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Collar

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.

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Broader term 19

Band 76% 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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Banding 76% connected

of Band

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Brim 76% connected

The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.

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Capture 76% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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Clutch 76% connected

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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Equip 76% connected

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide wi…

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Fit 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Hoop 76% connected

A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.

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Lip 76% connected

One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to…

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Necklace 76% connected

A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.

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Outfit 76% connected

A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; thin…

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Prehend 76% connected

To lay hold of; to seize.

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Restraint 76% connected

The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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Rim 76% connected

The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.

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Ring 76% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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Seize 76% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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Seizure 76% connected

The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property…

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Stria 76% connected

A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the striae, or groovings, produced on…

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Striation 76% connected

The quality or condition of being striated.

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Narrower term 5

Choker 76% connected

One who, or that which, chokes.

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Rabato 76% connected

A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.

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Rebato 76% connected

Same as Rabato.

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Ruff 76% connected

A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.

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Ruffle 76% connected

To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

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Derivationally related 6

Apprehend 74% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Apprehend 74% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Apprehension 74% connected

The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.

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Apprehension 74% connected

The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.

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Containing whole 3

Boot 70% connected

Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.

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Neck 70% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Shoe 70% connected

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not exten…

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Component part 2

Facing 70% connected

of Face

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Hame 70% connected

Home.

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Synonym 11

Apprehend 92% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Apprehension 92% connected

The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Arrest 92% connected

To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Catch 92% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Choker 92% connected

One who, or that which, chokes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cop 92% connected

The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Leash 92% connected

A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

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Nab 92% connected

The summit of an eminence.

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Nail 92% connected

the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Neckband 92% connected

A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a garment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pinch 92% connected

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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