Definition of taking

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Taking (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

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Saxophone :: Saxophone (n.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet..
Heliograph :: Heliograph (n.) An instrument for taking photographs of the sun.
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
Attachment :: Attachment (n.) The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.
Tragi-comical :: Tragi-comical (a.) Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.
Glairy :: Glairy (a.) Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time..
Mistaking :: Mistaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mistak.
Pantamorphic :: Pantamorphic (a.) Taking all forms.
Siliceous :: Siliceous (a.) Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking of its nature..
Reception :: Reception (n.) A retaking; a recovery.
Decumbiture :: Decumbiture (n.) Aspect of the heavens at the time of taking to one's sick bed, by which the prognostics of recovery or death were made..
Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called osculant genera..
Concurrent :: Concurrent (a.) Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects; as, the concurrent jurisdiction of courts..
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Ultion :: Ultion (n.) The act of taking vengeance; revenge.
Weary :: Weary (v. i.) To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking..
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Copperish :: Copperish (a.) Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste..
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