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In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently believed.

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Present 66% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Presently 92% connected

At present; at this time; now.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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AC noun · 78% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Achievement noun · 78% connection

An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.

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Acid noun · 78% connection

One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetab…

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Alternating current noun · 78% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating electric current noun · 78% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Ampere noun · 78% connection

The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the un…

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Bit verb · 78% connection

In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; a…

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Blower noun · 78% connection

A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A…

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Broach noun · 78% connection

A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes…

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Broker verb · 78% connection

An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly c…

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Catalysis noun · 78% connection

A process by which reaction occurs in the presence of certain agents which were formerly believed to exert an influence by mere contac…

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Cathode noun · 78% connection

The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the ele…

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Commonly adverb · 78% connection

Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.

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Countercurrent noun · 78% connection

A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.

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Currency noun · 78% connection

Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.

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Current adjective · 78% connection

occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic…

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Eddy noun · 78% connection

A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

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Electro-magnet noun · 78% connection

A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being…

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