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Beading
- verb - a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
- decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"
- form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
- ornamentation with beads
- string together like beads
Bedding
- verb - coverings that are used on a bed
- furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
- have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
- material used to provide a bed for animals
- place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
- prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
- put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
Bending
- verb -
- bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
- change direction; "The road bends"
- form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
- movement that causes the formation of a curve
- the act of bending something
- the property of being bent or deflected
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Deadens
- verb - become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
- lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
Deodand
- - A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.
Feeding
- verb - feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
- give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
- gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
- introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
- move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
- profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
- provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
- provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
- serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
- support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"
- take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
- the act of consuming food
- the act of supplying food and nourishment
Feldene
- noun - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
Fending
- verb - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
- withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
Ferding
- - A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only.
Feuding
- verb - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"