Definition of hanging

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Hanging (n.) The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.

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Polymerization :: Polymerization (n.) The act or process of changing to a polymeric form; the condition resulting from such change.
Flews :: Flews (n. pl.) The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound..
Drapery :: Drapery (n.) A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed..
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary..
Swagbelly :: Swagbelly (n.) A prominent, overhanging belly..
Bartizan :: Bartizan (n.) A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway..
Shifting :: Shifting (a.) Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles..
Nigrescent :: Nigrescent (a.) Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.
Slouching :: Slouching (a.) Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.
Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit..
Overhanging :: Overhanging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overhan.
Transversion :: Transversion (n.) The act of changing from prose into verse, or from verse into prose..
Dorsal :: Dorsal (a.) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position..
Upholster :: Upholster (v. t.) To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains..
Hanging :: Hanging (n.) The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
Register :: Register (n.) The correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, v. i. 2..
Appendant :: Appendant (v. t.) Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper..
Interchange :: Interchange (n.) The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons..
Tag :: Tag (n.) Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label..
Swing :: Swing (n.) A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise..
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