ssing: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ssing
- processing«Word Popularity Bar5/5
processing
- noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
- the processing of newly arrived immigrants
- the processing of ore to obtain minerals
- verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
process; treat.
- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
- noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
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passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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missing
- adjective satellite not able to be found
- missing in action
- a missing person
- verb fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
miss; lose.
- I missed that remark
- She missed his point
- We lost part of what he said
- adjective satellite not able to be found
- crossing5/5
crossing
- noun traveling across
- noun a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
ford.
- noun traveling across
- discussing5/5
discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- addressing5/5
address
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference; computer address.
- noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
- assessing5/5
assess
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
ass.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- expressing5/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- pressing5/5
pressing
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
press; pressure.
- he gave the button a press
- he used pressure to stop the bleeding
- at the pressing of a button
- noun a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- blessing5/5
blessing
- noun the formal act of approving
approval; approving.
- he gave the project his blessing
- his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
- noun a desirable state
boon.
- enjoy the blessings of peace
- a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
- noun the formal act of approving
- dressing5/5
dressing
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
salad dressing.
- noun a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
stuffing.
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
- possessing4/5
possess
- noun a temporary police force
posse; posse comitatus.
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- noun a temporary police force
- kissing4/5
kissing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; fondling.
- verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
buss; osculate; snog; kiss.
- The newly married couple kissed
- She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- accessing4/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- embarrassing4/5
embarrassing
- adjective satellite hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
unenviable; awkward; sticky.
- awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
- an awkward pause followed his remark
- a sticky question
- in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass; abash.
- adjective satellite hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
- encompassing4/5
encompassing
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
wide; across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
cover; encompass; embrace; comprehend.
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
- witnessing4/5
witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- stressing4/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- tossing4/5
toss
- noun the act of flipping a coin
flip.
- noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
flip; pass.
- the pass was fumbled
- noun the act of flipping a coin
- guessing4/5
guessing
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
guesswork; guess; dead reckoning; shot.
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; suppose; imagine; opine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
- depressing4/5
depressing
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
cheerless; uncheerful.
- the economic outlook is depressing
- something cheerless about the room
- a moody and uncheerful person
- an uncheerful place
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
- suppressing4/5
suppress
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; curb; conquer.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- verb to put down by force or authority
- distressing4/5
distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- progressing4/5
progress
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement.
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; advancement; procession; onward motion.
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
- dismissing4/5
dismiss
- verb bar from attention or consideration
brush aside; brush off; ignore; discount; push aside; disregard.
- She dismissed his advances
- verb cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
throw out.
- This case is dismissed!
- verb bar from attention or consideration
- hissing3/5
hissing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hushing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
sizz; sibilate; siss; hiss.
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- confessing3/5
confess
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
fink; squeal.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
profess; concede.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- caressing3/5
caressing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- surpassing3/5
surpassing
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
transcendent.
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; excel; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- lessing3/5
less
- adjective (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- of less importance
- less time to spend with the family
- a shower uses less water
- less than three years old
- noun a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
LE; lupus erythematosus.
- adjective (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- harassing3/5
harass
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb exhaust by attacking repeatedly
- harass the enemy
- verb annoy continually or chronically
- professing3/5
professing
- noun an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
profession.
- a profession of disagreement
- verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
profess.
- She professes organic chemistry
- noun an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
- bypassing3/5
bypass
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
ringway; ring road; beltway.
- noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- messing3/5
mess
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
messiness; muss; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; fix; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- compressing3/5
compressing
- noun applying pressure
compression.
- verb make more compact by or as if by pressing
compact; compress; pack together.
- compress the data
- noun applying pressure
- harnessing3/5
harness
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- trespassing3/5
trespassing
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
invasive; encroaching.
- we moved back from the encroaching tide
- invasive tourists
- trespassing hunters
- verb enter unlawfully on someone's property
trespass; intrude.
- Don't trespass on my land!
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
- preprocessing3/5
preprocessing
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- focussing3/5
focussing
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focus; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- verb direct one's attention on something
center; centre; pore; focus; concentrate; rivet.
