slicking
Wordmaking something smooth and glossy
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making something smooth and glossy
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
annoyed, frustrated, or worried
very loud and hard to hear over
to make someone feel less proud or less important
a place where nuns live together
possible to do or achieve
a way of acting or speaking that is meant to impress people
something extremely large and powerful
difficult to control or predict because of stubborn or unusual behavior
a natural tendency to do something
a particular point in time or in a situation
looking or acting as if you are hiding something
in Roman Catholic teaching, a place or state where souls are purified before heaven
having a strong desire to get revenge
the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces
more able or skilled than someone or something else
dried meat, usually beef, eaten as a snack
a person who regularly smokes marijuana
to make someone a slave, or force people to work without freedom
a flat sea fish with a wide, flat body
a place where animals are killed for meat
a person authorized to witness and certify legal documents
a serious intestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea
a line of police, soldiers, or guards that blocks access to an area
great beauty and impressive quality
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
a small glass container for holding a liquid, especially medicine
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
a tornado
to sharpen a blade or tool
a room or vault under a church, often used for burial or prayer
a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure
a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground
an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way
sudden and often unexpected, especially in a way that feels unfriendly or unpleasant
a small container with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids
locked with a key
the act of gathering a crop from the fields
used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English
the second half of the ninth inning, when the home team bats
the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker
crazy or silly, in an informal way
the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them
to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid
kind and caring, especially toward people or animals who are suffering
to have sex
to shine with small flashes of light
the life or world believed to exist after death
to continue to exist or be remembered
a substance added to something, usually in small amounts, to improve it or help preserve it
a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated
to become brave and do something difficult or scary
past tense and past participle of shoot
to criticize something very strongly
to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty
to keep a student at school after class as a punishment
staying hidden or shut away in a place, often for safety or privacy
in a place where you are hidden and unlikely to be found
a large arrival of people or things at the same time
the nun who is in charge of a convent
a person who likes rock music, especially a fan of rock and roll
to exploit or harm someone for your own benefit
the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire
to shoot and kill someone with a gun
to hit the ground or floor with your foot hard, often because you are angry or excited
the act of fastening something with a screw
to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page
separated from the rest by cutting
very likely to happen or succeed
producing fruit
to make small changes to a text, plan, or law
to stop discussing something and accept it as it is
to satisfy a craving or need
to make someone feel excited and eager
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
caught by surprise and not ready for what happens
the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying
a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble
used to give a reason or explanation
making a loud, deep, rumbling sound
to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch
to move or act quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something
kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice
an angel who was cast out of heaven for rebelling against God
to understand or notice the real meaning of something, even when it is hidden or not obvious
to fly high in the air, or rise high above something
to be unable to stop yourself from doing something
to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it
a short, low sound made by a person or an animal
morally good and fair; doing what is right
a large amount of money, property, or valuable things
the ability to produce babies, young animals, or seeds
the number 1,000,000,000,000
a very large deer with broad, flat antlers
the return to life after death
support and unity among people in a group, especially when they are facing a problem
a change in the DNA of a living thing