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Brassy

Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

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Tasteless 84% connected

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Tasteless 84% connected

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Nerve 74% connected

One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nerve 74% connected

One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

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Brass 66% connected

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont…

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Audacious 92% connected

Daring; spirited; adventurous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bald-faced 92% connected

Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Barefaced 92% connected

With the face uncovered; not masked.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Brazen 92% connected

Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cheap 92% connected

A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flash 92% connected

To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flashy 92% connected

Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Garish 92% connected

Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.

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Gaudy 92% connected

Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gimcrack 92% connected

A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Insolent 92% connected

Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Loud 92% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Meretricious 92% connected

Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tacky 92% connected

Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tawdry 92% connected

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trashy 92% connected

Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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