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Cat's-paw

A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

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Assistant 76% connected

Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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Help 76% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Helper 76% connected

One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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Hitch 76% connected

To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

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Supporter 76% connected

One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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Instrument 92% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Pawn 92% connected

See Pan, the masticatory.

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