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Comforter

One who administers comfort or consolation.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bedclothes 76% connected

Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bedding 76% connected

of Bed

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Communicator 76% connected

One who communicates.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Device 76% connected

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Patchwork 76% connected

Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Comfort 74% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Comfort 74% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Relieve 74% connected

To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Relieve 74% connected

To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Allayer 92% connected

One who, or that which, allays.

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.

Comfort 92% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Puff 92% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quilt 92% connected

Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reliever 92% connected

One who, or that which, relieves.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sympathizer 92% connected

One who sympathizes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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