biff; clout; poke; lick; slug.
- I gave him a clout on his nose
- noun an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- noun (boxing) a blow with the fist
- enriching3/5
enrich
- verb make better or improve in quality
- The experience enriched her understanding
- enriched foods
- verb make wealthy or richer
- the oil boom enriched a lot of local people
- verb make better or improve in quality
- hatching3/5
hatching
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatch.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatch.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- sketching3/5
sketch
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
study.
- he made several studies before starting to paint
- noun a brief literary description
vignette.
- noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- loathing3/5
loathing
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; execration; abhorrence; abomination; detestation.
- verb find repugnant
abominate; execrate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- noun hate coupled with disgust
- stitching3/5
stitching
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
sewing.
- verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
sew; sew together; stitch; run up.
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
- abolishing3/5
abolish
- verb do away with
get rid of.
- Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia
- verb do away with
- twitching3/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- bleaching3/5
bleach
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- a complete bleach usually requires several applications
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
blanching agent; whitener; bleaching agent.
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- quenching3/5
quenching
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
extinction; extinguishing.
- the extinction of the lights
- verb satisfy (thirst)
quench; allay; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- nourishing3/5
nourishing
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
alimentary; nutritious; alimental; nutrient; nutritive.
- good nourishing stew
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; nourish; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
- writhing3/5
writhing
- adjective satellite moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
wriggling; wriggly; wiggly.
- wiggly worms
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle; squirm.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- adjective satellite moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
- seething3/5
seething
- adjective satellite in constant agitation
- a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets
- a seething mass of maggots
- lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare
- verb be noisy with activity
hum; seethe; buzz.
- This office is buzzing with activity
- adjective satellite in constant agitation
- wrenching3/5
wrenching
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
racking.
- a wrenching pain
- verb twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
twist; wrench.
- wrench a window off its hinges
- wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
- a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
- arching3/5
arching
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
bowed; arched; arcuate; arciform; arced.
- an arched ceiling
- verb form an arch or curve
curve; arc; arch.
- her back arches
- her hips curve nicely
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
- thrashing3/5
thrashing
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; licking; lacing; beating.
- noun a sound defeat
- photographing3/5
photograph
- noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
photo; pic; picture; exposure.
- verb record on photographic film
snap; shoot.
- I photographed the scene of the accident
- She snapped a picture of the President
- noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
- graphing3/5
graph
- noun a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
graphical record.
- verb represent by means of a graph
chart.
- chart the data
- noun a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
- scathing3/5
scathing
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
vituperative.
- his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
- her vituperative railing
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
- screeching3/5
screeching
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- ranching3/5
ranching
- noun farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
- verb manage or run a ranch
ranch.
- Her husband is ranching in Arizona
- noun farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
- scorching3/5
scorching
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- scorching heat
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- ploughing3/5
ploughing
- noun tilling the land with a plow
plowing.
- he hired someone to do the plowing for him
- verb move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
plow; plough.
- The ship plowed through the water
- noun tilling the land with a plow
- pinching3/5
pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- birthing3/5
birthing
- noun the process of giving birth
giving birth; birth; parturition.
- verb cause to be born
have; deliver; birth; bear; give birth.
- My wife had twins yesterday!
- noun the process of giving birth
- fetching3/5
fetching
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
taking; winning.
- a fetching new hairstyle
- something inexpressibly taking in his manner
- a winning personality
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; fetch; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
- snatching3/5
snatch
- noun a small fragment
bit.
- overheard snatches of their conversation
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; twat; slit; cunt.
- noun a small fragment
- threshing3/5
threshing
- noun the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
- they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it
- verb move or stir about violently
thresh about; thrash about; convulse; jactitate; thresh; slash; toss; thrash.
- The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
- noun the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
- lashing3/5
lashing
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flogging; whipping; tanning; flagellation.
- noun rope that is used for fastening something to something else
- the boats were held together by lashings
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- gushing3/5
gushing
- adjective satellite flowing profusely
pouring.
- a gushing hydrant
- pouring flood waters
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spout; spirt; gush.
- water gushed forth
- adjective satellite flowing profusely
- encroaching3/5
encroaching
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
invasive; trespassing.
- we moved back from the encroaching tide
- invasive tourists
- trespassing hunters
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; impinge; encroach.
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
- poaching3/5
poaching
- noun cooking in simmering liquid
- verb hunt illegally
poach.
- people are poaching elephants for their ivory
- noun cooking in simmering liquid
- clashing3/5
clashing
- adjective satellite sharply and harshly discordant
- clashing interests of loggers and conservationists
- clashing colors
- verb crash together with violent impact
collide; clash.
- The cars collided
- Two meteors clashed
- adjective satellite sharply and harshly discordant
- slashing3/5
slashing
- adjective satellite as if striking with slashing blows
- his slashing demon-ridden cadenza
- verb cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
slash; cut down.
- adjective satellite as if striking with slashing blows
- crunching3/5
crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
- noun a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- an end-of-the year crunch
- a financial crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- pershing3/5
pershing
- noun United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
John Joseph Pershing; Black Jack Pershing.
- noun United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
- relinquishing3/5
relinquishing
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishment.
- noun the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
relinquishment.
- noun a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- brandishing3/5
brandish
- noun the act of waving
flourish.
- verb move or swing back and forth
flourish; wave.
- She waved her gun
- noun the act of waving
- perishing3/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- dispatching3/5
dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
despatch; communique.
