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Getting :: Getting (n.) The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

Fineer :: Fineer (v. i.) To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit..

Manoeuvre :: Manoeuvre (n.) To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.

Generation :: Generation (n.) The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals..

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a trust or duty..

Impetrative :: Impetrative (a.) Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty..

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

Miss :: Miss (v. t.) To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said..

Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. t.) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute..

Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich..

Lumbering :: Lumbering (n.) The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber.

Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.

Procreation :: Procreation (n.) The act of begetting; generation and production of young.

Recovery :: Recovery (n.) The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had..

Forgettingly :: Forgettingly (adv.) By forgetting.

Pony :: Pony (n.) A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib.

Progeneration :: Progeneration (n.) The act of begetting; propagation.

Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..

Money-maker :: Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive..

Secure :: Secure (v. t.) To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship..

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