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Band

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.

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Adornment 76% connected

An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.

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Attach 76% connected

To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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Bar 76% connected

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

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Belt 76% connected

That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.

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Bind 76% connected

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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Constraint 76% connected

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

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Jewellery 76% connected

See Jewelry.

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Jewelry 76% connected

The art or trade of a jeweler.

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Loop 76% connected

A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

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Range 76% connected

To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.

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Restraint 76% connected

The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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Slip 76% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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Streak 76% connected

To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.

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Strip 76% connected

To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…

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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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Tie 76% connected

A knot; a fastening.

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Tissue 76% connected

A woven fabric.

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Armlet 76% connected

A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea.

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Backband 76% connected

The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.

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Bellyband 76% connected

A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.

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Bracelet 76% connected

An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by women or girls.

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Camp 76% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Cincture 76% connected

A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.

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Clique 76% connected

A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.

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Cohort 76% connected

A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.

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Collar 76% connected

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

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Collet 76% connected

An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.

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Company 76% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Confederacy 76% connected

A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.

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Conspiracy 76% connected

A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.

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Coterie 76% connected

A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique.

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Elastic 76% connected

Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; hav…

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Garter 76% connected

A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.

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Girdle 76% connected

A griddle.

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Hatband 76% connected

A band round the crown of a hat; sometimes, a band of black cloth, crape, etc., worn as a badge of mourning.

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Headband 76% connected

A fillet; a band for the head.

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Headpiece 76% connected

Head.

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Headstall 76% connected

That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.

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Hoop 76% connected

A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.

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Ligature 76% connected

The act of binding.

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Neckband 76% connected

A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a garment.

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

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Party 76% connected

A part or portion.

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Ring 76% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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Ringlet 76% connected

A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.

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Sash 76% connected

A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a…

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Strap 76% connected

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

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Supporter 76% connected

One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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Waistband 76% connected

The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.

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Waistcloth 76% connected

A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.

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Weed 76% connected

A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or outer garment.

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Withe 76% connected

A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.

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Wristband 76% connected

The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.

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Wristlet 76% connected

An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a glove.

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Ring 74% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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Ring 74% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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Containing whole 1

Garment 70% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Component part 1

Section 70% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Synonym 9

Banding 92% connected

of Band

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Circle 92% connected

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the ce…

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Isthmus 92% connected

A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; th…

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Lot 92% connected

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

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Ring 92% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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Set 92% connected

of Set

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Stria 92% connected

A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the striae, or groovings, produced on…

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Striation 92% connected

The quality or condition of being striated.

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Stripe 92% 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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