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Bobsled

Alt. of Bobsleigh

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Sled 76% connected

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sledge 76% connected

A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sleigh 76% connected

Sly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bob 74% connected

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's ta…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bob 74% connected

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's ta…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Bob 92% connected

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's ta…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bobsleigh 92% connected

A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.