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Direct

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Similar meaning 42

Absolute 84% connected

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promis…

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Absolute 84% connected

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promis…

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Bluff 84% connected

Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.

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Bluff 84% connected

Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.

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Blunt 84% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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Blunt 84% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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Brutal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature.

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Brutal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature.

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Candid 84% connected

White.

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Candid 84% connected

White.

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Exact 84% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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Exact 84% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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Flat-footed 84% connected

Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep.

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Flat-footed 84% connected

Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep.

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Forthright 84% connected

Straight forward; in a straight direction.

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Forthright 84% connected

Straight forward; in a straight direction.

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Frank 84% connected

A pigsty.

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Frank 84% connected

A pigsty.

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Free-spoken 84% connected

Accustomed to speak without reserve.

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Free-spoken 84% connected

Accustomed to speak without reserve.

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Immediate 84% connected

Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact.

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Immediate 84% connected

Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact.

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Outspoken 84% connected

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke.

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Outspoken 84% connected

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Point-blank 84% connected

The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed.

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Point-blank 84% connected

The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed.

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Pointed 84% connected

of Point

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Pointed 84% connected

of Point

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Primary 84% connected

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Primary 84% connected

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straightforward 84% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Straightforward 84% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Through 84% connected

From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as…

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Through 84% connected

From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as…

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Unilateral 84% connected

Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

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Unilateral 84% connected

Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

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Verb group 2

Conduct 84% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

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Conduct 84% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

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Broader term 30

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Aim 76% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Apprise 76% connected

To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of…

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Apprize 76% connected

To appraise; to value; to appreciate.

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Care 76% connected

A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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Command 76% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Create 76% connected

Created; composed; begotten.

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Deal 76% connected

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

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Designate 76% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Destine 76% connected

To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative…

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Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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Enjoin 76% connected

To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

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Execute 76% connected

To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform.

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Handle 76% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Instruct 76% connected

Arranged; furnished; provided.

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Intend 76% connected

To stretch' to extend; to distend.

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Label 76% connected

A tassel.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Manage 76% connected

The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Order 76% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Perform 76% connected

To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do.

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Plan 76% connected

A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation o…

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Say 76% connected

Saw.

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Specify 76% connected

To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to speci…

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Tell 76% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

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Train 76% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Manner of action 53

Address 76% connected

To aim; to direct.

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Administer 76% connected

To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the…

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Aim 76% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Beacon 76% connected

A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Cast 76% connected

of Cast

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Channel 76% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Command 76% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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Conn 76% connected

See Con, to direct a ship.

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Contrive 76% connected

To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Corner 76% connected

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

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Crab 76% connected

One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen i…

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Divert 76% connected

To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its u…

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Dock 76% connected

A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.

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Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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Guide 76% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

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Hand 76% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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have 76% connected

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Helm 76% connected

See Haulm, straw.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Level 76% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Misdirect 76% connected

To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.

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Misguide 76% connected

To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.

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Mislead 76% connected

To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

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Navigate 76% connected

To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or commu…

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Operate 76% connected

To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.

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Park 76% connected

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

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Pilot 76% connected

One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Project 76% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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Redirect 76% connected

Applied to the examination of a witness, by the party calling him, after the cross-examination.

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Refer 76% connected

To carry or send back.

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Route 76% connected

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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Run 76% connected

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Sheer 76% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Sight 76% connected

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.

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Starboard 76% connected

That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.

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Steer 76% connected

A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

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Stet 76% connected

Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.

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Swing 76% connected

To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

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Target 76% connected

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

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Throw 76% connected

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

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Tree 76% connected

Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Usher 76% connected

An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strang…

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Aim 74% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Aim 74% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Conceiver 74% connected

One who conceives.

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Conceiver 74% connected

One who conceives.

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Directive 74% connected

Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.

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Directive 74% connected

Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.

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Directness 74% connected

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

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Directness 74% connected

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Director 74% connected

One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Director 74% connected

One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Frankness 74% connected

The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Frankness 74% connected

The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Head 74% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Head 74% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Headway 74% connected

The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Headway 74% connected

The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lead 74% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Lead 74% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Usher 74% connected

An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strang…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Usher 74% connected

An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strang…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Causes 2

Act 72% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 72% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a causal relationship between these meanings.

Attribute 4

Directness 66% connected

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Directness 66% connected

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Straightness 66% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Straightness 66% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

See also 8

Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Pertains to 1

Straight 66% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records that this form pertains to the related lexical concept.

Synonym 23

Address 92% connected

To aim; to direct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Aim 92% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Calculate 92% connected

To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Conduct 92% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Directly 92% connected

In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Engineer 92% connected

A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Exact 92% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Guide 92% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Head 92% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lead 92% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lineal 92% connected

Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descenda…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Maneuver 92% connected

Alt. of Manoeuvre

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Manoeuvre 92% connected

Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Organize 92% connected

To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Place 92% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Point 92% connected

To appoint.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Send 92% connected

To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Steer 92% connected

A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Straight 92% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Take 92% connected

Taken.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Target 92% connected

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Train 92% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Verbatim 92% connected

Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as, to tell a story verbatim as another has related it.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 10

Collateral 94% connected

Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Collateral 94% connected

Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Indirect 94% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Indirect 94% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Inverse 94% connected

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

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Inverse 94% connected

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Retrograde 94% connected

Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Retrograde 94% connected

Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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