Taking

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile.
  • adj. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.
  • n. The act of one that takes.
  • n. Something taken, as a catch of fish.
  • n. Informal Receipts, especially of money.
  • n. Law A government action assuming ownership of real property by eminent domain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. alluring; attractive.
  • n. A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
  • n. An apprehension.
  • n. That which has been gained.
  • v. Present participle of take.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
  • adj. Infectious; contageous.
  • n. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
  • n. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
  • n. Malign influence; infection.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of one who takes, in any sense.
  • n. The state of being taken; especially, a state of agitation, distress, or perplexity; predicament; dilemma.
  • n. That which takes.
  • n. Henceā€” An attack of sickness; a sore.
  • n. That which is taken.
  • n. In printing, same as take, 3 .
  • Captivating; engaging; attractive; pleasing.
  • Blighting; baleful; noxious; spreading contagion; infectious.
  • Easily taken; contagious; catching.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. very attractive; capturing interest
  • n. the act of someone who picks up or takes something
  • Equivalent
    attractive   
    Hypernym
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    action   
    Cross Reference
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    aching    baking    braking    breaking    faking    flaking    forsaking    making    mistaking    quaking   
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