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Deafen

To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Damp 76% connected

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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Dampen 76% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Soften 76% connected

To make soft or more soft.

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

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Deaf 74% connected

Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deaf 74% connected

Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Noise 72% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Resound 72% connected

To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

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Deaf 92% connected

Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Acoustic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.

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Administrative hearing noun · 78% connection

a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically…

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Animadversion noun · 78% connection

The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.

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Animadversive adjective · 78% connection

Having the power of perceiving; percipient.

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Articulate verb · 78% connection

To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.

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Audience adjective · 78% connection

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

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Audiphone noun · 78% connection

An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctl…

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Audition noun · 78% connection

The act of hearing or listening; hearing.

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Auditory adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear.

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Deaf-mute noun · 78% connection

A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, o…

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Deafness noun · 78% connection

Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of…

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Disable verb · 78% connection

To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual po…

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Disarm verb · 78% connection

To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

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Ear noun · 78% connection

The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in t…

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Enunciate verb · 78% connection

To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.

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Hear verb · 78% connection

To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.

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Hearing noun · 78% connection

The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.

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Horse power unknown · 78% connection

A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines…

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