- noun the act of sending off something
despatch; shipment.
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- breaching3/5
breach
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- noun an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- noun a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
- patching3/5
patching
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
- verb to join or unite the pieces of
piece; patch.
- patch the skirt
- noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
- bashing3/5
bash
- noun a vigorous blow
knock; bang; belt; smash.
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- noun an uproarious party
do; brawl.
- noun a vigorous blow
- clenching3/5
clench
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clinch.
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clutch; grasp; hold; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
- extinguishing3/5
extinguishing
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
quenching; extinction.
- the extinction of the lights
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out; extinguish.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- languishing3/5
languish
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
waste; pine away.
- After her husband died, she just pined away
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- verb lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- sheathing3/5
sheathing
- noun protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
overlayer; overlay.
- verb cover with a protective sheathing
sheathe.
- sheathe her face
- noun protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
- unleashing3/5
unleash
- verb release or vent
- unleash one's anger
- verb release from a leash
- unleash the dogs in the park
- verb release or vent
- farthing3/5
farthing
- noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
- noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
- munching3/5
munch
- noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
Edvard Munch.
- noun a large bite
- he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich
- noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
- unflinching3/5
unflinching
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unshrinking.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- hashing3/5
hash
- noun chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
- noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
hasheesh; haschisch; hashish.
- noun chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
- hitching3/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- mouthing2/5
mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- beseeching2/5
beseeching
- adjective begging
imploring; pleading.
- verb ask for or request earnestly
beseech; bid; entreat; press; adjure; conjure.
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
- adjective begging
- detaching2/5
detach
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
- detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
- verb separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
- detach a regiment
- verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
- brainwashing2/5
brainwashing
- noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
- verb persuade completely, often through coercion
brainwash.
- The propaganda brainwashed many people
- noun forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
- tithing2/5
tithe
- noun a levy of one tenth of something
- noun an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
- noun a levy of one tenth of something
- bewitching2/5
bewitching
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; entrancing; enthralling; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
- banishing2/5
banish
- verb expel from a community or group
ostracize; blackball; shun; cast out; ban; ostracise.
- verb ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
ban.
- verb expel from a community or group
- cherishing2/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- cashing2/5
cash
- noun money in the form of bills or coins
hard currency; hard cash.
- there is a desperate shortage of hard cash
- noun prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
immediate payment.
- noun money in the form of bills or coins
- ravishing2/5
ravishing
- adjective satellite stunningly beautiful
- a ravishing blonde
- verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
violate; ravish; dishonor; assault; dishonour; outrage; rape.
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- adjective satellite stunningly beautiful
- lurching2/5
lurch
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
stagger; stumble.
- noun a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- noun an unsteady uneven gait
- relishing2/5
relishing
- noun taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
degustation; savoring; savouring; tasting.
- cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
enjoy; savor; savour; bask; relish.
- She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- noun taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
- belching2/5
belching
- noun the forceful expulsion of something from inside
- the belching of smoke from factory chimneys
- noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
burping; belch; eructation; burp.
- noun the forceful expulsion of something from inside
- inching2/5
inch
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
in.
- noun a unit of measurement for advertising space
column inch.
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- reestablishing2/5
reestablish
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reinstate.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
- demolishing2/5
demolishing
- noun complete destruction of a building
tearing down; leveling; razing.
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- noun complete destruction of a building
- teething2/5
teething
- noun the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
odontiasis; dentition.
- verb grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
teethe.
- The little one is teething now
- noun the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
- plaything2/5
plaything
- noun an artifact designed to be played with
toy.
- noun an artifact designed to be played with
- roughing2/5
rough
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough in; rough out.
- noun the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- drenching2/5
drenching
- noun the act of making something completely wet
soaking; souse; sousing.
- he gave it a good drenching
- verb drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
drench; swamp.
- The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
- noun the act of making something completely wet
- skirmishing2/5
skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
encounter; brush; clash.
- verb engage in a skirmish
- noun a minor short-term fight
- admonishing2/5
admonishing
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; reproachful; reproving.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- bushing2/5
bushing
- noun an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
- noun a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
cylindrical lining.
- noun an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
- replenishing2/5
replenish
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
refill; fill again.
- refill my glass, please
- verb fill something that had previously been emptied
- flinching2/5
flinch
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
wince.
- verb draw back, as with fear or pain
squinch; recoil; wince; quail; cringe; shrink; funk.
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
- morphing2/5
morph
- verb cause to change shape in a computer animation
- The computer programmer morphed the image
- verb change shape as via computer animation
- In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther
- verb cause to change shape in a computer animation
- swishing2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- meshing2/5
meshing
- noun contact by fitting together
engagement; mesh; interlocking.
- the engagement of the clutch
- the meshing of gears
- noun an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
meshwork; net; mesh; network.
- noun contact by fitting together
- overfishing2/5
- phishing2/5
phishing
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- retouching2/5
retouch
- verb give retouches to (hair)
- retouch the roots
- verb alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
touch up.
- This photograph has been retouched!
- verb give retouches to (hair)
- overreaching2/5
overreaching
- adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
vaulting.
- vaulting ambition
- verb fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
overreach.
- adjective satellite revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
- slouching2/5
slouch
- noun an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- he's no slouch when it comes to baseball
- noun a stooping carriage in standing and walking
- noun an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- gnashing2/5
gnash
- verb grind together, of teeth
- verb grind together, of teeth
- sloshing2/5
slosh
- verb make a splashing sound
splosh; slush; splash.
