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Bitt

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Broader term 4

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.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Post 76% connected

Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Secure 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bollard 74% connected

An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bollard 74% connected

An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 4

Dock 70% connected

A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pier 70% connected

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wharf 70% connected

A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually ex…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wharfage 70% connected

The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Bollard 92% connected

An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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