Dear: alternatives and connections

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.

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Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.

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of Love

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of Love

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Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

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One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

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of Belove

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of Belove

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The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.

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The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.

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A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

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A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

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With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.

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An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

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of Belove

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Of great cost; expensive; dear.

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One dearly beloved; a favorite.

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Same as Deary.

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In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as, to love one dearly.

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A dear; a darling.

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Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.

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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Hearty; sincere.

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A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

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The young of the sheep.

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A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

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A lover of mistress.

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