yin: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of yin
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ayin
- noun the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- noun the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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pinyin
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zayin
- noun the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- noun the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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tyin
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Suffixes of yin
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yin
- noun the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe
- noun the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
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Derived words of yin
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saying
- noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
expression; locution.
- pardon the expression
- verb express in words
state; say; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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trying
- adjective satellite hard to endure
- fell upon trying times
- verb make an effort or attempt
try; attempt; seek; essay; assay.
- He tried to shake off his fears
- The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
- The police attempted to stop the thief
- He sought to improve himself
- She always seeks to do good in the world
- adjective satellite hard to endure
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carry
- noun the act of carrying something
- verb move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
transport.
- You must carry your camping gear
- carry the suitcases to the car
- This train is carrying nuclear waste
- These pipes carry waste water into the river
- noun the act of carrying something
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paying
- adjective satellite yielding a fair profit
gainful; paid.
- verb give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
pay.
- I paid four dollars for this sandwich
- Pay the waitress, please
- adjective satellite yielding a fair profit
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studying
- noun reading carefully with intent to remember
perusal; perusing; poring over.
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; examine; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- noun reading carefully with intent to remember
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identify
- verb recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
place.
- She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
- verb give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
name.
- Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
- The almanac identifies the auspicious months
- verb recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
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crying
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
tears; weeping.
- I hate to hear the crying of a child
- she was in tears
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; outcry; vociferation; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
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playing
- noun the act of playing a musical instrument
- noun the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
- noun the act of playing a musical instrument
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dying
- noun the time when something ends
death; demise.
- it was the death of all his plans
- a dying of old hopes
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; 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
- noun the time when something ends
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apply
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
employ; use; utilize; utilise.
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- Apply a magnetic field here
- This thinking was applied to many projects
- How do you utilize this tool?
- I apply this rule to get good results
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
- verb be pertinent or relevant or applicable
hold; go for.
- The same laws apply to you!
- This theory holds for all irrational numbers
- The same rules go for everyone
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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buying
- noun the act of buying
purchasing.
- buying and selling fill their days
- shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge
- verb obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
purchase; buy.
- The family purchased a new car
- The conglomerate acquired a new company
- She buys for the big department store
- noun the act of buying
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enjoy
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
savor; savour; bask; relish.
- She relished her fame and basked in her glory
- verb have benefit from
- enjoy privileges
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
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accompanying
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
concomitant; incidental; consequent; attendant; resultant; sequent; ensuant.
- an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
- snags incidental to the changeover in management
- attendant circumstances
- the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
- the ensuant response to his appeal
- the resultant savings were considerable
- verb be present or associated with an event or entity
attach to; come with; accompany; go with.
- French fries come with the hamburger
- heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue
- fish usually goes with white wine
- this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries
- adjective satellite following or accompanying as a consequence
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copying
- noun an act of copying
- verb copy down as is
copy.
- The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over
- noun an act of copying
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pray
- verb address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
- pray to the Lord
- verb call upon in supplication; entreat
implore; beg.
- I beg you to stop!
- verb address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
- employing5/5
employ
- noun the state of being employed or having a job
employment.
- they are looking for employment
- he was in the employ of the city
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
apply; use; utilize; utilise.
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- Apply a magnetic field here
- This thinking was applied to many projects
- How do you utilize this tool?
- I apply this rule to get good results
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
- noun the state of being employed or having a job
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underlying
- adjective satellite in the nature of something though not readily apparent
inherent; implicit in.
- shortcomings inherent in our approach
- an underlying meaning
- verb be or form the base for
underlie.
- adjective satellite in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- lying5/5
lying
- noun the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
prevarication; fabrication.
- verb be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
lie.
- noun the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
- flying5/5
flying
- noun an instance of traveling by air
flight.
- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
- verb travel through the air; be airborne
fly; wing.
- Man cannot fly
- noun an instance of traveling by air
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varying
- adjective satellite marked by diversity or difference
variable.
- the varying angles of roof slope
- nature is infinitely variable
- verb become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
vary; alter; change.
- her mood changes in accordance with the weather
- The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
- adjective satellite marked by diversity or difference
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stay
- noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
- they had a nice stay in Paris
- a lengthy hospital stay
- a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; hitch; arrest; 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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
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laying
- noun the production of eggs (especially in birds)
egg laying.
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
- noun the production of eggs (especially in birds)
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satisfying
- adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
solid; substantial; hearty; square.
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
- verb meet the requirements or expectations of
satisfy; fulfill; fulfil; live up to.
- adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
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deny
- verb declare untrue; contradict
- He denied the allegations
- She denied that she had taken money
- verb refuse to accept or believe
- He denied his fatal illness
- verb declare untrue; contradict
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saying
- noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
expression; locution.
- pardon the expression
- verb express in words
state; say; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- signifying4/5
signify
- verb denote or connote
intend; stand for; mean.
- `maison' means `house' in French
- An example sentence would show what this word means
- verb convey or express a meaning
- These words mean nothing to me!
- What does his strange behavior signify?
- verb denote or connote
- specifying4/5
specify
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; condition; stipulate.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb decide upon or fix definitely
set; fix; limit; determine; define.
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- implying4/5
imply
- verb express or state indirectly
connote.
- verb suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
- verb express or state indirectly
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qualifying
- noun the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
modification; limiting.
- noun success in satisfying a test or requirement
passing; pass.
- his future depended on his passing that test
- he got a pass in introductory chemistry
- noun the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
- conveying4/5
conveying
- noun act of transferring property title from one person to another
conveyancing; conveyance of title; conveyance.
- verb make known; pass on, of information
convey.
- She conveyed the message to me
- noun act of transferring property title from one person to another
- relying4/5
rely
- verb have confidence or faith in
trust; bank; swear.
- We can trust in God
- Rely on your friends
- bank on your good education
- I swear by my grandmother's recipes
- verb have confidence or faith in
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modify
- verb make less severe or harsh or extreme
- please modify this letter to make it more polite
- he modified his views on same-gender marriage
- verb add a modifier to a constituent
qualify.
- verb make less severe or harsh or extreme
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supplying
- noun the activity of supplying or providing something
provision; supply.
- verb give something useful or necessary to
provide; furnish; render; supply.
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
- noun the activity of supplying or providing something
- occupying4/5
occupy
- verb keep busy with
busy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- verb live (in a certain place)
reside; lodge in.