- water was splashing on the floor
- verb walk through mud or mire
squish; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- verb make a splashing sound
- unearthing2/5
unearth
- verb bring to light
- The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President
- verb recover through digging
excavate.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb bring to light
- sunbathing2/5
sunbathe
- verb expose one's body to the sun
sun.
- verb expose one's body to the sun
- retching2/5
retch
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
heave.
- a bad case of the heaves
- verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
- After drinking too much, the students vomited
- He purged continuously
- The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- triumphing2/5
triumph
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
victory.
- a narrow victory
- the general always gets credit for his army's victory
- clinched a victory
- convincing victory
- the agreement was a triumph for common sense
- noun the exultation of victory
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
- dishwashing2/5
dishwashing
- noun the act of washing dishes
washup.
- noun the act of washing dishes
- bunching2/5
bunch
- noun a grouping of a number of similar things
clustering; cluster; clump.
- a bunch of trees
- a cluster of admirers
- noun an informal body of friends
gang; crowd; crew.
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
- noun a grouping of a number of similar things
- embellishing2/5
embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb add details to
- perching2/5
perch
- noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- noun a linear measure of 16.5 feet
pole; rod.
- noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- blanching2/5
blanch
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blench; pale.
- verb cook (vegetables) briefly
parboil.
- Parboil the beans before freezing them
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
- frothing2/5
frothing
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
foamy; foaming.
- the rabid animal's frothing mouth
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
- mulching2/5
mulch
- noun a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
- verb cover with mulch
- mulch the flowerbeds
- noun a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
- sloughing2/5
sloughing
- noun the process whereby something is shed
shedding.
- verb cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
moult; exuviate; shed; molt; slough.
- our dog sheds every Spring
- noun the process whereby something is shed
- refurbishing2/5
refurbish
- verb make brighter and prettier
renovate; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb make brighter and prettier
- reproaching2/5
reproach
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- words of reproach
- noun disgrace or shame
- he brought reproach upon his family
- noun a mild rebuke or criticism
- latching2/5
latch
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
door latch.
- noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
- noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- entrenching2/5
entrench
- verb fix firmly or securely
intrench.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
impinge; trench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb fix firmly or securely
- dishing2/5
dish
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
- noun a particular item of prepared food
- she prepared a special dish for dinner
- noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- lunching2/5
lunching
- noun the act of eating lunch
- verb take the midday meal
lunch.
- At what time are you lunching?
- noun the act of eating lunch
- ditching2/5
ditch
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- noun any small natural waterway
- noun a long narrow excavation in the earth
- mashing2/5
mash
- noun a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
- noun mixture of ground animal feeds
- noun a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
- notching2/5
notch
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- mandibular notch
- noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
mountain pass; pass.
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
- noun a V-shaped indentation
- earthing2/5
earthing
- noun fastening electrical equipment to earth
grounding.
- verb hide in the earth like a hunted animal
earth.
- noun fastening electrical equipment to earth
- trashing2/5
trash
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; rubbish.
- noun worthless people
scum.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- trenching2/5
trench
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
oceanic abyss; deep.
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- broaching2/5
broach
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
breastpin; brooch.
- verb bring up a topic for discussion
initiate.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- bitching2/5
bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- this problem is a real bitch
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
cunt.
- she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- fleshing2/5
flesh
- noun the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
- noun alternative names for the body of a human being
form; figure; soma; frame; physique; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
- Leonardo studied the human body
- he has a strong physique
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- noun the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
- neighing2/5
neigh
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
whinny; nicker; whicker.
- verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
whinny; nicker; whicker.
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
- clinching2/5
clinch
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clench.
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- burnishing2/5
burnish
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
glossiness; polish; gloss.
- verb polish and make shiny
furbish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
- mismatching2/5
mismatch
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- verb match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
- noun a bad or unsuitable match
- squashing2/5
squash
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
squash vine.
- noun edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
- noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- couching2/5
couch
- noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
lounge; sofa.
- noun a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
- noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
- impoverishing2/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- worthing2/5
worth
- noun an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
- 10 dollars worth of gasoline
- noun the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
- noun an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
- witching2/5
witching
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- bequeathing2/5
bequeath
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
will; leave.
- My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
- My grandfather left me his entire estate
- verb leave or give by will after one's death
- birdwatching2/5
birdwatch
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
bird.
- verb watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- impeaching2/5
impeach
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses
- verb charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
- The President was impeached
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- batching2/5
batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- whitewashing2/5
whitewash
- noun a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- noun wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- noun a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- vanquishing2/5
vanquish
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- sleuthing2/5
sleuthing
- noun a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
detection; detecting; detective work.
- detection is hard on the feet
- verb watch, observe, or inquire secretly
sleuth; spy; snoop; stag.
- noun a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
- thatching2/5
thatch
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- noun plant stalks used as roofing material
- noun hair resembling thatched roofing material
- hunching2/5
hunch
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; suspicion.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun the act of bending yourself into a humped position
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- lavishing2/5
lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- despatching2/5
despatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
dispatch; communique.
- noun the property of being prompt and efficient
expeditiousness; dispatch; expedition.
- it was done with dispatch
- noun an official report (usually sent in haste)
- berthing2/5
berth
- noun a job in an organization
office; billet; spot; place; situation; position; post.
