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(noun) a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment" |
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Related Words: capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution |
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(noun) something that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" |
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Synonyms: wall hanging |
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Related Words: Kakemono, arras, decoration, ornament, ornamentation, tapestry |
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(satellite adjective) supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace" |
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Synonyms: dangling, pendant, pendent, suspended |
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(noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" |
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Synonyms: dangling, suspension |
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Related Words: support, supporting |
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