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Abutter

One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.

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Landholder 76% connected

A holder, owner, or proprietor of land.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Landowner 76% connected

An owner of land.

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Border 74% connected

The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Border 74% connected

The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

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Abut verb · 78% connection

To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.

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Abutment noun · 78% connection

That on or against which a body abuts or presses

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Accession noun · 78% connection

A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a rig…

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Accretion noun · 78% connection

The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain o…

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Acres noun · 78% connection

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Lon…

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Affluent noun · 78% connection

A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.

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Allodium noun · 78% connection

Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to…

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Avulsion noun · 78% connection

The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change…

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Backwater noun · 78% connection

Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or a…

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Beneficial adjective · 78% connection

Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate.

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Bitterroot noun · 78% connection

A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc…

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Bolster noun · 78% connection

That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.

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By-street noun · 78% connection

A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street.

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Common noun · 78% connection

The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; -- so called from the comm…

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Deforciant noun · 78% connection

One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.

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Demesne noun · 78% connection

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Lon…

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Door noun · 78% connection

a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the st…

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Estate noun · 78% connection

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use; "the family owned a large estate on Lon…

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