- he occupied a post in the treasury
- noun a place where a craft can be made fast
moorage; slip; mooring.
- noun a job in an organization
- rehashing2/5
rehash
- noun old material that is slightly reworked and used again
- merely a dull rehash of his first novel
- verb present or use over, with no or few changes
- noun old material that is slightly reworked and used again
- kuching2/5
- onrushing2/5
onrush
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
onset; attack; onslaught.
- the attack began at dawn
- noun a forceful forward rush or flow
- from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed
- the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- quashing2/5
quash
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- telegraphing2/5
telegraph
- noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
telegraphy.
- verb send cables, wires, or telegrams
wire; cable.
- noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
- squelching2/5
squelch
- noun a crushing remark
put-down; squelcher; takedown.
- noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
squelcher; squelch circuit.
- noun a crushing remark
- outweighing2/5
outweigh
- verb be heavier than
- verb weigh more heavily
overbalance; outbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb be heavier than
- antilynching2/5
- tarnishing2/5
tarnish
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
sully; stain; maculate; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- hushing2/5
hushing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb become quiet or still; fall silent
hush.
- hush my baby!
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
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reteaching
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- torching2/5
torch
- noun a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- noun tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
common mullein; woolly mullein; Aaron's rod; great mullein; flannel mullein; Verbascum thapsus.
- noun a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- varnishing2/5
varnish
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- verb cover with varnish
seal.
- noun a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
- ambushing2/5
ambush
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
lying in wait; ambuscade; trap.
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; waylay; ambuscade.
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- whooshing2/5
whoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
swoosh.
- verb move with a sibilant sound
woosh.
- He whooshed the doors open
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- blacksmithing2/5
- underclothing2/5
underclothing
- noun undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
underwear; underclothes.
- noun undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
- kitching2/5
- paragraphing2/5
paragraph
- noun one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- verb divide into paragraphs, as of text
- This story is well paragraphed
- noun one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- ashing2/5
ash
- noun the residue that remains when something is burned
- noun any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
ash tree.
- noun the residue that remains when something is burned
- refinishing2/5
refinish
- verb give a new surface
- refinish the dining room furniture
- verb give a new surface
- douching2/5
douche
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
douche bag.
- noun irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
- parching2/5
parch
- verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
sear.
- The sun parched the earth
- verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- choreographing2/5
choreograph
- verb compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
- Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music
- verb plan and oversee the development and details of
- The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed
- verb compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
- northing2/5
north
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
northward; due north; N.
- noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
- vouching2/5
vouch
- verb give personal assurance; guarantee
- Will he vouch for me?
- verb give surety or assume responsibility
guarantee.
- I vouch for the quality of my products
- verb give personal assurance; guarantee
- garnishing2/5
garnish
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- sandwiching2/5
sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- unblushing2/5
unblushing
- adjective satellite feeling no shame
shameless.
- a shameless imposter
- an unblushing apologist for fascism
- adjective satellite feeling no shame
- shushing2/5
shush
- verb silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
- verb silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
- sportfishing2/5
sportfishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
fishing.
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- stashing2/5
stash
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
cache; hoard.
- verb save up as for future use
squirrel away; cache; lay away; hive up; hoard.
- noun a secret store of valuables or money
- smithing1/5
smithing
The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape. Moxon.
- scrunching1/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
- famishing1/5
famish
- verb be hungry; go without food
starve; hunger.
- Let's eat--I'm starving!
- verb deprive of food
starve.
- They starved the prisoners
- verb be hungry; go without food
- naething1/5
- squishing1/5
squish
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
- verb walk through mud or mire
slosh; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
- noun the noise of soft mud being walked on
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- churching1/5
church
- noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Christian church.
- noun a place for public (especially Christian) worship
church building.
- the church was empty
- noun one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
- wreathing1/5
wreathe
- verb move with slow, sinuous movements
- verb decorate or deck with wreaths
- wreathe the grave site
- verb move with slow, sinuous movements
- althing1/5
althing
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intermeshing
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- sashing1/5
sash
- noun a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
window sash.
- noun a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
girdle; cincture; waistband; waistcloth.
- noun a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
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beach
- noun an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- verb land on a beach
- the ship beached near the port
- noun an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- synching1/5
synching
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- inveighing1/5
inveigh
- verb complain bitterly
rail.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
declaim.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb complain bitterly
- overstretching1/5
overstretch
- verb strain abnormally
pull.
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
- verb strain abnormally
- toothbrushing1/5
toothbrush
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
- noun slang for a mustache
soup-strainer.
- noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
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- unclenching1/5
unclench
Same as Unclinch .
- soughing1/5
soughing
- adjective satellite characterized by soft sounds
murmurous; susurrous; rustling.
- a murmurous brook
- a soughing wind in the pines
- a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren
- verb make a murmuring sound
sough; purl.
- the water was purling
- adjective satellite characterized by soft sounds
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backwash
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
slipstream; wash; race; airstream.
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; wake.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- joshing1/5
josh
- verb be silly or tease one another
banter; chaff; jolly; kid.
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around
- verb be silly or tease one another
- republishing1/5
republishing
- noun the act of publishing again
republication.
- verb publish again
republish.
- The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections
- noun the act of publishing again
- crosshatching1/5
crosshatch
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
hachure; hatching; hatch.
- verb shade with multiple crossing lines
- the draftsman crosshatched the area
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- anguishing1/5
anguish
- noun extreme mental distress
torment; torture.
