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Atlas

One who sustains a great burden.

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Column 76% connected

A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and…

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Pillar 76% connected

The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not suppor…

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Gazetteer 70% connected

A writer of news, or an officer appointed to publish news by authority.

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Arch noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Architectural ornament noun · 78% connection

(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

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Architecture noun · 78% connection

the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence…

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Art form noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Attic noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Columniation noun · 78% connection

(architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Conge noun · 78% connection

(architecture) a concave molding

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Corbel arch noun · 78% connection

(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet

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Accloy verb · 78% connection

To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to burden. See Cloy.

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Acquit verb · 78% connection

To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of…

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Allege verb · 78% connection

To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.

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Backbone noun · 78% connection

The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.

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Ballet noun · 78% connection

A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.

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Bear verb · 78% connection

To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

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Bearer noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

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Beast noun · 78% connection

Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.

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Bourdon noun · 78% connection

A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.)

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Burden verb · 78% connection

To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).

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Burdened imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Burden

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Burdening p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Burden

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