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Cohesion

The act or state of sticking together; close union.

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Development 76% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Growing 76% connected

of Grow

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Growth 76% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Link 76% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Maturation 76% connected

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Ontogenesis 76% connected

Alt. of Ontogeny

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Ontogeny 76% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

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Consistency 76% connected

The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.

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Continuity 76% connected

the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers.

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Stick 74% connected

A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stick 74% connected

A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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Coherence 92% connected

Alt. of Coherency

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Coherency 92% connected

A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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