- noun extreme distress of body or mind
- noun extreme mental distress
- sleighing1/5
sleigh
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sledge; sled.
- verb ride (on) a sled
sled.
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- plashing1/5
plash
- noun the sound like water splashing
splash.
- verb interlace the shoots of
pleach.
- pleach a hedge
- noun the sound like water splashing
- rebirthing1/5
rebirth
- noun after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
metempsychosis.
- noun a second or new birth
reincarnation; renascence.
- noun after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
- retrenching1/5
retrench
- verb tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- verb make a reduction, as in one's workforce
- The company had to retrench
- verb tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- leeching1/5
leech
- noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
bloodsucker; hirudinean.
- noun a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
sponge; sponger; parasite.
- noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
- niching1/5
niching
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- snitching1/5
snitch
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
sneaker; stool pigeon; canary; sneak; stoolpigeon; fink; stoolie; snitcher.
- verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- airbrushing1/5
airbrush
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- verb paint with an airbrush
- The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
- noun an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
- lathing1/5
lathing
The act or process of covering with laths; laths, collectively; a covering of laths.
- relaunching1/5
relaunching
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- smooching1/5
smooching
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
spoon; smooch.
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- reattaching1/5
reattach
To attach again. the object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger.
- nonteaching1/5
- benching1/5
bench
- noun a long seat for more than one person
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
terrace.
- noun a long seat for more than one person
- breeching1/5
breech
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
rear of tube; rear of barrel.
- noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
- swathing1/5
swathing
- noun cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)
- verb wrap in swaddling clothes
swaddle; swathe.
- swaddled the infant
- noun cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)
- filching1/5
filch
- verb make off with belongings of others
pilfer; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- cinching1/5
cinch
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
girth.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
- psyching1/5
psyching
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- nonmatching1/5
- scything1/5
scythe
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- verb cut with a scythe
- scythe grass or grain
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- debauching1/5
debauch
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
bacchanalia; saturnalia; bacchanal; riot; drunken revelry; debauchery; orgy.
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- nonbreaching1/5
- pouching1/5
pouch
- noun a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
- noun an enclosed space
sac; pocket; sack.
- the trapped miners found a pocket of air
- noun a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
- mushing1/5
mush
- noun any soft or soggy mass
pulp.
- he pounded it to a pulp
- noun cornmeal boiled in water
cornmeal mush.
- noun any soft or soggy mass
- enmeshing1/5
enmesh
- verb entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
ensnarl; mesh.
- verb entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
- mooching1/5
mooch
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
cadger; scrounger; moocher.
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
sponge; cadge; bum; grub.
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- geocaching1/5
geocaching
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unsheathing1/5
unsheathe
- verb draw from a sheath or scabbard
- the knight unsheathed his sword
- verb draw from a sheath or scabbard
- swooshing1/5
swoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
whoosh.
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; swish; lap.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- spearfishing1/5
spearfish
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- noun any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
- outreaching1/5
outreach
- noun the act of reaching out
- the outreach toward truth of the human spirit
- noun the act of reaching out
- oohing1/5
ooh
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
aah.
- They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
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- botching1/5
botch
- noun an embarrassing mistake
boo-boo; flub; blooper; blunder; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun an embarrassing mistake
- badmouthing1/5
badmouth
- verb speak unfavorably about
malign; traduce; drag through the mud.
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
- verb speak unfavorably about
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ensheathing
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- silversmithing1/5
- outpouching1/5
outpouching
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- intrenching1/5
intrench
- verb fix firmly or securely
entrench.
- verb fix firmly or securely
- gashing1/5
gash
- noun a wound made by cutting
cut; slice; slash.
- he put a bandage over the cut
- noun a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
cut.
- noun a wound made by cutting
- lithographing1/5
lithograph
- noun a print produced by lithography
- noun duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern
lithograph machine.
- noun a print produced by lithography
- starching1/5
starch
- noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
amylum.
- noun a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
- noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- fletching1/5
fletch
To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
- winching1/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- besmirching1/5
besmirch
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; denigrate; calumniate.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb smear so as to make dirty or stained
smirch.
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- avalanching1/5
avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- bellyaching1/5
bellyache
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
stomach ache; stomachache; gastralgia.
- verb complain
squawk; grouse; beef; gripe; holler; bitch; crab.
- What was he hollering about?
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- kvetching1/5
kvetch
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
- noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- autographing1/5
autograph
- noun something written by one's own hand
- noun a person's own signature
John Hancock.
- noun something written by one's own hand
- debouching1/5
debouch
- verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
march out.
- The regiments debouched from the valley
- verb pass out or emerge; especially of rivers
- The tributary debouched into the big river
- verb march out (as from a defile) into open ground
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- pathing1/5
pathing
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- unrefreshing1/5
- unlatching1/5
unlatch
To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to .unlatch a door
- schoolteaching1/5
schoolteaching
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- microteaching1/5
- aahing1/5
aah
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
ooh.
- They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents
- verb express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- unhitching1/5
unhitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- verb unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
- bonefishing1/5
bonefish
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Albula vulpes.
- noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
- hurrahing1/5
hurrah
- noun a victory cheer
hooray.
- let's give the team a big hurrah
- verb shout `hurrah!'