- She resides in Princeton
- he occupies two rooms on the top floor
- verb keep busy with
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worrying
- noun the act of harassing someone
bedevilment; torment; badgering.
- noun the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
- vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
- noun the act of harassing someone
- multiplying4/5
multiply
- verb combine by multiplication
- multiply 10 by 15
- verb combine or increase by multiplication
manifold.
- He managed to multiply his profits
- verb combine by multiplication
- tying4/5
tying
- noun the act of tying or binding things together
ligature.
- verb fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
tie; bind.
- They tied their victim to the chair
- noun the act of tying or binding things together
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surveying
- noun the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
- he studied surveying at college
- verb consider in a comprehensive way
survey; appraise.
- He appraised the situation carefully before acting
- noun the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
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unifying
- adjective satellite combining into a single unit
consolidative.
- verb become one
merge; unify; unite.
- Germany unified officially in 1990
- the cells merge
- adjective satellite combining into a single unit
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classify
- verb arrange or order by classes or categories
sort; separate; assort; sort out; class.
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
- verb declare unavailable, as for security reasons
- Classify these documents
- verb arrange or order by classes or categories
- hurrying4/5
hurrying
- noun changing location rapidly
speed; speeding.
- verb move very fast
speed; hurry; travel rapidly; zip.
- The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed
- noun changing location rapidly
- emptying4/5
emptying
- noun the act of removing the contents of something
evacuation; voidance.
- verb make void or empty of contents
empty.
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
- noun the act of removing the contents of something
- burying4/5
burying
- noun concealing something under the ground
burial.
- verb cover from sight
bury.
- Afghani women buried under their burkas
- noun concealing something under the ground
- verifying4/5
verifying
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
collateral; verificatory; validating; substantiative; confirming; confirmatory; corroboratory; corroborative; substantiating; validatory; confirmative.
- collateral evidence
- verb confirm the truth of
verify.
- Please verify that the doors are closed
- verify a claim
- adjective satellite serving to support or corroborate
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destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
- drying4/5
dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
- dry clothes
- dry hair
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- marrying4/5
marry
- verb take in marriage
get hitched with; wed; conjoin; get married; espouse; hook up with.
- verb perform a marriage ceremony
tie; splice; wed.
- The minister married us on Saturday
- We were wed the following week
- The couple got spliced on Hawaii
- verb take in marriage
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annoying
- noun the act of troubling or annoying someone
annoyance; vexation; irritation.
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- noun the act of troubling or annoying someone
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justify
- verb show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
warrant.
- The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
- The end justifies the means
- verb show to be right by providing justification or proof
vindicate.
- vindicate a claim
- verb show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
- clarifying4/5
clarifying
- adjective satellite that makes clear
elucidative.
- a clarifying example
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; elucidate; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- adjective satellite that makes clear
- swaying4/5
sway
- noun controlling influence
- noun pitching dangerously to one side
tilt; careen; rock.
- noun controlling influence
- delaying4/5
delay
- noun time during which some action is awaited
hold; postponement; time lag; wait.
- instant replay caused too long a delay
- he ordered a hold in the action
- noun the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
holdup.
- noun time during which some action is awaited
- decaying4/5
decay
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- noun a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decline.
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- spraying4/5
spraying
- noun the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
crop-dusting.
- noun a quantity of small objects flying through the air
spray.
- a spray of bullets
- noun the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
- deploying4/5
deploy
- verb place troops or weapons in battle formation
- verb to distribute systematically or strategically
- The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East
- verb place troops or weapons in battle formation
- displaying4/5
display
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
show.
- made a display of strength
- a show of impatience
- a good show of looking interested
- noun something shown to the public
exhibit; showing.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
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lobby
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; hall; antechamber; vestibule; foyer.
- noun the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
- photocopying4/5
photocopy
- noun a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
- verb reproduce by xerography
xerox; run off.
- noun a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
- terrifying4/5
terrifying
- adjective satellite causing extreme terror
terrific.
- a terrifying wail
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorise; terrorize; terrify.
- adjective satellite causing extreme terror
- bullying4/5
bullying
- noun the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
intimidation.
- verb be bossy towards
bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; strong-arm; browbeat.
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
- noun the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
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frying
- noun cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
sauteing.
- verb be excessively hot
fry.
- If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried
- noun cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
- quantifying3/5
quantify
- verb use as a quantifier
- verb express as a number or measure or quantity
measure.
- Can you quantify your results?
- verb use as a quantifier
- journeying3/5
journeying
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journey.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel; journey.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- portraying3/5
portraying
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
depiction; portrayal; depicting.
- verb portray in words
portray.
- The book portrays the actor as a selfish person
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
- gratifying3/5
gratifying
- adjective satellite pleasing to the mind or feeling
sweet.
- sweet revenge
- verb make happy or satisfied
satisfy; gratify.
- adjective satellite pleasing to the mind or feeling
- testifying3/5
testify
- verb give testimony in a court of law
bear witness; attest; take the stand.
- verb provide evidence for
show; evidence; bear witness; prove.
- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
- verb give testimony in a court of law
- embodying3/5
embody
- verb represent in bodily form
substantiate; incarnate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb represent, as of a character on stage
be; personify.
- Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
- verb represent in bodily form
- betraying3/5
betray
- verb reveal unintentionally
bewray.
- Her smile betrayed her true feelings
- verb deliver to an enemy by treachery
sell.
- Judas sold Jesus
- The spy betrayed his country
- verb reveal unintentionally
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rallying
- noun the act of mobilizing for a common purpose
- the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood
- noun the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
rally.
- he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning
- he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack
- noun the act of mobilizing for a common purpose
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reply
- noun a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
answer; response.
- I waited several days for his answer
- he wrote replies to several of his critics
- noun the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
response.
- he growled his reply
- noun a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- prying3/5
prying
- noun offensive inquisitiveness
nosiness; snoopiness.
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; prise; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- noun offensive inquisitiveness
- querying3/5
query
- noun an instance of questioning
enquiry; inquiry; interrogation; question.
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- verb pose a question
question.
- noun an instance of questioning
- certifying3/5
certify
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb guarantee payment on; of checks
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- notifying3/5
notify
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; apprise; give notice; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb inform (somebody) of something
- edifying3/5
edifying
- adjective enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
enlightening.
- the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
- verb make understand
edify; enlighten.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- adjective enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
- pitying3/5
pity
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
commiseration; ruth; pathos.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
- noun an unfortunate development
shame.
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- glorifying3/5
glorify
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; extol; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb bestow glory upon
- The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- obeying3/5
obey
- verb be obedient to
- verb be obedient to
- simplifying3/5
simplify
- verb make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
- We had to simplify the instructions
- this move will simplify our lives
- verb make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
- spying3/5
spying
- noun keeping a secret or furtive watch
- noun the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
undercover work.
- noun keeping a secret or furtive watch
- magnifying3/5
magnify
- verb increase in size, volume or significance
amplify.
- Her terror was magnified in her mind
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb increase in size, volume or significance
- defying3/5
defy
- verb resist or confront with resistance
withstand; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb elude, especially in a baffling way
resist; refuse.
- This behavior defies explanation
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- intensifying3/5
intensifying
- adjective increasing in strength or intensity
- verb increase in extent or intensity
escalate; step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- adjective increasing in strength or intensity
- purifying3/5
purifying
- adjective serving to purge or rid of sin
purgatorial; purging.
- purgatorial rites
- verb remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
make pure; purify; sublimate; distill.
- purify the water
- adjective serving to purge or rid of sin
- horrifying3/5
horrifying
- adjective satellite provoking horror
frightful; ugly; atrocious; horrible.
- an atrocious automobile accident
- a frightful crime of decapitation
- an alarming, even horrifying, picture
- war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill
- an ugly wound
- verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
horrify; dismay; alarm; appall; appal.
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
- adjective satellite provoking horror
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slaying
- noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
murder; execution.
- verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
murder; off; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; bump off; polish off.
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
- noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- dizzying3/5
dizzy
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- a dizzying pace
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; vertiginous; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- keying3/5
key
- noun metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- noun something crucial for explaining
- the key to development is economic integration
- noun metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
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straying
- adjective satellite unable to find your way
- found the straying sheep
- verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
ramble; stray; cast; swan; drift; wander; tramp; range; rove; roam; vagabond; roll.
- The gypsies roamed the woods
- roving vagabonds
- the wandering Jew
- The cattle roam across the prairie
- the laborers drift from one town to the next
- They rolled from town to town
- adjective satellite unable to find your way
- vying3/5
vie
- verb compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
contend; compete.
- verb compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- amplifying3/5
amplify
- verb increase in size, volume or significance
magnify.
- Her terror was magnified in her mind
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb increase in size, volume or significance
- diversifying3/5
diversify
- verb make (more) diverse
- diversify a course of study
- verb spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
radiate.
- The plants on this island diversified
- verb make (more) diverse
- relaying3/5
relay
- noun the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
- the relay was successful
- noun a crew of workers who relieve another crew
- noun the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
- levying3/5
levy
- noun a charge imposed and collected
- noun the act of drafting into military service
levy en masse.
- noun a charge imposed and collected
- plying3/5
ply
- noun one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- three-ply cord
- four-ply yarn
- noun (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
- noun one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- alloying3/5
alloy
- noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
metal.
- brass is an alloy of zinc and copper
- noun the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
admixture.
- noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
- ratifying3/5
ratify
- verb approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
sign.
- All parties ratified the peace treaty
- Have you signed your contract yet?
- verb approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- toying3/5
toying
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
coquetry; dalliance; flirting; flirt; flirtation.
- verb behave carelessly or indifferently
flirt; toy; play; dally.
- Play about with a young girl's affection
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- steadying3/5
steadying
- adjective satellite causing to become steady
- had a steadying effect on her nerves
- verb make steady
becalm; steady; calm.
- steady yourself
- adjective satellite causing to become steady
- overlying3/5
overlying
- adjective satellite placed on or over something else
superimposed.
- an overlying image
- verb lie upon; lie on top of
overlie.
- the granite overlies the older rocks
- adjective satellite placed on or over something else
- complying3/5
comply
- verb act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
follow; abide by.
- He complied with my instructions
- You must comply or else!
- Follow these simple rules
- abide by the rules
- verb act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
- undying3/5
undying
- adjective satellite never dying
deathless.
- his undying fame
- adjective satellite never dying
- partying3/5
party
- noun an organization to gain political power
political party.
- in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level
- noun a group of people gathered together for pleasure
- she joined the party after dinner
- noun an organization to gain political power
- graying3/5
gray
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grayness; greyness; grey.
- noun clothing that is a grey color
grey.
- he was dressed in grey
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- scurrying3/5
scurrying
- adjective satellite moving with great haste
hurrying.
- affection for this hurrying driving...little man
- lashed the scurrying horses
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; skitter; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- adjective satellite moving with great haste
- outlying3/5
outlying
- adjective satellite relatively far from a center or middle
- outlying settlements
- adjective satellite relatively far from a center or middle
- fancying2/5
fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
- noun something many people believe that is false
- baying2/5
bay
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
embayment.
- noun the sound of a hound on the scent
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- exemplifying2/5
exemplifying
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
illustrative.
- verb be characteristic of
exemplify; represent.
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
- remedying2/5
remedy
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remediation; redress.
- noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
curative; cure; therapeutic.
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- unvarying2/5
unvarying
- adjective satellite unvarying in nature
changeless; constant; invariant.
- maintained a constant temperature
- principles of unvarying validity
- adjective lacking variety
unvaried.
- adjective satellite unvarying in nature
- reifying2/5
reify
- verb consider an abstract concept to be real
- verb consider an abstract concept to be real
- typifying2/5
typify
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
epitomise; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; symbolize; represent; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- journeyings2/5
journeying
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
journey.
- verb undertake a journey or trip
travel; journey.
- noun the act of traveling from one place to another
- repaying2/5
repay
- verb pay back
refund; return; give back.
- Please refund me my money
- verb make repayment for or return something
requite.
- verb pay back
- prophesying2/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- mystifying2/5
mystifying
- adjective satellite of an obscure nature
cryptical; cryptic; deep; inscrutable; mysterious.
- the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
- a deep dark secret
- the inscrutable workings of Providence
- in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
- rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite of an obscure nature
- readying2/5
readying
- noun the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
preparation.
- preparations for the ceremony had begun
- verb prepare for eating by applying heat
cook; ready; fix; make; prepare.
