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Bitch

The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.

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Canine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

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Complain 76% connected

To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak…

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Difficulty 76% connected

The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Objection 76% connected

The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.

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Plain 76% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Kick 74% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Kick 74% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Whiner 74% connected

One who, or that which, whines.

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Whiner 74% connected

One who, or that which, whines.

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Synonym 8

Backbite 92% connected

To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Beef 92% connected

An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bellyache 92% connected

Pain in the bowels; colic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crab 92% connected

One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen i…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gripe 92% connected

A vulture; the griffin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Grouse 92% connected

Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. T…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Kick 92% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Squawk 92% connected

To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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