- noun a victory cheer
- stanching1/5
stanch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
staunch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- staunching1/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- preteaching1/5
- toughing1/5
tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
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- goldsmithing1/5
- countermarching1/5
countermarch
- noun (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
- verb march back along the same way
- noun (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
- wenching1/5
wench
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
doll; chick; skirt; bird; dame.
- verb frequent prostitutes
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman
- storthing1/5
storthing
The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in three years, but holding annual sessions.
- galumphing1/5
galumph
- verb move around heavily and clumsily
- the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen
- verb move around heavily and clumsily
- disestablishing1/5
disestablish
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- verb deprive (an established church) of its status
- mimeographing1/5
mimeograph
- noun a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
Roneograph; mimeo; Roneo; mimeograph machine.
- verb print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph
mimeo.
- She mimeographed the syllabus
- noun a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
- photofinishing1/5
photofinishing
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- swashing1/5
swash
- noun the movement or sound of water
- the swash of waves on the beach
- verb make violent, noisy movements
- noun the movement or sound of water
- outstretching1/5
outstretch
To stretch out. Milton.
- blotching1/5
blotch
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
splotch; splodge.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streak; mottle.
- noun an irregularly shaped spot
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potlatch
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- noun a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
- betrothing1/5
betroth
- verb give to in marriage
plight; affiance; engage.
- verb give to in marriage
- refurnishing1/5
refurnish
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- We refurnished the living room
- verb furnish with new or different furniture
- englishing1/5
english
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
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birch
- noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
- noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
birch tree.
- noun hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
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rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
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toothing
The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.
- inarching1/5
inarching
A method of ingrafting. See Inarch .
- scotching1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- noshing1/5
nosh
- noun (Yiddish) a snack or light meal
- verb eat a snack; eat lightly
snack.
- She never loses weight because she snacks between meals
- noun (Yiddish) a snack or light meal
- furbishing1/5
furbish
- verb polish and make shiny
burnish; buff.
- buff the wooden floors
- buff my shoes
- verb polish and make shiny
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hiccough
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
hiccup; singultus.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
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inrush
- noun an inflow
inpouring; inpour.
- an inpouring of spiritual comfort
- noun an inflow
- southing1/5
southing
Tendency or progress southward; Emerson.as, the .southing of the sun
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undistinguishing
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- poohing1/5
pooh
Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.
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inbreathing
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- shellfishing1/5
shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- moshing1/5
mosh
- verb dance the slam dance
thrash; slam dance; slam.
- verb dance the slam dance
- scutching1/5
scutch
To beat or whip; to drub. Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.
- slushing1/5
slush
- noun partially melted snow
- verb make a splashing sound
splosh; splash; slosh.
- water was splashing on the floor
- noun partially melted snow
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conch
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
- noun any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
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hemstitching
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
hemstitch.
- verb sew with hemstitches
hemstitch.
- hemstitch a sleeve
- noun a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
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planishing
a. & vb. n. from Planish , v. t.
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overmatch
To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
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- ruching1/5
ruching
A ruche, or ruches collectively.
- pishing1/5
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hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
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withing
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- gunsmithing1/5
gunsmithing
The art or business of a gunsmith.
- backstitching1/5
backstitch
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- verb do backstitches
- noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
- plenishing1/5
plenishing
Household furniture; stock. Scot.
- leashing1/5
leash
- noun restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
tether; lead.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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reclothing
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harrumphing
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reweighing
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fumishing
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- hutching1/5
hutch
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; shack; hovel; shanty.
- noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
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- iching1/5
ich
I. Obs. Chaucer.✍ In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. Ik .
- blemishing1/5
blemish
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
defect; mar.
- a facial blemish
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
deface; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- noun a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
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- athing1/5
the
See Obs. Chaucer. Milton.Thee .
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Suffixes of hing
- hinges«Word Popularity Bar4/5
hinge
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
flexible joint.
- noun a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- his absence is the hinge of our plan
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- hinge4/5
hinge
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
flexible joint.
- noun a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- his absence is the hinge of our plan
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
- hinged3/5
hinge
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
flexible joint.
- noun a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- his absence is the hinge of our plan
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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hinge
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
flexible joint.
- noun a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- his absence is the hinge of our plan
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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hings
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hingle
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hingeless
Without a hinge or joint.
Derived words of hing
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things
- noun any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
- she packed her things and left
- noun a special situation
thing.
- this thing has got to end
- it is a remarkable thing
- noun any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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washington
- noun the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
Washington D.C.; American capital; capital of the United States.
- noun a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Evergreen State; WA.
- noun the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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teaching
- noun the profession of a teacher
pedagogy; instruction.
- he prepared for teaching while still in college
- pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
- noun a doctrine that is taught
precept; commandment.
- the teachings of religion
- he believed all the Christian precepts
- noun the profession of a teacher
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furnishing
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
trappings.
- noun (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
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nothingness
- noun the state of nonexistence
void; nullity; nihility.
- noun empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
jazz; malarky; idle words; malarkey; wind.
- that's a lot of wind
- don't give me any of that jazz
- noun the state of nonexistence
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shingles
- noun eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
herpes zoster; zoster.
- noun building material used as siding or roofing
shingle; shake.
- noun eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
- astonishingly3/5
astonishingly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
amazingly; surprisingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
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shingle
- noun building material used as siding or roofing
shake.
- noun coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
- noun building material used as siding or roofing
- laughingly3/5
laughingly
- adverb with laughter; while laughing
- he told the story laughingly
- adverb with laughter; while laughing
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etching
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
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soothingly
- adverb in a soothing manner
- the mother talked soothingly to her child
- adverb in a soothing manner
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lynching
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- verb kill without legal sanction
lynch.
