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Noun
S:
(n)
slice (slice%1:04:00::)
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fade (fade%1:04:01::)
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slicing (slicing%1:04:01::)
(a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)
"he took lessons to cure his slicing"
S:
(n)
fade (fade%1:04:00::)
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disappearance (disappearance%1:04:01::)
(gradually ceasing to be visible)
Verb
S:
(v)
fade (fade%2:30:02::)
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melt (melt%2:30:05::)
(become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly)
"The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
S:
(v)
fade (fade%2:30:01::)
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wither (wither%2:30:01::)
(lose freshness, vigor, or vitality)
"Her bloom was fading"
S:
(v)
evanesce (evanesce%2:30:00::)
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fade (fade%2:30:00::)
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blow over (blow_over%2:30:00::)
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pass off (pass_off%2:30:01::)
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fleet (fleet%2:30:00::)
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pass (pass%2:30:01::)
(disappear gradually)
"The pain eventually passed off"
S:
(v)
languish (languish%2:29:00::)
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fade (fade%2:29:00::)
(become feeble)
"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"