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pump priming |
Noun
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introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
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pump priming |
Noun
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spending money raised by borrowing |
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procession |
Noun
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the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
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procession |
Noun
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the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation |
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procession |
Noun
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(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost |
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pollution |
Noun
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the act of contaminating or polluting |
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pollution |
Noun
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the state of being polluted |
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pollution |
Noun
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undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities |
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plain sailing |
Noun
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easy unobstructed progress |
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popularization |
Noun
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the act of making something attractive to the general public |
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popularization |
Noun
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an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable |
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popularisation |
Noun
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the act of making something attractive to the general public |
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popularisation |
Noun
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an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable |
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promenade |
Noun
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a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
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promenade |
Noun
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a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance |
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promenade |
Noun
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a square dance figure |
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promenade |
Noun
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a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk |
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promenade |
Noun
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a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year |
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promenade |
Verb
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take a leisurely walk |
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promenade |
Verb
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march in a procession |
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profanation |
Noun
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degradation of something worthy of respect |
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profanation |
Noun
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blasphemous behavior |
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patching |
Noun
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the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it |
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pace |
Noun
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a step in walking or running |
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pace |
Noun
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the relative speed of progress or change |
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pace |
Noun
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a unit of length equal to 3 feet |
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pace |
Noun
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the distance covered by a step |
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pace |
Noun
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the rate of moving (especially walking or running) |
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pace |
Noun
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the rate of some repeating event |
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pace |
Verb
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measure (distances) by pacing |
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pace |
Verb
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regulate or set the pace of |
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pace |
Verb
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walk with slow or fast steps |
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pace |
Verb
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go at a pace |
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parasailing |
Noun
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gliding in a parasail |
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paragliding |
Noun
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gliding in a parasail |
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prance |
Noun
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a proud stiff pompous gait |
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prance |
Verb
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to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |
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prance |
Verb
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ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward |
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prance |
Verb
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cause (a horse) to bound spring forward |
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prance |
Verb
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spring forward on the hind legs |
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pace lap |
Noun
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the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start |
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pas |
Noun
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(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet) |
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peregrination |
Noun
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traveling or wandering around |
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plod |
Noun
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the act of walking with a slow heavy gait |
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plod |
Verb
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walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
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prowl |
Noun
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the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
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prowl |
Verb
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move about in or as if in a predatory manner |
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prowl |
Verb
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loiter about, with no apparent aim |
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pack riding |
Noun
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riding with a pack |
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piaffe |
Noun
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a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot |