dipping vs earthbound

dipping

noun
  • The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird. 

  • The use of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) in the mouth, usually between the lip and gum or cheek and gum in the lower or upper part of the mouth. 

  • The act of inclining downward. 

  • The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like. 

  • An act or process of immersing. 

  • The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc. 

earthbound

adj
  • Unimaginative or mundane. 

  • Heading towards Earth. 

  • Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually. 

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