- Cook me dinner, please
- can you make me an omelette?
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
- noun the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
- downplaying2/5
downplay
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; understate; minimise.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
- verb represent as less significant or important
- braying2/5
bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
- noun the cry of an ass
- tallying2/5
tally
- noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
run.
- the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
- their first tally came in the 3rd inning
- noun a bill for an amount due
reckoning.
- noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- assaying2/5
assay
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
check.
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
- noun a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
- detoxifying2/5
detoxify
- verb remove poison from
detoxicate.
- detoxify the soil
- verb treat for alcohol or drug dependence
detox.
- He was detoxified in the clinic
- verb remove poison from
- stupefying2/5
stupefying
- adjective satellite so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
astonishing; staggering; astounding.
- such an enormous response was astonishing
- an astounding achievement
- the amount of money required was staggering
- suffered a staggering defeat
- the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
- verb make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
besot; stupefy.
- adjective satellite so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
- personifying2/5
personify
- verb invest with or as with a body; give body to
body.
- verb represent, as of a character on stage
embody; be.
- Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
- verb invest with or as with a body; give body to
- dallying2/5
dally
- verb behave carelessly or indifferently
flirt; toy; play.
- Play about with a young girl's affection
- verb waste time
dawdle.
- Get busy--don't dally!
- verb behave carelessly or indifferently
- dismaying2/5
dismaying
- adjective satellite causing consternation
appalling.
- appalling conditions
- 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 satellite causing consternation
- crucifying2/5
crucify
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- Jesus Christ was crucified
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb kill by nailing onto a cross
- arraying2/5
array
- noun an orderly arrangement
- an array of troops in battle order
- noun an impressive display
- it was a bewildering array of books
- his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall
- noun an orderly arrangement
- whinnying2/5
whinny
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
nicker; neigh; whicker.
- verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
nicker; neigh; whicker.
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
- disobeying2/5
disobey
- verb refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
- He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired
- verb refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
- rectifying2/5
rectify
- verb math: determine the length of
- rectify a curve
- verb reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
refine.
- refine sugar
- verb math: determine the length of
- unsatisfying2/5
unsatisfying
- adjective satellite not up to expectations
disappointing; dissatisfactory.
- a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising
- adjective satellite not up to expectations
- fortifying2/5
fortify
- verb make strong or stronger
strengthen; beef up.
- This exercise will strengthen your upper body
- strengthen the relations between the two countries
- verb enclose by or as if by a fortification
fort.
- verb make strong or stronger
- sanctifying2/5
sanctify
- verb render holy by means of religious rites
bless; consecrate; hallow.
- verb make pure or free from sin or guilt
purge; purify.
- he left the monastery purified
- verb render holy by means of religious rites
- electrifying2/5
electrifying
- adjective satellite causing a surge of emotion or excitement
thrilling.
- she gave an electrifying performance
- a thrilling performer to watch
- verb excite suddenly and intensely
electrify.
- The news electrified us
- adjective satellite causing a surge of emotion or excitement
- objectifying2/5
objectify
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; externalise; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb make impersonal or present as an object
depersonalize; depersonalise.
- Will computers depersonalize human interactions?
- Pornography objectifies women
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
- solidifying2/5
solidifying
- noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
curing; hardening; set; solidification.
- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
- verb make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
solidify.
- noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- mortifying2/5
mortifying
- adjective satellite causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
embarrassing.
- the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles
- it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
- verb practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify.
- adjective satellite causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
- falsifying2/5
falsifying
- noun the act of determining that something is false
refutal; falsification; disproof; refutation.
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; distort; garble.
- noun the act of determining that something is false
- replaying2/5
replay
- noun something (especially a game) that is played again
rematch.
- noun the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
instant replay; action replay.
- noun something (especially a game) that is played again
- disqualifying2/5
disqualifying
- adjective depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
disabling.
- certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify; unfit.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
- untying2/5
untying
- noun loosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"
undoing; unfastening.
- the tying of bow ties is an art
- verb undo the ties of
untie; unbrace; unlace.
- They untied the prisoner
- noun loosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"
- decrying2/5
decry
- verb express strong disapproval of
excoriate; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb express strong disapproval of
- pacifying2/5
pacify
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- allying2/5
ally
- noun a friendly nation
- noun an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
friend.
- he's a good ally in fight
- noun a friendly nation
- stultifying2/5
stultify
- verb prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
- nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself
- verb cause to appear foolish
- He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
- verb prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
- wearying2/5
wearying
- adjective satellite producing exhaustion
exhausting; wearing; tiring.
- an exhausting march
- the visit was especially wearing
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- adjective satellite producing exhaustion
- envying2/5
envy
- noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
enviousness.
- noun spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
invidia.
- noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
- nullifying2/5
nullify
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; quash; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb show to be invalid
invalidate.
- verb declare invalid
- beautifying2/5
beautify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; embellish; prettify.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more beautiful
- busying2/5
busy
- verb keep busy with
occupy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- adjective actively or fully engaged or occupied
- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
- verb keep busy with
- emulsifying2/5
emulsify
- verb cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
- verb form into or become an emulsion
- The solution emulsified
- verb cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
- belying2/5
belie
- verb be in contradiction with
negate; contradict.
- verb represent falsely
misrepresent.
- This statement misrepresents my intentions
- verb be in contradiction with
- eying2/5
eye
- noun the organ of sight
optic; oculus.
- noun good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- she has an eye for fresh talent
- he has an artist's eye
- noun the organ of sight
- allaying2/5
allay
- verb lessen the intensity of or calm
relieve; still; ease.
- The news eased my conscience
- still the fears
- verb satisfy (thirst)
quench; slake; assuage.
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- verb lessen the intensity of or calm
- glorying2/5
glory
- noun a state of high honor
glorification.
- he valued glory above life itself
- noun brilliant radiant beauty
resplendence; resplendency.
- the glory of the sunrise
- noun a state of high honor
- tarrying2/5
tarry
- verb be about
loaf; footle; mess about; lallygag; linger; lollygag; lurk; mill about; hang around; lounge; loiter; mill around.
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
- verb leave slowly and hesitantly
linger.
- verb be about
- vivifying2/5
vivify
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; reanimate; revive; renovate; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb make more striking or animated
- his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story
- verb give new life or energy to
- stratifying2/5
stratify
- verb divide society into social classes or castes
- Income distribution often stratifies a society
- verb form layers or strata
- The rock stratifies
- verb divide society into social classes or castes
- acidifying2/5
acidify
- verb make sour or more sour
sour; acetify; acidulate.
