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A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

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Accumulate 76% connected

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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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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Amass 76% connected

To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Assemblage 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Collection 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conglomerate 76% connected

Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cumulate 76% connected

To gather or throw into a heap; to heap together; to accumulate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Firewood 76% connected

Wood for fuel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gather 76% connected

To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Bank 76% connected

A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reserve 74% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reserve 74% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reserve 92% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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