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Albatross

A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

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Balk 76% connected

A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

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Baulk 76% connected

See Balk.

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Deterrent 76% connected

Serving to deter.

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Handicap 76% connected

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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Hinderance 76% connected

Same as Hindrance.

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Hindrance 76% connected

The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

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Impediment 76% connected

That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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Millstone 92% connected

One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.

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Bog noun · 86% connection

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried…

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Fen noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Fenland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Marsh noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Marshland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Mire noun · 86% connection

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

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Morass noun · 86% connection

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

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Quag noun · 86% connection

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

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Quagmire noun · 86% connection

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

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Slack noun · 86% connection

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

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Slough noun · 86% connection

a hollow filled with mud

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Swamp noun · 86% connection

a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"

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Water noun · 86% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 86% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Aquifer noun · 85% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

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Basin noun · 85% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment area noun · 85% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 85% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Architeuthis noun · 78% connection

largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Ass noun · 78% connection

A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or dome…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Auk noun · 78% connection

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Avocet noun · 78% connection

long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Bustard noun · 78% connection

large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy s…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Chat noun · 78% connection

A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Duck noun · 78% connection

small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Flamingo noun · 78% connection

large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Flight noun · 78% connection

A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or m…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Godwit noun · 78% connection

One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limos…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Goose noun · 78% connection

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Halibut noun · 78% connection

marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Heron noun · 78% connection

Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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Holibut noun · 78% connection

marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: web-footed, bird, genus, diomedea, several.
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