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Planing
- verb - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
- make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"
- travel on the surface of water
Pruning
- verb - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
- something that has been pruned off of a plant
- the act of trimming a plant
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
Punning
- verb - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
- make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
Raining
- verb - falling in drops or as if falling like rain; "watched the raining apple blossoms"
- precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
Reining
- verb - control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
- keep in check; "rule one's temper"
- stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
- stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"
Ruining
- verb - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
- destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
- destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- fall into ruin
- reduce to bankruptcy;
- reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
Running
- verb - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
- be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
- be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
- be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!"
- become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
- carry out; "run an errand"
- cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs
Seining
- verb - fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
Shining
- verb - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
- be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
- be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
- be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
- make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my sho