- verb turn acidic
acetify.
- the solution acetified
- verb make sour or more sour
- roleplaying2/5
roleplaying
- noun acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
- verb perform on a stage or theater
play; playact; roleplay; act.
- She acts in this play
- He acted in `Julius Caesar'
- I played in `A Christmas Carol'
- noun acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
- calcifying2/5
calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- verb become inflexible and unchanging
- Old folks can calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- splaying2/5
splay
- noun an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
- verb spread open or apart
- He splayed his huge hands over the table
- noun an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
- ossifying2/5
ossify
- verb become bony
- The tissue ossified
- verb make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
rigidify; petrify.
- rigidify the training schedule
- ossified teaching methods
- slogans petrify our thinking
- verb become bony
- belaying2/5
belay
- noun something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
- verb turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
- noun something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
- denitrifying2/5
denitrify
- verb remove nitrogen from
- Denitrify the soil
- verb remove nitrogen from
- quarrying2/5
quarrying
- noun the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
- verb extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
quarry.
- quarry marble
- noun the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
- preying2/5
prey
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
fair game; target; quarry.
- he fell prey to muggers
- everyone was fair game
- the target of a manhunt
- noun animal hunted or caught for food
quarry.
- noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- tidying2/5
tidy
- noun receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; straighten; clean up; square away; neaten.
- Tidy up your room!
- noun receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- overlaying2/5
overlay
- 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
sheathing; overlayer.
- noun a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
- 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
- jockeying2/5
jockey
- noun someone employed to ride horses in horse races
- noun an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
- he's a truck jockey
- a computer jockey
- a disc jockey
- noun someone employed to ride horses in horse races
- ferrying2/5
ferrying
- noun transport by boat or aircraft
ferry.
- verb transport from one place to another
ferry.
- noun transport by boat or aircraft
- codifying2/5
codify
- verb organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
- Hammurabi codified the laws
- verb organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
- cloying2/5
cloying
- adjective satellite overly sweet
syrupy; saccharine; treacly.
- verb supply or feed to surfeit
surfeit; cloy.
- adjective satellite overly sweet
- fraying2/5
fray
- noun a noisy fight
affray; disturbance; ruffle.
- verb wear away by rubbing
frazzle.
- The friction frayed the sleeve
- noun a noisy fight
- dairying2/5
dairying
- noun the business of a dairy
dairy farming.
- noun the business of a dairy
- haying2/5
haying
- noun the harvesting of hay
- noun the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
haying time.
- noun the harvesting of hay
- demystifying2/5
demystify
- verb make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
- let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about
- verb make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
- parodying2/5
parody
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque.
- noun humorous or satirical mimicry
mockery; takeoff.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- greying2/5
grey
- noun United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
Zane Grey.
- noun Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
Lady Jane Grey.
- noun United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
- shying2/5
shy
- noun a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
- verb start suddenly, as from fright
- noun a quick throw
- oversimplifying2/5
oversimplify
- verb simplify to an excessive degree
- Don't oversimplify the problem
- verb make too simple
- Don't oversimplify the instructions
- verb simplify to an excessive degree
- nitrifying2/5
nitrify
- verb convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
- verb treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
nitrogenise; nitrogenize.
- verb convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
- defraying2/5
defray
- verb bear the expenses of
- verb bear the expenses of
- indemnifying2/5
indemnify
- verb secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for
- This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness
- verb make amends for; pay compensation for
repair; compensate; recompense.
- One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
- She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
- verb secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for
- remarrying2/5
remarry
- verb marry, not for the first time
- After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart
- verb marry, not for the first time
- parrying2/5
parry
- noun (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- noun a return punch (especially by a boxer)
counterpunch; counter.
- noun (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- scrying2/5
scry
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- currying2/5
curry
- noun (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
- verb season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
- noun (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
- putrefying2/5
putrefy
- verb become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
- organic matter putrefies
- verb become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
- pityingly2/5
pityingly
- adverb in a compassionate manner
compassionately.
- the nurse looked at him pityingly
- adverb in a compassionate manner
- inventorying2/5
inventorying
- noun making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
stocktaking; stock-taking; inventory.
- an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing
- they held an inventory every month
- verb make or include in an itemized record or report
stock-take; take stock; inventory.
- Inventory all books before the end of the year
- noun making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
- satisfyingly2/5
satisfyingly
- adverb in a gratifying manner
gratifyingly.
- the performance was at a gratifyingly high level
- adverb in a gratifying manner
- harrying2/5
harry
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; plague; molest; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
ravage.
- verb annoy continually or chronically
- vilifying2/5
vilify
- verb spread negative information about
vituperate; rail; revile.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- gainsaying2/5
gainsay
- verb take exception to
challenge; dispute.
- She challenged his claims
- verb take exception to
- intermarrying2/5
intermarry
- verb marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
- verb marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
- annoyingly2/5
annoyingly
- adverb in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree
- adverb in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree
- eddying2/5
eddy
- noun founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
Mary Baker Eddy; Mary Morse Baker Eddy.
- noun a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
twist.
- noun founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
- flaying2/5
- taxpaying2/5
taxpaying
- adjective satellite not exempt from paying taxes
- after training they became productive taxpaying citizens
- adjective satellite not exempt from paying taxes
- worryingly2/5
worryingly
- adverb in a manner to cause worry
- adverb in a manner to cause worry
- soyinka2/5
soyinka
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- terrifyingly2/5
terrifying
- adjective satellite causing extreme terror
terrific.
- a terrifying wail
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorise; terrorize; terrify.
- adjective satellite causing extreme terror
- commodifying2/5
- preoccupying1/5
preoccupy
- verb engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- His work preoccupies him
- The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
- verb occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
- the army preoccupied the hills
- verb engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- fantasying1/5
fantasy
- noun imagination unrestricted by reality
phantasy.
- a schoolgirl fantasy
- noun fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
phantasy.
