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Aviation

The art or science of flying.

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Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Art 76% connected

The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the endi…

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Artistry 76% connected

Works of art collectively.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Industry 76% connected

Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness;…

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Prowess 76% connected

Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Traveling 76% connected

of Travel

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Travelling 76% connected

of Travel

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Flight 76% connected

The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.

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Flying 76% connected

of Fly

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Fly 74% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

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Fly 74% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

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Synonym 1

Air 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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