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
- impressing3/5
impress
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
impressment.
- verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
strike; affect; move.
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
- fussing3/5
fuss
- noun an excited state of agitation
pother; tizzy; dither; flap.
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
- noun an angry disturbance
bother; trouble; hassle.
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
- noun an excited state of agitation
- canvassing3/5
canvassing
- noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign
electioneering; bell ringing.
- verb get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
canvass; canvas; poll.
- noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign
- repressing3/5
repressing
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
repressive; inhibitory.
- a repressive regime
- an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; quash; 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
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
- reprocessing3/5
reprocess
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reuse.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- undressing3/5
undress
- noun partial or complete nakedness
- a state of undress
- verb get undressed
uncase; peel; strip down; strip; unclothe; disrobe; discase.
- please don't undress in front of everybody!
- She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
- noun partial or complete nakedness
- massing3/5
mass
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- 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; batch; tidy sum.
- 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 the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- amassing2/5
amass
- verb collect or gather
gather; conglomerate; accumulate; cumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb get or gather together
roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb collect or gather
- engrossing2/5
engrossing
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; riveting; gripping; fascinating.
- a fascinating story
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf; steep.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
- transgressing2/5
transgress
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; violate; break; offend; breach.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
- The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- gissing2/5
gi
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
gilbert; Gb.
- verb clean in preparation for inspection
G.I..
- the soldiers GIed the barracks
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
- pissing2/5
pissing
- noun informal terms for urination
peeing; pee; piss.
- he took a pee
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- noun informal terms for urination
- oppressing2/5
oppress
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- verb cause to suffer
persecute.
- Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- redressing2/5
redress
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; damages; indemnity; restitution.
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remediation; remedy.
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- reassessing2/5
reassess
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- embossing2/5
emboss
- verb raise in a relief
stamp; boss.
- embossed stationery
- verb raise in a relief
- crisscrossing2/5
crisscross
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross; mark.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- regressing2/5
regress
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
reasoning backward.
- noun returning to a former state
reversion; retroversion; regression; retrogression.
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
- glossing2/5
gloss
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
rubric.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossary.
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- gassing2/5
gassing
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- cussing2/5
cuss
- noun a persistently annoying person
pesterer; pest; gadfly; blighter.
- noun a boy or man
fella; blighter; lad; gent; fellow; bloke; chap; feller.
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
- noun a persistently annoying person
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- obsessing2/5
obsess
- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
Ob River; Ob.
- noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
tocology; midwifery; OB; obstetrics.
- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
- hairdressing2/5
hairdressing
- noun a toiletry for the hair
hair tonic; hair grease; hair oil.
- noun care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
hair care; haircare.
- noun a toiletry for the hair
- grossing2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- postprocessing2/5
postprocessing
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- degassing2/5
degas
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
Edgar Degas; Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas.
- verb remove gas from
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- buttressing2/5
buttressing
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttress.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- unprepossessing2/5
unprepossessing
- adjective satellite creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
unpresentable.
- adjective satellite creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
- prepossessing2/5
prepossessing
- adjective satellite creating a favorable impression
- strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance
- verb possess beforehand
prepossess.
- adjective satellite creating a favorable impression
- bossing2/5
boss
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
foreman; chief; gaffer; honcho.
- if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
- noun a person responsible for hiring workers
hirer.
- the boss hired three more men for the new job
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
- outgassing2/5
outgassing
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- multiprocessing2/5
multiprocessing
- noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
parallel processing.
- noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
- flossing2/5
floss
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- noun a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
dental floss.
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- outcrossing2/5
- subclassing2/5
subclass
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- classing2/5
class
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
category; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a body of students who are taught together
grade; course; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- recrossing2/5
recross
To cross a second time.
- dispossessing2/5
dispossess
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- waitressing2/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- bussing2/5
buss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
osculation; kiss.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- compassing1/5
compass
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; scope.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- digressing1/5
digress
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
divagate; wander; stray.
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; depart; sidetrack.
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- decompressing1/5
decompressing
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
decompression.
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress; decompress.
