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Appear

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

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Manner of action 44

Air 76% connected

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, a…

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Basset 76% connected

A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.

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Beam 76% connected

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Emerge 76% connected

To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from…

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Enter 76% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Erupt 76% connected

To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

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Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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Flash 76% connected

To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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Fulminate 76% connected

To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report.

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Gleam 76% connected

To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

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Glint 76% connected

A glimpse, glance, or gleam.

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Glisten 76% connected

To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening…

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Glitter 76% connected

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.

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Glow 76% connected

To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.

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Hang 76% connected

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…

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Jump 76% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Look 76% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Loom 76% connected

See Loon, the bird.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Manifest 76% connected

Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehens…

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Occur 76% connected

To meet; to clash.

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Outcrop 76% connected

The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.

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Peep 76% connected

To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.

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Photograph 76% connected

A picture or likeness obtained by photography.

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Pop 76% connected

A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.

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Premier 76% connected

First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister.

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Publish 76% connected

To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an ed…

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Radiate 76% connected

To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.

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Reappear 76% connected

To appear again.

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Rear 76% connected

Early; soon.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Savor 76% connected

That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an…

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Seem 76% connected

To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be…

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Shine 76% connected

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Stunt 76% connected

To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant.

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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Taste 76% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Arrive 76% connected

To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by a…

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Be 76% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Come 76% connected

of Come

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Execute 76% connected

To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform.

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Get 76% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Happen 76% connected

To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.

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Materialize 76% connected

To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.

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Perform 76% connected

To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do.

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Seem 76% connected

To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be…

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Derivationally related 12

Apparent 74% connected

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

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Apparent 74% connected

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

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Apparition 74% connected

The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

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Apparition 74% connected

The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

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Appearance 74% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Appearance 74% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Face 74% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Face 74% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Flavor 74% connected

That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.

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Flavor 74% connected

That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.

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Look 74% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Look 74% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Look 92% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Seem 92% connected

To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Indicate 88% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

cautious academic claims 62% interchangeable stronger

Describes how something seems on available evidence.

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Disappear 94% connected

To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the appr…

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Disappear 94% connected

To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the appr…

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Vanish 94% connected

To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a shi…

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Vanish 94% connected

To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a shi…

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