Definition of taking

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Taking (a.) Infectious; contageous.

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Bathing :: Bathing (n.) Act of taking a bath or baths.
Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking..
Impracticable :: Impracticable (a.) Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking..
Bead :: Bead (n.) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim)..
Tripartition :: Tripartition (n.) A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity..
Bribery :: Bribery (n.) The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
Usurious :: Usurious (a.) Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person..
Vegetative :: Vegetative (a.) Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal..
Cube :: Cube (n.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4..
Copperish :: Copperish (a.) Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste..
Dun :: Dun (a.) Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.
Undertaking :: Undertaking (n.) A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Umbrageous :: Umbrageous (a.) Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take, umbrage; suspicious..
Angelical :: Angelical (a.) Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine..
Quixotism :: Quixotism (n.) That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry..
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor..
Bite :: Bite (v.) The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects..
Neutrality :: Neutrality (a.) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers..
Agistment :: Agistment (n.) Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests..
Election :: Election (a.) The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other..
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