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Fastening
- verb - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
- become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"
- cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
- Close
- make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
- restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- the act of fastening things together
Fattening
- verb - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
- subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter; "a fattening hog"; "fattening pens"
Gammoning
- - The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.
Gardening
- verb - the cultivation of plants
- work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
Governing
- verb - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
- exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
- require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
- responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"
- the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
Guaranine
- - An alkaloid extracted from guarana. Same as Caffeine.
Halsening
- - Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.
Happening
- verb - an event that happens
- chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
- come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
- come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place without incident"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
Hardening
- verb -
- abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
- become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"
- cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
- make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
- make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"
- the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
Harkening
- verb - listen; used mostly in the imperative