| NOUN | cognition | grasping | understanding with difficulty |
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| act | grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension | the act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | grasping, avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth |
| Sounds | grae'spihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. | |
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| Synonyms | avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile | |
| Broader | acquisitive | eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas |
| Spanish | avariciosa, avaricioso, avarienta, avariento, avaro, ávida, ávido, codicioso, mezquina | |
| Catalan | avar, avariciós, cobdiciós | |
| Nouns | grasping | the act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| Meaning | understanding with difficulty. | |
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| Example | "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" | |
| Broader | understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy | The cognitive condition / condition of someone who understands |
| Verbs | grasp | get the meaning / meaning of something |
| Meaning | The act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles). | |
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| Synonyms | taking hold, seizing, prehension | |
| Narrower | clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | The act of grasping |
| Broader | control | The activity of managing or exerting control over something |
| Spanish | asimiento | |
| Adjectives | grasping | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth |
| Verbs | grasp | hold firmly |
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