- The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
- noun putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
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nothings
- noun inconsequential conversation
- they traded a few nothings as they parted
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- noun inconsequential conversation
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hutchings
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- playthings2/5
plaything
- noun an artifact designed to be played with
toy.
- noun an artifact designed to be played with
- refreshingly2/5
refreshingly
- adverb in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality
refreshfully.
- the air was refreshingly cool
- adverb in a pleasantly novel manner
- she was refreshingly free from shyness
- adverb in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality
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unhinged
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; brainsick; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
- a man who had gone mad
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
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washing
- noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
lavation; wash.
- noun garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
wash; laundry; washables.
- noun the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- shingled2/5
shingle
- noun building material used as siding or roofing
shake.
- noun coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
- noun building material used as siding or roofing
- unflinchingly2/5
unflinching
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unintimidated; unblinking; unshrinking.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- bushings2/5
bushing
- noun an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
- noun a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
cylindrical lining.
- noun an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
- searchingly2/5
searchingly
- adverb in a searching manner
- `Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly
- adverb in a searching manner
- somethings2/5
something
Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing. There is something in the wind. Shak.
The whole world has something to do, something to talk of, something to wish for, and something to be employed about. Pope.
Something attemped, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Longfellow.
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shingon
- noun a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible
- noun a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible
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lashings
- noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flogging; whipping; lashing; tanning; flagellation.
- noun a large number or amount
- touchingly2/5
touchingly
- adverb in a poignant or touching manner
poignantly; affectingly.
- she spoke poignantly
- adverb in a poignant or touching manner
- achingly2/5
aching
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ache.
- verb feel physical pain
ache; suffer; hurt.
- Were you hurting after the accident?
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
- scathingly2/5
scathingly
- adverb in a scathing and unsparing manner
unsparingly.
- she criticized him scathingly
- adverb in a scathing and unsparing manner
- laughingstock2/5
laughingstock
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
stooge; goat; butt.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
- vanishingly2/5
vanishingly
- adverb so as to disappear or approach zero
- errors are vanishingly rare
- adverb so as to disappear or approach zero
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sphingomyelin
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farthing
- noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
- noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
- preachings2/5
preaching
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
discourse; sermon.
- noun a moralistic rebuke
sermon.
- your preaching is wasted on him
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
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washingtonian
- noun a native or resident of the city of Washington
- noun a native or resident of the state of Washington
- noun a native or resident of the city of Washington
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beseechingly
- adverb in a beseeching manner
entreatingly; imploringly; importunately; pleadingly.
- `You must help me,' she said imploringly
- adverb in a beseeching manner
- washingtonian2/5
washingtonian
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Lowell.Washington ;as, a .Washingtonian policy
- breathings2/5
breathing
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
external respiration; respiration; ventilation.
- verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
breathe; respire; take a breath; suspire.
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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flashing
- noun a short vivid experience
flash.
- a flash of emotion swept over him
- the flashings of pain were a warning
- noun sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
- noun a short vivid experience
- thingy1/5
thingy
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- thingness1/5
thingness
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- unhinge1/5
unhinge
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb remove the hinges from
- unhinge the door
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- matchings1/5
match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- unblushingly1/5
unblushingly
- adverb without blushing
- his principal opponent unblushingly declared victory before the ballots had been counted
- adverb without blushing
- crushingly1/5
crushingly
- adverb in a crushing manner
- the team was crushingly defeated
- adverb in a crushing manner
- scratchings1/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- branchings1/5
branching
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
fork; forking; ramification.
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
ramify; branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- searchings1/5
search
- noun the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
hunt; hunting.
- noun an investigation seeking answers
- a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
- the outcome justified the search
- noun the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- hitchings1/5
hitch
- noun a period of time spent in military service
tour; term of enlistment; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- twitchings1/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- weighings1/5
weighing
- noun careful consideration
advisement; deliberation.
- a little deliberation would have deterred them
- verb have a certain weight
weigh.
- noun careful consideration
- ravishingly1/5
ravishingly
- adverb in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree
- she was ravishingly beautiful
- adverb in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree
- underthings1/5
underthing
Something that is inferior and of little worth. Obs. Beau. & Fl.
- shingling1/5
shingling
- noun (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
- noun the laying on of shingles
- shingling is a craft very different from carpentry
- noun (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
- watchings1/5
watching
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observance; observation.
- verb look attentively
watch.
- watch a basketball game
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- brushings1/5
brushing
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
brush.
- the dentist recommended two brushes a day
- noun the act of brushing your hair
brush.
- he gave his hair a quick brush
- noun the act of brushing your teeth
- anhinga1/5
anhinga
- noun fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
snakebird; darter.
- noun fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
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whinge
To whine. Scot. Burns.
- farthingale1/5
farthingale
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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launching
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- noun the act of beginning something new
unveiling; introduction; debut; entry; first appearance.
- they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- unhinging1/5
unhinge
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb remove the hinges from
- unhinge the door
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- writhings1/5
writhe
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; worm; wriggle; squirm.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- hatchings1/5
hatching
- noun the production of young from an egg
hatch.
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
crosshatch; hachure; hatch.
- noun the production of young from an egg
- thrashings1/5
thrashing
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; licking; lacing; beating.
