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Clear-cut

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cleared 84% connected

of Clear

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cleared 84% connected

of Clear

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Distinct 84% connected

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Distinct 84% connected

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Clear 76% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clean-cut 92% connected

See Clear-cut.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Clear 92% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Distinct 92% connected

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trenchant 92% connected

Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

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the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

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Acute adjective · 78% connection

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Anaglyph noun · 78% connection

Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.

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Anaglyptograph noun · 78% connection

An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Camaieu noun · 78% connection

A cameo.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Cameos pl. · 78% connection

of Cameo

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Conch noun · 78% connection

A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Contour noun · 78% connection

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Crystallite noun · 78% connection

A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not ref…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Ectype noun · 78% connection

A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

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Illustration noun · 78% connection

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Incisive adjective · 78% connection

Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sharp, distinct, outline, like, cameo.
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Intaglio noun · 78% connection

A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hen…

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