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College

A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops.

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Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Complex 76% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Collegiate 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a college; as, collegiate studies; a collegiate society.

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Collegiate 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a college; as, collegiate studies; a collegiate society.

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Academe 70% connected

An academy.

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University 70% connected

The universe; the whole.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Construction noun · 86% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Corner noun · 86% connection

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

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Anthology noun · 78% connection

A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly ap…

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Array noun · 78% connection

The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.

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Association noun · 78% connection

Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a b…

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Avocation noun · 78% connection

Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

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Bonus noun · 78% connection

A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.

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Cabal noun · 78% connection

A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue;…

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Charter verb · 78% connection

To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.

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Chartered adjective · 78% connection

Granted or established by charter; having, or existing under, a charter; having a privilege by charter.

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Clan noun · 78% connection

A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used co…

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Clique verb · 78% connection

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

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Club noun · 78% connection

a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fra…

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Community noun · 78% connection

A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as,…

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Competition noun · 78% connection

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects;…

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Cousinry noun · 78% connection

A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousins to a given person or persons.

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