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Binder

One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

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Adhesive 76% connected

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Harvester 76% connected

One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.

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Ligament 76% connected

Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Reaper 76% connected

One who reaps.

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Bind 74% 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.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bind 74% 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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Tie 74% connected

A knot; a fastening.

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Tie 74% connected

A knot; a fastening.

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Ligature 92% connected

The act of binding.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Fabrication noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Fluid mechanics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Hydraulics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Manufacture noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Manufacturing noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Antilegomena n. pl. · 78% connection

Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are t…

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Apprentice verb · 78% connection

To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

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Bargain noun · 78% connection

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to…

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Bibliopolism noun · 78% connection

The trade or business of selling books.

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Block verb · 78% connection

A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: binds, sheaves, trade, bind, books.
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Book-learned adjective · 78% connection

Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: binds, sheaves, trade, bind, books.
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Bookbinder noun · 78% connection

One whose occupation is to bind books.

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Bookish adjective · 78% connection

Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.

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Bookmaker noun · 78% connection

One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.

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Bull's-eye noun · 78% connection

A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.

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Calf noun · 78% connection

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

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Canon noun · 78% connection

The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, giv…

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Carafate noun · 78% connection

medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it

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Chain verb · 78% connection

To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.

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Grangerize v. t. & i. · 78% connection

To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other books.

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Hayrack noun · 78% connection

A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging.

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Maccabees n. pl. · 78% connection

The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and whi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: binds, sheaves, trade, bind, books.
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Mow noun · 78% connection

A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.

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