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Anabas
noun · 78% connection
A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Awl
noun · 78% connection
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Bar
noun · 78% connection
A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purpo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Batlet
noun · 78% connection
A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Caduceus
noun · 78% connection
The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive woo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Cheval-de-frise
noun · 78% connection
A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, sto…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Cisalpine
adjective · 78% connection
On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Crook
noun · 78% connection
A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Dart
noun · 78% connection
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Direct
adjective · 78% connection
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Ferrous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence; as, ferrous sul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Finery
noun · 78% connection
Fineness; beauty.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Gisarm
noun · 78% connection
A weapon with a scythe-shaped blade, and a separate long sharp point, mounted on a long staff and carried by foot soldiers.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Hematite
noun · 78% connection
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral cryst…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Iron
noun · 78% connection
The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Irony
adjective · 78% connection
Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Limonite
noun · 78% connection
Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
Linstock
noun · 78% connection
A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: long, staff, pointed, iron, climbing.
