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Attention

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.

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Absorption 76% connected

The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the…

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Alertness 76% connected

The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

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Concentration 76% connected

The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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Ear 76% connected

The organ of hearing; the external ear.

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Engrossment 76% connected

The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.

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Enhancer 76% connected

One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc.

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Eye 76% connected

A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

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Foil 76% connected

To tread under foot; to trample.

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Heed 76% connected

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

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Immersion 76% connected

The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

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Incubation 76% connected

A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process.

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Intervention 76% connected

The act of intervening; interposition.

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Livery 76% connected

The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.

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Manicure 76% connected

A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails.

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Notice 76% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Nourishment 76% connected

The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

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Nursing 76% connected

of Nurse

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Observance 76% connected

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and f…

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Observation 76% connected

The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.

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Regard 76% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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Treatment 76% connected

The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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Vigilance 76% connected

The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.

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Attracter 76% connected

One who, or that which, attracts.

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Attraction 76% connected

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending…

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Attractor 76% connected

One who, or that which, attracts.

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Courtesy 76% connected

Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.

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Faculty 76% connected

Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or capacity for any…

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Magnet 76% connected

The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and,…

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Module 76% connected

A model or measure.

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Stance 76% connected

A stanza.

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Attend 74% connected

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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Attend 74% connected

To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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Hang 74% 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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Hang 74% 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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Attribute 4

Attentive 66% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

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Attentive 66% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

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Inattentive 66% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Inattentive 66% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Synonym 4

Aid 92% connected

To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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Attending 92% connected

of Attend

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Care 92% connected

A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tending 92% connected

of Tend

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