- noun a sound defeat
- shingly1/5
shingly
- adjective satellite abounding in small stones
gravelly; pebbly.
- landed at a shingly little beach
- adjective satellite abounding in small stones
- blushingly1/5
blushing
- adjective satellite having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
red-faced; blushful.
- the blushing boy was brought before the Principal
- her blushful beau
- was red-faced with anger
- verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
crimson; blush; redden; flush.
- The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
- adjective satellite having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
- bewitchingly1/5
bewitchingly
- adverb in a bewitching manner
enthrallingly; enchantingly; captivatingly.
- she was bewitchingly beautiful
- adverb in a bewitching manner
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- thingies1/5
thingies
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- dashingly1/5
dashingly
- adverb in a highly fashionable manner
- he was dashingly handsome
- adverb in a highly fashionable manner
- whinge1/5
whinge
To whine. Scot. Burns.
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catching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; espial; spying; spotting.
- noun (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- nothingism1/5
nothingism
Nihility; nothingness. R.
- mouthings1/5
mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- fetchingly1/5
fetching
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
taking; winning.
- a fetching new hairstyle
- something inexpressibly taking in his manner
- a winning personality
- verb go or come after and bring or take back
bring; fetch; convey; get.
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
- adjective satellite very attractive; capturing interest
- switchings1/5
switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- finishings1/5
finishing
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
finish; coating.
- the boat had a metallic finish
- he applied a coat of a clear finish
- when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
- noun the act of finishing
finish.
- his best finish in a major tournament was third
- the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- whinging1/5
whinging
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- wrenchingly1/5
wrenching
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
racking.
- a wrenching pain
- verb twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
twist; wrench.
- wrench a window off its hinges
- wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
- a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
- adjective satellite causing great physical or mental suffering
- clothings1/5
clothing
- noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
habiliment; wear; vesture; wearable; article of clothing.
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
enclothe; garment; fit out; garb; raiment; apparel; habilitate; dress; tog; clothe.
- Parents must feed and dress their child
- noun a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- sphingidae1/5
sphingidae
- noun hawkmoths
family Sphingidae.
- noun hawkmoths
- fishings1/5
fishing
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
sportfishing.
- noun the occupation of catching fish for a living
- noun the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- thingamajig1/5
thingamajig
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; widget; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
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vanishing
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- noun a sudden disappearance from sight
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- tithings1/5
tithe
- noun a levy of one tenth of something
- noun an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
- noun a levy of one tenth of something
- unhinges1/5
unhinge
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; distract; cark; trouble; disorder.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb remove the hinges from
- unhinge the door
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- slashings1/5
slash
- noun a wound made by cutting
gash; cut; slice.
- he put a bandage over the cut
- noun an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- noun a wound made by cutting
- touchings1/5
touching
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
touch.
- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
- noun the act of putting two things together with no space between them
touch.
- at his touch the room filled with lights
- noun the event of something coming in contact with the body
- shingler1/5
shingler
- noun a worker who shingles roofs
- noun a worker who shingles roofs
- thingly1/5
thing
- noun a special situation
- this thing has got to end
- it is a remarkable thing
- noun an action
- how could you do such a thing?
- noun a special situation
- northings1/5
northing
(Surv. & Navigation) Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing .
- splashings1/5
splashing
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splattering; splash; spatter; spattering.
- noun the act of scattering water about haphazardly
splash.
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- washingtonia1/5
washingtonia
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- gushingly1/5
gushingly
- adverb in a gushing manner
- a gushingly prolific writer
- adverb in a gushing manner
- flushings1/5
flush
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; efflorescence; peak; bloom; heyday.
- noun a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
rosiness; blush; bloom.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- bashings1/5
bash
- noun a vigorous blow
knock; bang; belt; smash.
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- noun an uproarious party
do; brawl.
- noun a vigorous blow
- polishings1/5
polishing
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
shining.
- the shining of shoes provided a meager living
- every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
- verb make (a surface) shine
shine; polish; smooth; smoothen.
- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
- noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
- punishingly1/5
punishingly
- adverb in a punishing manner
- adverb in a punishing manner
- scorchingly1/5
scorching
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- scorching heat
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- farthingales1/5
farthingale
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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- thinglike1/5
- anhingas1/5
anhinga
- noun fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
snakebird; darter.
- noun fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
- thingummy1/5
thingummy
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; widget; whatsis; thingamabob; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- admonishingly1/5
admonishing
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonitory; reproachful; reproving.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
warn; admonish; discourage; monish.
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
- adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- ploughings1/5
ploughing
- noun tilling the land with a plow
plowing.
- he hired someone to do the plowing for him
- verb move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
plow; plough.
- The ship plowed through the water
- noun tilling the land with a plow
- sphingomyelins1/5
- whinger1/5
whinger
A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon. Scot. & Prov. Eng.The chief acknowledged that he had corrected her with his whinger. Sir W. Scott.
- laughingstocks1/5
laughingstock
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
stooge; goat; butt.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
- thingamajigs1/5
thingamajig
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; widget; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- birthings1/5
birthing
- noun the process of giving birth
giving birth; birth; parturition.
- verb cause to be born
have; deliver; birth; bear; give birth.
- My wife had twins yesterday!
- noun the process of giving birth
- smashingly1/5
smashingly
- adverb with a loud crash
smash.
- the car went smash through the fence
- adverb with a loud crash
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `hing`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `hing`, some are not.
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