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overcoming10
4
verb

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

homecoming10
3 nounn
noun

• an annual school or university reunion for graduates

• a coming to or returning home

incoming8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• arriving at a place or position

• entering upon a position of office vacated by another

noun

• the act of entering

forthcoming11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• at ease in talking to others

• of the relatively near future

• available when required or as promised

upcoming8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of the relatively near future

becoming8
3 verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective satellite

• according with custom or propriety

• displaying or setting off to best advantage

coming6
2 verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

adjective satellite

• of the relatively near future

oncoming8
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• the beginning or early stages

adjective satellite

• moving toward one

running7
2 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

• of advancing the ball by running

• executed or initiated by running

noun

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the state of being in operation

• the act of administering or being in charge of something

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

adjective satellite

• continually repeated over a period of time

• measured lengthwise

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

unforthcoming13
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative

frightening11
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of inspiring with fear

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

remaining9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• not used up

returning9
3 verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• tending to return to an earlier state

• tending to be turned back

threatening11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• darkened by clouds

humming7
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a humming noise

• the act of singing with closed lips

morning7
2 nounn
noun

• the time period between dawn and noon

• a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good morning

• the first light of day

• the earliest period

reckoning9
3 nounn
noun

• problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

• a bill for an amount due

• the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

redeeming9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

• compensating for some fault or defect

strumming9
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• sound of strumming

verb

• sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

christening11
3 nounn
noun

• giving a Christian name at baptism

rationing9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of rationing

reasoning9
3 nounn
noun

• thinking that is coherent and logical

adjective satellite

• endowed with the capacity to reason

regaining9
3 verbv
noun

• getting something back again

weakening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• becoming weaker

• the act of reducing the strength of something

adjective satellite

• causing debilitation

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

drumming8
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of playing drums

numbing7
2 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing numbness or insensitivity

awakening9
4 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of waking

screaming9
2 verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• sharp piercing cry

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

adjective satellite

• so extremely intense as to evoke screams

• resembling a scream in effect

• marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

training8
2 nounn
noun

• activity leading to skilled behavior

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

whitening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• changing to a lighter color

widening8
3 verbv
noun

• an increase in width

• a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

• the act of making something wider

beginning9
3 nounn
noun

• the event consisting of the start of something

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the first part or section of something

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• the act of starting something

adjective satellite

• serving to begin

evening7
2 nounn
noun

• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

• a later concluding time period

• the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way

happening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an event that happens

listening9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of hearing attentively

meaning7
2 nounn
noun

• the message that is intended or expressed or signified

• the idea that is intended

adjective satellite

• rich in significance or implication

opening7
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• first or beginning

noun

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

planning8
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action

• the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise

• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

turning7
2 verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

• act of changing in practice or custom

• a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

• a movement in a new direction

• the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

• the activity of shaping something on a lathe

wondering9
3 verb, adverbv, adv
adjective satellite

• showing curiosity

presuming9
3
verb

• take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

• take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

• constitute reasonable evidence for

• take liberties or act with too much confidence

renaming8
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• assign a new name to

• name again or anew

resuming8
3 verbv
noun

• short descriptive summary (of events)

• a summary of your academic and work history

verb

• take up or begin anew

• return to a previous location or condition

• assume anew

• give a summary (of)

welcoming9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very cordial

broadening10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of making something wider

• the action of making broader

• an increase in width

forewarning11
3 nounn
noun

• an early warning about a future event

quickening10
3 nounn
noun

• the process of showing signs of life

• the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

• the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

refining8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

ripening8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• coming to full development; becoming mature

• acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

rezoning8
3 verb, nounv, n
verb

• To change the zoning assigned to a piece of property by the planning and zoning commission of a government that determines proper and legal use for land.

noun

• The act, process or result of being rezoned

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