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Compose

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

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Manner of action 27

Adopt 76% connected

To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place o…

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Annotate 76% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Arrange 76% connected

To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

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Author 76% connected

The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

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Catalog 76% connected

Catalogue.

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Catalogue 76% connected

A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of b…

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Cite 76% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Draft 76% connected

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.

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Dramatize 76% connected

To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode.

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Footnote 76% connected

A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.

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Harmonize 76% connected

To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize.

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Lyric 76% connected

Alt. of Lyrical

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Melodize 76% connected

To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody.

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Outline 76% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Paragraph 76% connected

Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /,…

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Poetize 76% connected

To write as a poet; to compose verse; to idealize.

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Profile 76% connected

An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Rewrite 76% connected

To write again.

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Score 76% connected

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

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Script 76% connected

A writing; a written document.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Verse 76% connected

A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.

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Versify 76% connected

To make verses.

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Broader term 13

Be 76% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Calm 76% connected

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

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Comprise 76% connected

To comprehend; to include.

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Constitute 76% connected

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

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Create 76% connected

Created; composed; begotten.

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Lull 76% connected

To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Plan 76% connected

A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation o…

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Quiet 76% connected

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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Represent 76% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Still 76% connected

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Tranquilize 76% connected

Alt. of Tranquillize

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Tranquillize 76% connected

To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotio…

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Derivationally related 16

Calmness 74% connected

The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.

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Calmness 74% connected

The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.

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Compilation 74% connected

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

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Compilation 74% connected

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

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Compiler 74% connected

One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.

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Compiler 74% connected

One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.

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Component 74% connected

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

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Component 74% connected

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

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Composer 74% connected

One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music.

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Composer 74% connected

One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music.

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Composition 74% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Composition 74% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Entails 2

Spell 72% connected

A spelk, or splinter.

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Write 72% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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See also 2

Draw 66% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Draw 66% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Synonym 5

Compile 92% connected

To put together; to construct; to build.

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Frame 92% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Indite 92% connected

To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

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Pen 92% connected

A feather.

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Write 92% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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