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Cuff

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

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Verb group 8

Conjoin 84% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Conjoin 84% connected

To join together; to unite.

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Espouse 84% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

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Espouse 84% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

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Marry 84% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

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Marry 84% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

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Wed 84% connected

A pledge; a pawn.

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Wed 84% connected

A pledge; a pawn.

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Broader term 10

Bond 76% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fetter 76% connected

A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hamper 76% connected

A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which…

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Lap 76% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Overlap 76% connected

To lap over; to lap.

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Shackle 76% connected

Stubble.

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Slap 76% connected

A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

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Trammel 76% connected

A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.

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Unify 76% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

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Unite 76% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Containing whole 3

Arm 70% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Leg 70% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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Sleeve 70% connected

See Sleave, untwisted thread.

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Component part 1

Facing 70% connected

of Face

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Synonym 2

Handcuff 92% connected

A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plur…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Manacle 92% connected

A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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