time-con·sum·ing

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• time-con|sum|ing — «TYM kuhn SOO mihng», adjective. taking up much or too much time: »a time consuming and expensive process …   Useful english dictionary

• con|sum´mate|ly — con|sum|mate «verb. KON suh mayt; adjective. kuhn SUHM iht», verb, mat|ed, mat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to completion; realize; fulfill: »His ambition was consummated when he won the prize. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

• con|sum|mate — «verb. KON suh mayt; adjective. kuhn SUHM iht», verb, mat|ed, mat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to completion; realize; fulfill: »His ambition was consummated when he won the prize. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

• time-consuming — time con|sum|ing [ taım kən,sumıŋ ] adjective something that is time consuming takes a long time to do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• consume — con•sume [[t]kənˈsum[/t]] v. sumed, sum•ing 1) to destroy or expend by use; use up 2) to eat or drink up; devour 3) to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest[/ex] 4) to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully 5) to absorb; …   From formal English to slang

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• un — un·abridged; un·accountable; un·answered; un·aware; un·balance; un·be; un·believe; un·bending; un·blown; un·bolted; un·bound; un·cal·low; un·certain; un·cial; un·ci·form; un·cle; un·clean·ly; un·co; un·collectible; un·comely; un·common;… …   English syllables

• trespass — tres·pass 1 / tres pəs, ˌpas/ n [Anglo French trespas violation of the law, actionable wrong, from Old French, crossing, passage, from trespasser to go across, from tres across + passer to pass]: wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as a: a… …   Law dictionary

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables