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Attraction

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 to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.

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Affinity 76% connected

Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradist…

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Allure 76% connected

To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable…

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Allurement 76% connected

The act alluring; temptation; enticement.

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Attention 76% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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Binding 76% connected

of Bind

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Bond 76% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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Enticement 76% connected

The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

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Fascination 76% connected

The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or…

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Gravitation 76% connected

The act of gravitating.

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Gravity 76% connected

The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

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Lure 76% connected

A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

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Magnetism 76% connected

The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.

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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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Entertainer 76% connected

One who entertains.

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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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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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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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Appeal 74% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

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Appeal 74% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

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Attract 74% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

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Attract 74% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

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Attracter 92% connected

One who, or that which, attracts.

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Attractor 92% connected

One who, or that which, attracts.

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Draw 92% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Magnet 92% 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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Repulsion 94% connected

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

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Repulsion 94% connected

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

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