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Cremation

A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.

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Incineration 76% connected

The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

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Cremate 74% connected

To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse, inst…

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Cremate 74% connected

To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse, inst…

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capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"

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Broadsheet noun · 78% connection

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Broadside noun · 78% connection

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Circular noun · 78% connection

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Economy noun · 78% connection

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Landfill noun · 78% connection

a low area that has been filled in

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Recovery noun · 78% connection

return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

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Recycle verb · 78% connection

use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

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Recycling noun · 78% connection

used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products; "Every Monday, we put our recycling out on the curb for pick-up"

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Absenteeism noun · 78% connection

The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is sit…

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Abstinence noun · 78% connection

The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or f…

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Allopathy noun · 78% connection

That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produce…

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Ardent adjective · 78% connection

Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as, ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent fever.

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Beat verb · 78% connection

A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat.

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Bitumen noun · 78% connection

Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many pl…

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Brand verb · 78% connection

A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.

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Broadcast programming noun · 78% connection

the practice of organizing and or ordering of broadcast media programs (Internet, television, radio, etc.) in a daily, weekly, monthly…

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Broadcast scheduling noun · 78% connection

the practice of organizing and or ordering of broadcast media programs (Internet, television, radio, etc.) in a daily, weekly, monthly…

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Carcass noun · 78% connection

A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

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Crematory noun · 78% connection

A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.

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Dead adjective · 78% connection

Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

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Dirige noun · 78% connection

A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is the first wo…

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Egotism noun · 78% connection

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; th…

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Empiricism noun · 78% connection

Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and…

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