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Crossing

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Broader term 13

Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Coupling 76% connected

of Couple

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Junction 76% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

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Mating 76% connected

of Mate

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Pairing 76% connected

of Pair

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Path 76% connected

A trodden way; a footway.

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Traveling 76% connected

of Travel

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Travelling 76% connected

of Travel

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Voyage 76% connected

Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or count…

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Water 76% connected

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

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Narrower term 5

Corner 76% connected

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

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Ford 76% connected

A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

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Fording 76% connected

of Ford

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Reciprocal 76% connected

Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.

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Traverse 76% connected

Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

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Derivationally related 8

Ford 74% connected

A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

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Ford 74% connected

A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

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Hybridize 74% connected

To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.

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Hybridize 74% connected

To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.

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Intersect 74% connected

To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center.

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Intersect 74% connected

To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center.

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Track 74% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Track 74% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Containing whole 3

Road 70% connected

A journey, or stage of a journey.

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Route 70% connected

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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Stream 70% connected

A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel,…

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Synonym 7

Cross 92% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

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Crossroad 92% connected

A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.

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Crossway 92% connected

See Crossroad.

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Ford 92% connected

A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hybridization 92% connected

The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.

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Hybridizing 92% connected

of Hybridize

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Intersection 92% connected

The act, state, or place of intersecting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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