- decompress data
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
- finessing1/5
fin
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; pentad.
- noun one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
tail fin; tailfin.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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- nipissing1/5
nipissing
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- backcrossing1/5
backcross
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- dissing1/5
diss
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Orcus; Dis.
- verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely
affront; insult.
- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
- repassing1/5
repass
To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; torepass the sea.
- precessing1/5
precess
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- repossessing1/5
repossess
- verb claim back
reclaim.
- verb regain possession of something
take back.
- verb claim back
- intercrossing1/5
- bioprocessing1/5
- trussing1/5
truss
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- noun a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- uncrossing1/5
uncross
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
- She uncrossed her legs
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
- topdressing1/5
topdress
- verb scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
- verb scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
- overstressing1/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- degaussing1/5
degaussing
- noun the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field
- verb make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
degauss; demagnetise; demagnetize.
- demagnetize the iron shavings
- they degaussed the ship
- noun the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field
- recessing1/5
recess
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
deferral.
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; niche.
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
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wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
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glass
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- noun a container for holding liquids while drinking
drinking glass.
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
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ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
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muss
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
mess; messiness; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
genus Mus; Mus.
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
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aggress
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
attack.
- The Serbs attacked the village at night
- The visiting team started to attack
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
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percuss
- verb strike or tap firmly
- the doctor percussed his chest and back
- verb strike or tap firmly
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host
- noun a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- noun a vast multitude
legion; horde.
- noun a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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sassing
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
sass; back talk; lip; mouth; backtalk.
- don't give me any of your sass
- verb answer back in an impudent or insolent manner;
sass.
- don't sass me!
- The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
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grass
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- noun German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
Gunter Grass; Gunter Wilhelm Grass.
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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microprocessing
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unharness
- verb remove the harness from
- unharness a horse
- verb remove the harness from
- fessing1/5
fess
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
fesse.
- noun a city in north central Morocco; religious center
Fez; Fes.
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
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readdress
To address a second time; -- often used reflexively. He readdressed himself to her. Boyle.
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doss
- noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
DoS; United States Department of State; State Department; State; Department of State.
- the Department of State was created in 1789
- noun an operating system that is on a disk
DOS; disk operating system.
- noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
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overdress
- verb dress too warmly
overclothe.
- You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; attire; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- verb dress too warmly
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sus
- noun type genus of the Suidae
genus Sus.
- noun type genus of the Suidae
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ha
- noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
hour angle.
- noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
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teleprocessing
- noun data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
distributed data processing; remote-access data processing.
- noun data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
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brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- refocussing1/5
refocus
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
- verb focus anew
- The group needs to refocus its goals
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
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govern
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- His belief in God governs his conduct
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
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overpass
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
flyover.
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
Derived words of ssing
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blessing
- noun the formal act of approving
approval; approving.
- he gave the project his blessing
- his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
- noun a desirable state
boon.
- enjoy the blessings of peace
- a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
- noun the formal act of approving
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kissing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; fondling.
- verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
buss; osculate; snog; kiss.
- The newly married couple kissed
- She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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crossing
- noun traveling across
- noun a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
ford.
- noun traveling across
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dressing
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
salad dressing.
- noun a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
stuffing.
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
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embarrassingly
- adverb causing embarrassment
- the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing
- adverb causing embarrassment
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depressingly
- adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
- adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
- distressingly2/5
distressingly
- adverb unpleasantly
painfully.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb unpleasantly
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caressing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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surpassingly
- adverb to a surpassing degree
- she was a surpassingly beautiful woman
- adverb to a surpassing degree
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pressing
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
press; pressure.
- he gave the button a press
- he used pressure to stop the bleeding
- at the pressing of a button
- noun a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
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pressingly
- adverb in a pressing manner
- adverb in a pressing manner
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passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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gassing
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- noun the process of interacting with gas
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toss
- noun the act of flipping a coin
flip.
- noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
flip; pass.
- the pass was fumbled
- noun the act of flipping a coin
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passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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hissing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hushing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
sizz; sibilate; siss; hiss.
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
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