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washing-up |
Noun
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the washing of dishes etc after a meal |
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window-washing |
Noun
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the activity of washing windows |
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window dressing |
Noun
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the decoration of shop windows |
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window dressing |
Noun
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a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant |
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wave-off |
Noun
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an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt |
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wetting |
Noun
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the act of making something wet |
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wetting |
Noun
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a euphemism for urination |
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watering |
Noun
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wetting with water |
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watering |
Noun
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shedding tears |
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walking |
Noun
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the act of traveling by foot |
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walking |
Adjective
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close enough to be walked to |
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whitening |
Noun
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changing to a lighter color |
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waddle |
Noun
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walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other |
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waddle |
Verb
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walk unsteadily |
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wading |
Noun
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walking with your feet in shallow water |
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walkabout |
Noun
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nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine |
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walkabout |
Noun
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a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally |
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walkabout |
Noun
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a walking trip or tour |
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walk-through |
Noun
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the act of walking in order to view something |
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walk-through |
Noun
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a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed |
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walk-through |
Noun
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a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building |
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walk-through |
Noun
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a thorough explanation, usually accompanied by a demonstration, of each step in a procedure or process |
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water travel |
Noun
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travel by water |
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wild-goose chase |
Noun
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the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable |
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wild goose chase |
Noun
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the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable |
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wind |
Noun
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the act of winding or twisting |
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wind |
Noun
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breath |
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wind |
Noun
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a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
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wind |
Noun
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a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
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wind |
Noun
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an indication of potential opportunity |
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wind |
Noun
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empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk |
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wind |
Noun
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a tendency or force that influences events |
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wind |
Noun
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air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
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wind |
Verb
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raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help |
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wind |
Verb
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form into a wreath |
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wind |
Verb
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coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem |
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wind |
Verb
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arrange or or coil around |
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wind |
Verb
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to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
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wind |
Verb
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catch the scent of |
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wind |
Verb
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extend in curves and turns |
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wiggle |
Noun
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the act of wiggling |
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wiggle |
Verb
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move to and fro |
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wriggle |
Noun
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the act of wiggling |
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wriggle |
Verb
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to move in a twisting or contorted motion, especially when struggling |
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wave |
Noun
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a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon |
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wave |
Noun
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a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair |
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wave |
Noun
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the act of signaling by a movement of the hand |
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wave |
Noun
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(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
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wave |
Noun
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one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
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wave |
Noun
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something that rises rapidly |