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Signing
- verb - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
- be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
- communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
- communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
- engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
- language expressed by visible hand gestures
- make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
- place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This ro
Sinning
- verb - an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
- transgressing a moral or divine law; "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare
Stoning
- verb - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
- remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
- the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
Sunning
- verb - expose one's body to the sun
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"
Tanning
- verb - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- get a tan, from wind or sun
- making leather from rawhide
- process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
- treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
Tinning
- verb - plate with tin
- prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
- preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
- the application of a protective layer of tin
- the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"
Turning
- verb -
- a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
- a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
- accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels"
- act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
- alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"
- become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around"
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
- cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
Twining
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- arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
- make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
- spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
Vanning
- - A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner.
Veining
- verb - make a veinlike pattern