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Accost

To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.

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Verb group 4

Hook 84% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hook 84% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Snare 84% connected

A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Snare 84% connected

A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Manner of action 3

Approach 76% connected

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Greet 76% connected

Great.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recognize 76% connected

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

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Broader term 6

Come 76% connected

of Come

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Furnish 76% connected

To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provis…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Addressee 74% connected

One to whom anything is addressed.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Addressee 74% connected

One to whom anything is addressed.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Allurement 74% connected

The act alluring; temptation; enticement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Allurement 74% connected

The act alluring; temptation; enticement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Address 92% connected

To aim; to direct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hook 92% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Solicit 92% connected

To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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