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Compaction

The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

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Compressing 76% connected

of Compress

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Compression 76% connected

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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Concentration 76% connected

The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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Grind 76% connected

To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

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Mill 76% connected

A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.

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Pulverization 76% connected

The action of reducing to dust or powder.

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Compact 74% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compact 74% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Crush 74% connected

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

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Crush 74% connected

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

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Squash 74% connected

An American animal allied to the weasel.

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Squash 74% connected

An American animal allied to the weasel.

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Synonym 4

Compression 92% connected

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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Concretion 92% connected

The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.

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Crunch 92% connected

To chew with force and noise; to craunch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crush 92% connected

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

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Rarefaction 94% connected

The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

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Rarefaction 94% connected

The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

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