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Circle

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.

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Narrower term 14

Camp 76% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Circlet 76% connected

A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband.

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Clique 76% connected

A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used in a bad sense.

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Cohort 76% connected

A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.

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Company 76% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Confederacy 76% connected

A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.

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Conspiracy 76% connected

A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.

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Coterie 76% connected

A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique.

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Disc 76% connected

A flat round plate

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Disk 76% connected

A discus; a quoit.

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Epicycle 76% connected

A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet…

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Equator 76% connected

The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispher…

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

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Party 76% connected

A part or portion.

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Manner of action 8

Compass 76% connected

A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

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Loop 76% connected

A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

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Orb 76% connected

A blank window or panel.

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Orbit 76% connected

The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.

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Revolve 76% connected

To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

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Troll 76% connected

A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.

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Ellipse 76% connected

An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through…

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Junction 76% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

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Locomotion 76% connected

The act of moving from place to place.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Oval 76% connected

Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.

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Seating 76% connected

of Seat

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Derivationally related 8

Circular 74% connected

In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.

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Circular 74% connected

In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.

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Encircle 74% connected

To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.

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Encircle 74% connected

To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.

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Lap 74% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Lap 74% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Round 74% connected

To whisper.

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Round 74% connected

To whisper.

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Component part 1

Arc 70% connected

A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

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Containing whole 5

House 70% connected

A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a d…

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Road 70% connected

A journey, or stage of a journey.

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Route 70% connected

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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Theater 70% connected

Alt. of Theatre

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Theatre 70% connected

An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in…

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Synonym 12

Band 92% connected

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or con…

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Circuit 92% connected

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.

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Encircle 92% connected

To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.

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Lap 92% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Lot 92% connected

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

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Roach 92% connected

A cockroach.

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Roofy 92% connected

Having roofs.

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Rope 92% connected

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…

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Rotary 92% connected

Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.

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Round 92% connected

To whisper.

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Roundabout 92% connected

Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.

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Set 92% connected

of Set

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