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1) a person taking an active part, especially in politics (activist)

2) (to cause nuts) to become pale or white e.g. by taking off the skin of almonds (blanch)

3) taking too much pleasure in giving orders (bossy)

4) a person standing near but not taking part in an event or activity (bystander)

5) an apparatus used for taking photographs or for broadcasting TV programs etc (camera)

6) (of a person) not taking care; thoughtless (careless)

7) a person, team, animal etc taking the first place in a competition (champion)

8) to pick out (a person, thing) from a large number; show what or which one wants by taking (something) (choose)

9) the act of taking part with another person (in doing wrong) (complicity)

10) a group of people (especially taking part in religious worship) (congregation)

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Meaning:
attractive

having the power to cause pleasure, liking etc

appealing, drawing attention

beautiful

giving pleasure or delight to the mind or senses

physically attractive

capture

the act of capturing

catching, forceful holding

catching

(especially of diseases) tending to spread from one person to another

contagious (disease)

communicable

(of ideas, illness etc) that can be communicated or passed on

able to be contracted

contagious

(of a disease) spreading by contact

communicable

prepossessing

attractive; making a good impression

attractive, handsome

takings

an amount of money received by a business, especially a shop

catching and arresting

TAKING as in Wiktionary
TAKING as in Wikipedia