- she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies
- noun imagination unrestricted by reality
- deifying1/5
deify
- verb consider as a god or godlike
- These young men deify financial success
- verb exalt to the position of a God
- the people deified their King
- verb consider as a god or godlike
- essaying1/5
essay
- noun an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- noun a tentative attempt
- noun an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- speechifying1/5
speechify
- verb make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality
- These ministers speechify on every occasion
- verb make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality
- carryings1/5
carry
- noun the act of carrying something
- verb move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
transport.
- You must carry your camping gear
- carry the suitcases to the car
- This train is carrying nuclear waste
- These pipes carry waste water into the river
- noun the act of carrying something
- volleying1/5
volley
- noun rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
fusillade; salvo; burst.
- our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
- noun a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
- noun rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- bandying1/5
bandy
- verb toss or strike a ball back and forth
- verb exchange blows
- verb toss or strike a ball back and forth
- atrophying1/5
atrophy
- noun a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wasting; wasting away.
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
withering.
- noun a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- scarifying1/5
scarify
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- The men in some African tribes scarify their faces
- verb scratch the surface of
- scarify seeds
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- guying1/5
guy
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; hombre; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
- prophesyings1/5
prophesy
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate.
- verb deliver a sermon
preach.
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
- misidentifying1/5
misidentify
- verb identify incorrectly
mistake.
- Don't mistake her for her twin sister
- verb identify incorrectly
- joying1/5
joy
- noun the emotion of great happiness
joyfulness; joyousness.
- noun something or someone that provides a source of happiness
delight; pleasure.
- a joy to behold
- the pleasure of his company
- the new car is a delight
- noun the emotion of great happiness
- pillorying1/5
pillory
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- verb expose to ridicule or public scorn
gibbet.
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- dideoxyinosine1/5
dideoxyinosine
- noun an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
DDI; didanosine.
- noun an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
- understudying1/5
understudy
- noun an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
standby.
- verb be an understudy or alternate for a role
alternate.
- noun an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
- complexifying1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- beatifying1/5
beatify
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb make blessedly happy
- verb fill with sublime emotion
- playings1/5
playing
- noun the act of playing a musical instrument
- noun the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
- noun the act of playing a musical instrument
- slayings1/5
slaying
- noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
murder; execution.
- verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
murder; off; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; bump off; polish off.
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
- noun unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- ramifying1/5
ramify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
complexify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
branch.
- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- liquefying1/5
liquefy
- verb become liquid
- The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew
- verb make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
liquify; liquidise; liquidize.
- liquefy the silver
- verb become liquid
- muddying1/5
muddy
- verb dirty with mud
muddy up.
- verb cause to become muddy
- These data would have muddied the prediction
- verb dirty with mud
- spaying1/5
spaying
- noun neutering a female by removing the ovaries
- verb remove the ovaries of
castrate; spay; alter; neuter.
- Is your cat spayed?
- noun neutering a female by removing the ovaries
- purveying1/5
purvey
- verb supply with provisions
provision.
- verb supply with provisions
- dirtying1/5
dirtying
- noun the act of soiling something
soiling; soilure.
- verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
begrime; soil; grime; bemire; dirty; colly.
- don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
- noun the act of soiling something
- reclassifying1/5
reclassify
- verb classify anew, change the previous classification
- The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species
- verb classify anew, change the previous classification
- sullying1/5
sully
- noun United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Thomas Sully.
- noun French statesman (1560-1641)
Maxmilien de Bethune; Duc de Sully.
- noun United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
- fructifying1/5
fructify
- verb become productive or fruitful
- The seeds fructified
- verb make productive or fruitful
- The earth that he fructified
- verb become productive or fruitful
- parleying1/5
parley
- noun a negotiation between enemies
- verb discuss, as between enemies
- noun a negotiation between enemies
- underplaying1/5
underplay
- verb act (a role) with great restraint
underact.
- verb play a card lower than (a held high card)
- verb act (a role) with great restraint
- versifying1/5
versify
- verb compose verses or put into verse
verse; poetize; poetise.
- He versified the ancient saga
- verb compose verses or put into verse
- raying1/5
ray
- noun a column of light (as from a beacon)
shaft; ray of light; irradiation; shaft of light; beam; beam of light; light beam.
- noun a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- noun a column of light (as from a beacon)
- bellying1/5
bellying
- adjective satellite curving outward
bulbous; bulging; bellied; bulgy; protuberant.
- verb swell out or bulge out
belly out; belly.
- adjective satellite curving outward
- buoying1/5
buoy
- noun bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
- verb float on the surface of water
- noun bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
- overplaying1/5
overplay
- verb exaggerate one's acting
ham; overact; ham it up.
- verb exaggerate one's acting
- curtsying1/5
curtsy
- noun bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
curtsey.
- verb bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
curtsey.
- noun bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
- misapplying1/5
misapply
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
misuse.
- The words are misapplied in this context
- You are misapplying the name of this religious group
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
- babying1/5
baby
- noun a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
infant; babe.
- the baby began to cry again
- she held the baby in her arms
- it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different
- noun the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- the baby of the family
- the baby of the Supreme Court
- noun a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- bodying1/5
body
- noun the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
organic structure; physical structure.
- he felt as if his whole body were on fire
- noun a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
- the whole body filed out of the auditorium
- the student body
- administrative body
- noun the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- unsaying1/5
unsay
- verb take back what one has said
swallow; take back; withdraw.
- He swallowed his words
- verb take back what one has said
- envyings1/5
envy
- noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
enviousness.
- noun spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
invidia.
- noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
- jollying1/5
jolly
- noun a happy party
- noun a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
jolly boat.
- noun a happy party
- mummifying1/5
mummify
- verb preserve while making lifeless
- mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of
- verb remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
- Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs
- verb preserve while making lifeless
- rigidifying1/5
rigidifying
- noun the process of becoming stiff or rigid
rigidification; stiffening.
- verb become rigid
rigidify.
- The body rigidified
- noun the process of becoming stiff or rigid
- layings1/5
laying
- noun the production of eggs (especially in birds)
egg laying.
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
- noun the production of eggs (especially in birds)
- rarefying1/5
rarefy
- verb lessen the density or solidity of
- The bones are rarefied
- verb make more subtle or refined
subtilize; sublimate.
- verb lessen the density or solidity of
- opacifying1/5
opacify
- verb make opaque
- The glass was opacified more greater privacy
- verb become opaque
- the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind
- verb make opaque
- prettifying1/5
prettify
- verb make more beautiful
fancify; beautify; embellish.
- verb make more beautiful
- companying1/5
company
- noun an institution created to conduct business
- he only invests in large well-established companies
- he started the company in his garage
- noun small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- noun an institution created to conduct business
- flyings1/5
flying
- noun an instance of traveling by air
flight.
- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
- verb travel through the air; be airborne
fly; wing.
- Man cannot fly
- noun an instance of traveling by air
- dyings1/5
dying
- noun the time when something ends
death; demise.
- it was the death of all his plans
- a dying of old hopes
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; 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
- noun the time when something ends
- dissatisfying1/5
dissatisfy
- verb fail to satisfy
- verb fail to satisfy
- holidaying1/5
holiday
- noun leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
vacation.
- we get two weeks of vacation every summer
- we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
- noun a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
- no mail is delivered on federal holidays
- it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover
- noun leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
- petrifying1/5
petrifying
- adjective satellite paralyzing with terror
- verb cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
petrify.
- The horror petrified his feelings
- Fear petrified her thinking
- adjective satellite paralyzing with terror
- redeploying1/5
redeploy
- verb deploy anew
- The U.S. must redeploy their troops in the Middle East
- verb deploy anew
- mollifying1/5
mollify
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; pacify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
season; temper.
- she tempered her criticism
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- dignifying1/5
dignifying
- adjective satellite investing with dignity or honor
ennobling.
- the dignifying effect of his presence
- the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings
- verb confer dignity or honor upon
dignify; ennoble.
- He was dignified with a title
- adjective satellite investing with dignity or honor
- gratifyingly1/5
gratifyingly
- adverb in a gratifying manner
satisfyingly.
- the performance was at a gratifyingly high level
- adverb in a gratifying manner
- soothsaying1/5
soothsaying
- noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
fortune telling; divination; foretelling.
- noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
- convoying1/5
convoy
- noun a procession of land vehicles traveling together
- noun a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- noun a procession of land vehicles traveling together
- shimmying1/5
shimmy
- noun an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
- he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
- noun a woman's sleeveless undergarment
shift; teddy; slip; chemise.
- noun an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
- revivifying1/5
revivify
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; recreate; reanimate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb give new life or energy to
- overpaying1/5
overpay
- verb pay too much
- verb pay too much
- unwearying1/5
unwearying
- adjective satellite showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
indefatigable; unflagging; tireless.
- an indefatigable advocate of equal rights
- a tireless worker
- unflagging pursuit of excellence
- adjective satellite showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
- inlaying1/5
inlay
- noun (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
- noun a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
- noun (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
- sashaying1/5
sashay
- noun a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
- noun (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
chasse.
- noun a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
- curtseying1/5
curtsey
- noun bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
curtsy.
- verb bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
curtsy.
- noun bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
- toadying1/5
toady
- noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
sycophant; lackey; ass-kisser; crawler.
- verb try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
fawn; kowtow; kotow; bootlick; suck up; truckle.
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
- noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
- prepaying1/5
prepay
- verb pay for something before receiving it
- verb pay for something before receiving it
- monkeying1/5
monkey
- noun any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scamp; scalawag.
- noun any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
- waylaying1/5
waylay
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; ambuscade.
- verb wait in hiding to attack
- retrying1/5
retry
- verb hear or try a court case anew
rehear.
- verb hear or try a court case anew
- espying1/5
espy
- verb catch sight of
spot; descry; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- decoying1/5
decoy
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
steerer.
- noun something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
lure; bait.
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- miscarrying1/5
miscarry
- verb be unsuccessful
fail; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- verb suffer a miscarriage
- verb be unsuccessful
- unpitying1/5
unpitying
- adjective satellite without mercy or pity
ruthless; remorseless; pitiless.
- an act of ruthless ferocity
- a monster of remorseless cruelty
- adjective satellite without mercy or pity
- humidifying1/5
humidify
- verb make (more) humid
moisturise; moisturize.
- We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house
- verb make (more) humid
- overflying1/5
overfly
- verb fly over
pass over.
- The plane passed over Damascus
- verb fly over
- underpaying1/5
underpay
- verb pay too little
- verb pay too little
- descrying1/5
descry
- verb catch sight of
espy; spot; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- chivvying1/5
chivy
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chevy; chevvy; harass; 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 annoy continually or chronically
- dehumidifying1/5
dehumidify
- verb make less humid
- The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer
- verb make less humid
- underlaying1/5
underlay
- noun a pad placed under a carpet
carpet pad; underlayment; rug pad.
- verb raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
- underlay the plate
- noun a pad placed under a carpet
- transmogrifying1/5
transmogrify
- verb change completely the nature or appearance of
transfigure; metamorphose.
- In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
- The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
- Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
- verb change completely the nature or appearance of
- mislaying1/5
mislay
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
misplace; lose.
- I misplaced my eyeglasses
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
- reburying1/5
reburying
- noun the act of burying again
reburial.
- verb bury again
rebury.
- After the king's body had been exhumed and tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same spot
- noun the act of burying again
- tourneying1/5
tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tournament.
- verb engage in a tourney
- noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- flurrying1/5
flurry
- noun a rapid active commotion
fuss; bustle; ado; stir; hustle.
- noun a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
snow flurry.
- he had to close the window against the flurries
- there was a flurry of chicken feathers
- noun a rapid active commotion
- dillydallying1/5
dillydally
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
dilly-dally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
- skying1/5
sky
- noun the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- verb throw or toss with a light motion
toss; flip; pitch.
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
- noun the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- gasifying1/5
gasify
- verb turn into gas
aerify; vaporise; vaporize.
- The substance gasified
- verb turn into gas
- lyings1/5
lying
- noun the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
prevarication; fabrication.
- verb be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
lie.
- noun the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
- jimmying1/5
jimmy
- noun a short crowbar
jemmy.
- in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; prise; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- noun a short crowbar
- bricklaying1/5
bricklaying
- noun the craft of laying bricks
- noun the craft of laying bricks
- horrifyingly1/5
horrifyingly
- adverb in a horrifying manner
- he laughed horrifyingly
- adverb in a horrifying manner
- overstaying1/5
overstay
- verb stay too long
outstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb stay too long
- gentrifying1/5
gentrify
- verb renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
- gentrify a row of old houses
- gentrify the old center of town
- verb renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
- minelaying1/5
minelaying
- noun laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
mining.
