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Badge

A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman.

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Allegory 76% connected

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances.…

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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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Emblem 76% connected

Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.

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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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Label 76% connected

A tassel.

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Tag 76% connected

Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

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Button 76% connected

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

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Chevron 76% connected

One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases…

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Insignia 76% connected

Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.

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Stripe 76% connected

A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as…

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Imagery noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Imagination noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Imaging noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Mental imagery noun · 78% connection

the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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Ambiguity noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Characterisation noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Characterization noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Choice of words noun · 78% connection

the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton

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Climate noun · 78% connection

the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

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Construction noun · 78% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Delineation noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Depiction noun · 78% connection

a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…

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Diction noun · 78% connection

the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton

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Equivocalness noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Focalisation noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing into focus

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Focalization noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing into focus

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Focusing noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing into focus

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Irony noun · 78% connection

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"

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Accent noun · 78% connection

A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Brand verb · 78% connection

To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Bush noun · 78% connection

A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern…

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Canonicals n. pl. · 78% connection

The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Charact noun · 78% connection

A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Check verb · 78% connection

To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Cognizance noun · 78% connection

The distinguishing mark worn by an armed knight, usually upon the helmet, and by his retainers and followers: Hence, in general, a bad…

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Corsage noun · 78% connection

a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on special occasions (as, at…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Countermark noun · 78% connection

A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a pa…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Countersign verb · 78% connection

To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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Crest noun · 78% connection

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a rel…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: distinctive, mark, token, sign, cognizance.
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