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Cream

The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.

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Verb group 8

Flail 84% connected

An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter…

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Flail 84% connected

An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Lam 84% connected

To beat soundly; to thrash.

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Lam 84% connected

To beat soundly; to thrash.

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Thresh 84% connected

To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash whe…

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Thresh 84% connected

To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash whe…

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Broader term 13

Apply 76% connected

To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Beat 76% connected

of Beat

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Crush 76% 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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Elite 76% connected

A choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Remove 76% connected

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

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Scramble 76% connected

To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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Shell 76% connected

A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Trounce 76% connected

To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.

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Vanquish 76% connected

To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.

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Withdraw 76% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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Narrower term 3

Lanolin 76% connected

A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.

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Nard 76% connected

An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.

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Spikenard 76% connected

An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the…

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Derivationally related 2

Creamy 74% connected

Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.

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Creamy 74% connected

Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.

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Synonym 8

Bat 92% connected

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

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Drub 92% connected

To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Emollient 92% connected

Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lick 92% connected

To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ointment 92% connected

That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pick 92% connected

To throw; to pitch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Skim 92% connected

To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; t…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thrash 92% connected

Alt. of Thresh

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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