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Brim

The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.

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Bill 76% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Collar 76% connected

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Peak 76% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Visor 76% connected

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vizor 76% connected

See Visor.

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Edge 76% connected

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Feature 76% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fill 76% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

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have 76% connected

of Have

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Containing whole 4

Chapeau 70% connected

A hat or covering for the head.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hat 70% connected

Hot.

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Lid 70% connected

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

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Vessel 70% connected

A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bo…

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Lip 92% connected

One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rim 92% connected

The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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