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Debarment

Hindrance from approach; exclusion.

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Bar 76% connected

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

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Exclusion 76% connected

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of bein…

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Prevention 76% connected

The act of going, or state of being, before.

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Suspension 76% connected

The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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Debar 74% connected

To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or re…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Debar 74% connected

To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or re…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suspend 74% connected

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

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Suspend 74% connected

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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