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About
adverb · 78% connection
To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Affection
noun · 78% connection
Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affect…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Against
preposition · 78% connection
From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Aim
verb · 78% connection
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
All-or-none law
noun · 78% connection
(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Antero-
unknown · 78% connection
A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Anticlastic
adjective · 78% connection
Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surf…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Back
noun · 78% connection
The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Before
adverb · 78% connection
On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Behind
adjective · 78% connection
On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Chasuble
noun · 78% connection
The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Clap
verb · 78% connection
To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapp…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Coach
noun · 78% connection
A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Contrary
adjective · 78% connection
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Contrecoup
noun · 78% connection
A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Countermarch
noun · 78% connection
An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Deep
superl. · 78% connection
Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
Drive
verb · 78% connection
To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: strike, drive, back, opposite, direction.
