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Bill

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Verb group 2

Charge 84% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Charge 84% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Broader term 19

Account 76% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Ad 76% connected

a public promotion of some product or service

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Advert 76% connected

To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.

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Advertise 76% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

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Advertisement 76% connected

The act of informing or notifying; notification.

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Advertising 76% connected

of Advertise

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Brim 76% connected

The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.

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Calculate 76% connected

To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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List 76% connected

A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a…

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Listing 76% connected

of List

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Post 76% connected

Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

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Program 76% connected

Same as Programme.

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Programme 76% connected

That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order…

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Promote 76% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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Push 76% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Sign 76% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

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Manner of action 7

Assess 76% connected

To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation.

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Impose 76% connected

To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

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Invoice 76% connected

A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges ann…

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Levy 76% connected

A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence wh…

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Surcharge 76% connected

To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.

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Tithe 76% connected

A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy f…

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Undercharge 76% connected

To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.

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Narrower term 16

Buck 76% connected

Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.

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Card 76% connected

A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game play…

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Carte 76% connected

Bill of fare.

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Cere 76% connected

The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Chit 76% connected

The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.

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Clam 76% connected

A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the…

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Dollar 76% connected

A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.

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Fifty 76% connected

Five times ten; as, fifty men.

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Menu 76% connected

The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.

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Playbill 76% connected

A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.

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Reckoning 76% connected

of Reckon

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Stuffer 76% connected

One who, or that which, stuffs.

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Tab 76% connected

The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.

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Tally 76% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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Twenty 76% connected

One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.

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Derivationally related 12

Account 74% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Account 74% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Charge 74% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Charge 74% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Notice 74% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Notice 74% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Post 74% connected

Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

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Post 74% connected

Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

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Poster 74% connected

A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.

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Poster 74% connected

A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.

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Containing whole 1

Bird 70% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Component part 1

Rider 70% connected

One who, or that which, rides.

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Synonym 27

Account 92% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Bank bill 92% connected

In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.

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Bank note 92% connected

A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand.

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Banknote 92% connected

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Beak 92% connected

The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is…

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Billhook 92% connected

A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a hand bill; when the handl…

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Broadside 92% connected

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

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Card 92% connected

A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game play…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Charge 92% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Circular 92% connected

In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.

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Flier 92% connected

One who flies or flees; a runaway; a fugitive.

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Flyer 92% connected

One that uses wings.

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Greenback 92% connected

One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent al…

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Handbill 92% connected

A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

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Invoice 92% connected

A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges ann…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Measure 92% connected

A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and s…

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Neb 92% connected

The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.

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Nib 92% connected

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

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Note 92% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

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Notice 92% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Peak 92% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Pecker 92% connected

One who, or that which, pecks; specif., a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker.

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Placard 92% connected

A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority.

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Poster 92% connected

A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.

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Posting 92% connected

of Post

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Visor 92% connected

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

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Vizor 92% connected

See Visor.

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