- noun laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
- caddying1/5
caddy
- noun a can for storing tea
tea caddy.
- verb act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
caddie.
- noun a can for storing tea
- reunifying1/5
reunify
- verb unify again, as of a country
reunite.
- Will Korea reunify?
- verb unify again, as of a country
- recopying1/5
recopy
- verb copy again
- The child had to recopy the homework
- verb copy again
- bloodying1/5
bloody
- verb cover with blood
- bloody your hands
- adjective having or covered with or accompanied by blood
- a bloody nose
- your scarf is all bloody
- the effects will be violent and probably bloody
- a bloody fight
- verb cover with blood
- parlaying1/5
parlay
- noun a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
- verb stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
double up.
- noun a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
- berrying1/5
berry
- noun any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
- noun a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
- noun any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
- moseying1/5
mosey
- verb walk leisurely
amble.
- verb walk leisurely
- mutinying1/5
mutiny
- noun open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
- verb engage in a mutiny against an authority
- noun open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
- declassifying1/5
declassify
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
- reclassify the documents
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
- naysaying1/5
naysaying
- noun the act of saying no to a request
- noun the act of saying no to a request
- travestying1/5
travesty
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
farce; farce comedy.
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque; parody.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- shinnying1/5
shinny
- noun a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
shinney.
- verb climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
shin; skin; sputter; clamber; scramble; struggle.
- noun a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
- candying1/5
candy
- noun a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
confect.
- verb coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
glaze; sugarcoat.
- noun a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
- highflying1/5
highflying
- adjective satellite moving upward or along at a considerable height
- some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it
- adjective satellite extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions
- they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company
- adjective satellite moving upward or along at a considerable height
- disembodying1/5
disembody
- verb free from a body or physical form or reality
- verb free from a body or physical form or reality
- blackberrying1/5
blackberry
- noun large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
- noun bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle
blackberry bush.
- noun large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
- cloyingly1/5
cloyingly
- adverb in an overly sweet manner
- adverb in an overly sweet manner
- unedifying1/5
unedifying
- adjective not edifying
unenlightening.
- adjective not edifying
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- sallying1/5
sally
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; quip; crack.
- noun a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
sortie.
- noun witty remark
- hying1/5
hie
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hasten; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb move fast
- rekeying1/5
rekeying
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- storying1/5
story
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; narration; narrative.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- proxying1/5
proxy
- noun a person authorized to act for another
placeholder; procurator.
- noun a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
- noun a person authorized to act for another
- underlyingly1/5
underlying
- adjective satellite in the nature of something though not readily apparent
inherent; implicit in.
- shortcomings inherent in our approach
- an underlying meaning
- verb be or form the base for
underlie.
- adjective satellite in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- nonpaying1/5
nonpaying
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- dizzyingly1/5
dizzy
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- a dizzying pace
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; vertiginous; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- nonqualifying1/5
- maying1/5
may
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun the month following April and preceding June
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- faying1/5
fay
- noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
fairy; faerie; faery; sprite.
- noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- snying1/5
snying
(Naut.) A curved plank, placed edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel. R. H. Dana, Jr.
- overidentifying1/5
- cozying1/5
cozy
- noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
tea cosy; tea cozy; cosy.
- adjective satellite enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
snug; cosy.
- a cozy nook near the fire
- snug in bed
- a snug little apartment
- noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
- noncomplying1/5
noncomplying
Neglecting or refusing to comply.
- resupplying1/5
resupply
To supply again.
- varyingly1/5
varying
- adjective satellite marked by diversity or difference
variable.
- the varying angles of roof slope
- nature is infinitely variable
- verb become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
vary; alter; change.
- her mood changes in accordance with the weather
- The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
- adjective satellite marked by diversity or difference
- divvying1/5
divvy
- noun short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
- noun short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
- undecaying1/5
- misclassifying1/5
misclassifying
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- gullying1/5
gully
- noun deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
- noun deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
- reoccupying1/5
reoccupy
To occupy again.
- retying1/5
retying
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- premultiplying1/5
- covarying1/5
- dismayingly1/5
dismaying
- adjective satellite causing consternation
appalling.
- appalling conditions
- 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 satellite causing consternation
- nying1/5
nying
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- subjectifying1/5
- unvaryingly1/5
unvarying
- adjective satellite unvarying in nature
changeless; constant; invariant.
- maintained a constant temperature
- principles of unvarying validity
- adjective lacking variety
unvaried.
- adjective satellite unvarying in nature
- nonflying1/5
nonflying
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- prequalifying1/5
- cardplaying1/5
- dollying1/5
dolly
- noun conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
- noun conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
- noun conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
- buddying1/5
buddy
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
crony; sidekick; chum; brother; pal.
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- courtesying1/5
courtesy
- noun a courteous or respectful or considerate act
- noun a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
- noun a courteous or respectful or considerate act
- densifying1/5
densifying
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- stupefyingly1/5
stupefying
- adjective satellite so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
astonishing; staggering; astounding.
- such an enormous response was astonishing
- an astounding achievement
- the amount of money required was staggering
- suffered a staggering defeat
- the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
- verb make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
besot; stupefy.
- adjective satellite so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
- mystifyingly1/5
mystifying
- adjective satellite of an obscure nature
cryptical; cryptic; deep; inscrutable; mysterious.
- the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
- a deep dark secret
- the inscrutable workings of Providence
- in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
- rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite of an obscure nature
- boying1/5
boy
- noun a youthful male person
male child.
- the baby was a boy
- she made the boy brush his teeth every night
- most soldiers are only boys in uniform
- noun a friendly informal reference to a grown man
- he likes to play golf with the boys
- noun a youthful male person
- ploying1/5
ploy
- noun an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
gambit.
- noun a maneuver in a game or conversation
gambit; stratagem.
- noun an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
- giddying1/5
giddy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
vertiginous; dizzy; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
featherbrained; airheaded; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
- gleying1/5
gley
To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. Scot. Jamieson.
- redisplaying1/5
- nannying1/5
nanny
- noun a woman who is the custodian of children
nurse; nursemaid.
- noun female goat
she-goat; nanny-goat.
- noun a woman who is the custodian of children
- tackifying1/5
tackifying
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- interplaying1/5
- premodifying1/5
- nonplaying1/5
- reidentifying1/5
- pipelaying1/5
pipelaying
The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water, gas, etc.
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