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| adagio |
slowly (used as a musical direction). [1/4 definitions] |
| anneal |
to heat and then slowly cool (esp. glass or metal) so as to strengthen and make less brittle. |
| assimilation |
the process by which minority groups, such as immigrants, slowly absorb the characteristics of the dominant culture. [1/3 definitions] |
| backward |
progressing or advancing slowly. [1/8 definitions] |
| braise |
to cook slowly in a small amount of liquid in a covered pot, esp. after sauteeing in fat. |
| cancer |
any destructive force or thing that spreads slowly. [1/5 definitions] |
| corrode |
to damage or slowly destroy. [1/3 definitions] |
| crawl |
to move slowly with the body close to, or dragged along on, the ground; creep. [2/7 definitions] |
| creep |
to move slowly or intermittently. [1/12 definitions] |
| dawdle |
to walk slowly and aimlessly; linger along the way. [1/3 definitions] |
| double boiler |
a pot consisting of a lower part, in which water is boiled to create steam, and an upper part that fits snugly into the top of the lower, in which food can be cooked, warmed, or melted slowly. |
| drag |
to go or pass slowly. [1/13 definitions] |
| drawl |
to pronounce or speak slowly, esp. with vowel sounds greatly lengthened. [1/2 definitions] |
| dribble |
to drip or flow slowly in drops. [1/8 definitions] |
| ease |
to carefully and slowly move. [2/11 definitions] |
| erode |
to slowly wear away, eat into, or destroy by the action of friction, or as if by friction. [1/3 definitions] |
| extended-release |
of or pertaining to a pill, tablet, capsule, or device that released drug slowly over an extended period of time. |
| fade |
in film and television, to slowly come into view or vanish (usu. fol. by "in" or "out"). [1/6 definitions] |
| fizzle |
to hiss or sputter, esp. if the sound slowly fades. [2/4 definitions] |
| fountain |
a chamber from which a liquid, such as ink in a pen, can be supplied slowly and steadily. [1/5 definitions] |
| gestate |
to take shape slowly in the mind, as ideas. [1/3 definitions] |
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