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Catching

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WordDefinition
espialnounAn act of noticing or observing.
transmissibleAble to be transmitted.
contagious(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
infectious(pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
spottingnounThe act of spotting or sighting something.
contractingnounWork done on a contract basis.
detectionnounThe act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
spyingnounespionage; the act of secretly gathering information
contractableCapable of being contracted (in various senses).
communicable(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
transmittableSynonym of transmissible.

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WordDefinition
contagious(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
communicable(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
transmissibleAble to be transmitted.
infectious(pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
spottingnounThe act of spotting or sighting something.
contractingnounWork done on a contract basis.
transmittableSynonym of transmissible.
detectionnounThe act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
contractableCapable of being contracted (in various senses).
espialnounAn act of noticing or observing.
spyingnounespionage; the act of secretly gathering information
coneynoun(Jamaica) The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.
conynounA rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
fishingnoun(uncountable) The act of catching fish.
harvestverb(transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
harvestingnoun(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
huntingnounThe act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
trapverb(transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
trappingnounAn instance of ensnaring something or someone.
graspingnounThe act of one who grasps or covets.

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