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Aspect

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.

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Background 76% connected

Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

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Coast 76% connected

The side of a thing.

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Durative 76% connected

Continuing; not completed; implying duration.

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Exposure 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Foreground 76% connected

On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and…

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Glimpse 76% connected

A sudden flash; transient luster.

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Gloominess 76% connected

State of being gloomy.

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Ground 76% connected

of Grind

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Inchoative 76% connected

Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb.

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Iterative 76% connected

Repeating.

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Leer 76% connected

To learn.

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Light 76% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Perfective 76% connected

Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; -- usually followed by of.

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Sector 76% connected

A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.

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Side 76% connected

The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distin…

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Spark 76% connected

A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.

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Sparkle 76% connected

A little spark; a scintillation.

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Sphere 76% connected

A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

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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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Tableau 76% connected

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.

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Twinkle 76% connected

To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

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Characteristic 76% connected

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; di…

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Countenance 76% connected

To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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Feature 76% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

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Visage 76% connected

The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.

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Panoramic 74% connected

Alt. of Panoramical

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Panoramic 74% connected

Alt. of Panoramical

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Expression 92% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Face 92% 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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Facet 92% connected

A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.

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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; --…

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Panorama 92% connected

A complete view in every direction.

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Prospect 92% connected

That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.

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Scene 92% connected

The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the st…

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View 92% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Vista 92% connected

A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or o…

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