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Bag

A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.

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Broader term 17

Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Baggage 76% connected

The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

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Capture 76% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Container 76% connected

One who, or that which, contains.

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Droop 76% connected

To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an animal, plant, etc., from physical inability or exhaustion, want of nourishment, or the like.

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Flag 76% connected

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

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Jut 76% connected

To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.

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Luggage 76% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

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Mamma 76% connected

Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

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Project 76% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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Protrude 76% connected

To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

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Rip 76% connected

A wicker fish basket.

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Sag 76% connected

To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, th…

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Steal 76% connected

A handle; a stale, or stele.

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Swag 76% connected

To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.

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Narrower term 24

Bladder 76% connected

A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinar…

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Carpetbag 76% connected

A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

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Carryall 76% connected

A light covered carriage, having four wheels and seats for four or more persons, usually drawn by one horse.

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Clutch 76% connected

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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Envelope 76% connected

Alt. of Envelop

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Etui 76% connected

A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.

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Gladstone 76% connected

A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats, calash top, and seats for driver and footman.

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Gripsack 76% connected

A traveler's handbag.

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Haversack 76% connected

A bag for oats or oatmeal.

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Home 76% connected

See Homelyn.

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Knapsack 76% connected

A case of canvas or leather, for carrying on the back a soldier's necessaries, or the clothing, etc., of a traveler.

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Nosebag 76% connected

A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.

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Pannier 76% connected

A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass

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Plate 76% connected

A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel…

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Poke 76% connected

A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and…

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Portmanteau 76% connected

A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys.

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Pouch 76% connected

A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc.

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Purse 76% connected

A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried o…

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Reticule 76% connected

A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand.

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Sachet 76% connected

A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them.

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Sack 76% connected

A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.

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Skin 76% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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Third 76% connected

Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day.

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Tote 76% connected

To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by negroes.

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Manner of action 2

Pouch 76% connected

A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc.

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Protuberate 76% connected

To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.

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Derivationally related 8

Bulge 74% connected

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

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Bulge 74% connected

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

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Packer 74% connected

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.

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Packer 74% connected

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.

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Pocket 74% connected

A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.

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Pocket 74% connected

A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.

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Component part 1

Clasp 70% connected

To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).

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Containing whole 5

Cow 70% connected

A chimney cap; a cowl

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Diamond 70% connected

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

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Ewe 70% connected

The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.

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Infield 70% connected

To inclose, as a field.

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Nanny 70% connected

A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.

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Synonym 8

Base 92% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Bulge 92% connected

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

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Dish 92% connected

A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.

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Grip 92% connected

The griffin.

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Pocket 92% connected

A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.

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Pocketbook 92% connected

A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.

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Purse 92% connected

A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried o…

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Udder 92% connected

The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma.

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