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A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

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Bureau 76% connected

Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Chest 76% connected

A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dresser 76% connected

One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lavatory 76% connected

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Defecate 74% connected

Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Defecate 74% connected

Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified.

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Containing whole 5

Can 70% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

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John 70% connected

A proper name of a man.

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Lavatory 70% connected

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

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Privy 70% connected

Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Toilet 70% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Component part 1

Drawer 70% connected

One who, or that which, draws

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Can 92% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Chiffonier 92% connected

Alt. of niere

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pot 92% connected

A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stool 92% connected

A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Throne 92% connected

A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Toilet 92% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

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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