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Awl
noun · 78% connection
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Benne
noun · 78% connection
The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is ex…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Bodkin
noun · 78% connection
An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Buckwheat
noun · 78% connection
a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds whi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Bush
verb · 78% connection
To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the gr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Bushing
noun · 78% connection
The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Cod
noun · 78% connection
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Dart
noun · 78% connection
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Dibbler
noun · 78% connection
One who, or that which, dibbles, or makes holes in the ground for seed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Down
noun · 78% connection
The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Drill
noun · 78% connection
An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Eyeleteer
noun · 78% connection
A small, sharp-pointed instrument used in piercing eyelet holes; a stiletto.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Flat
superl. · 78% connection
Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Golf
noun · 78% connection
A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small hole…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Gymnosperm
noun · 78% connection
A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Hypogeous
adjective · 78% connection
Growing under ground; remaining under ground; ripening its fruit under ground.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.
Implement
verb · 78% connection
To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implement…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pointed, implement, holes, ground, plants.