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Absorbing :: Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit..

Disallowance :: Disallowance (n.) The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Maw :: Maw (n.) A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt..

Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery..

Permission :: Permission (n.) The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in, out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar..

Wine :: Wine (n.) The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment..

Swallow :: Swallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swallo.

Regurgitation :: Regurgitation (n.) The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.

Porte-cochere :: Porte-cochere (n.) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochere. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door..

Four-way :: Four-way (a.) Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way cock, or valve..

Deglutition :: Deglutition (n.) The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.

Fallowist :: Fallowist (n.) One who favors the practice of fallowing land.

Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..

Politzerization :: Politzerization (n.) The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it..

Engorgement :: Engorgement (n.) The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.

Allowance :: Allowance (n.) The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance..

Annealing :: Annealing (n.) The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat..

Wind-sucking :: Wind-sucking (n.) A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing. See Cribbing, 4..

Hallowing :: Hallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hallo.

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