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Belt

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

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Broader term 15

Accessory 76% connected

Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contrib…

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Ammunition 76% connected

Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Bump 76% connected

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

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Course 76% connected

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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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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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Path 76% connected

A trodden way; a footway.

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Region 76% connected

One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Sing 76% connected

To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of…

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Track 76% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Narrower term 7

Baldric 76% connected

A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any belt.

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Band 76% connected

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 con…

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Conveyer 76% connected

One who, or that which, conveys or carries, transmits or transfers.

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Conveyor 76% connected

A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or troug…

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Holster 76% connected

A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.

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Track 76% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Transporter 76% connected

One who transports.

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Derivationally related 8

Bang 74% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

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Bang 74% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

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Blast 74% connected

A violent gust of wind.

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Blast 74% connected

A violent gust of wind.

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Dash 74% connected

To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.

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Dash 74% connected

To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.

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Knock 74% connected

To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.

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Knock 74% connected

To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.

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Substance part 1

Belting 70% connected

of Belt

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Synonym 8

Bang 92% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

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Bash 92% connected

To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.

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Knock 92% connected

To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.

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Rap 92% connected

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

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Smash 92% connected

To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

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Swath 92% connected

A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

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Whack 92% connected

To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.

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Whang 92% connected

A leather thong.

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Antonym 2

Unbelt 94% connected

To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.

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Unbelt 94% connected

To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.

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