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Birding
- verb - watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Bonding
- verb - (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
- a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
- bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"
- create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
- fastening firmly together
- issue bonds on
- stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Budding
- verb - beginning to develop; "a budding genius"
- develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
- reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
- start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
Carding
- verb - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"
- separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
Chiding
- verb - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- rebuking a person harshly
- Scold
- Tell off
Codding
- verb - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Cording
- verb - bind or tie with a cord
- stack in cords; "cord firewood"
Eliding
- verb - leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
Eluding
- verb - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
- Escape notice by
- escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)