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Concentration

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

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Assembly 76% connected

A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for…

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Attention 76% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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Diligence 76% connected

The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence.

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Gathering 76% connected

of Gather

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Increase 76% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Industry 76% connected

Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness;…

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Property 76% connected

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as,…

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Strengthening 76% connected

of Strengthen

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Centering 76% connected

of Centre

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Centring 76% connected

of Centre

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Compaction 76% connected

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

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Compression 76% connected

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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Concretion 76% 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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Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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Engrossment 76% connected

The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.

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Focus 76% connected

A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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Focusing 76% connected

of Focus

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Intentness 76% connected

The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.

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M 76% connected

As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.

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Singleness 76% connected

The quality or state of being single, or separate from all others; the opposite of doubleness, complication, or multiplicity.

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Specialism 76% connected

Devotion to a particular and restricted part or branch of knowledge, art, or science; as, medical specialism.

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Study 76% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Center 74% connected

A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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Center 74% connected

A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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Concentrate 74% connected

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of li…

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Concentrate 74% connected

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of li…

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Condense 74% connected

To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.

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Condense 74% connected

To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.

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Digest 74% connected

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.

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Digest 74% connected

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.

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Reduce 74% connected

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

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Reduce 74% connected

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

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Steep 74% connected

Bright; glittering; fiery.

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Steep 74% connected

Bright; glittering; fiery.

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Absorption 92% connected

The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the…

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Assiduity 92% connected

Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.

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Compactness 92% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

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Density 92% connected

The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Engrossment 92% connected

The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Immersion 92% connected

The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

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Tightness 92% connected

The quality or condition of being tight.

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Dilution 94% connected

The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted.

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Dilution 94% connected

The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted.

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