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Bender

One who, or that which, bends.

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Broader term 5

Delivery 76% connected

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pitch 76% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Revel 76% connected

See Reveal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Revelry 76% connected

The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tool 76% connected

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bend 74% connected

To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bend 74% connected

To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Carouse 74% connected

A large draught of liquor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Carouse 74% connected

A large draught of liquor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Flex 74% connected

To bend; as, to flex the arm.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Flex 74% connected

To bend; as, to flex the arm.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Carousal 92% connected

A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Carouse 92% connected

A large draught of liquor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Curve 92% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Toot 92% connected

To stand out, or be prominent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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