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Amphibian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles.

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Fighter 76% connected

One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.

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Jet 76% connected

Same as 2d Get.

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Accelerator 70% connected

One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.

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Bonnet 70% connected

A headdress for men and boys; a cap.

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Cowl 70% connected

A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.

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Gas 70% connected

An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as…

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Gun 70% connected

of Gin

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Hood 70% connected

State; condition.

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Pod 70% connected

A bag; a pouch.

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Throttle 70% connected

The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.

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Wing 70% connected

One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the cas…

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Aeroplane 92% connected

A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

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Plane 92% connected

Any tree of the genus Platanus.

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