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Cob

The top or head of anything.

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Gull 76% connected

To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sea gull 76% connected

Any gull living on the seacoast.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Swan 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and stro…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Containing whole 2

Hazel 70% connected

A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The Amer…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Hazelnut 70% connected

The nut of the hazel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Cobnut 92% connected

A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Filbert 92% connected

The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hazelnut 92% connected

The nut of the hazel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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