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Dismount

To come down; to descend.

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Descend 76% connected

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Discontinuance 76% connected

The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Discontinuation 76% connected

Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fall 76% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unhorse 74% connected

To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Unhorse 74% connected

To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Light 92% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unhorse 92% connected

To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Acceptance noun · 78% connection

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

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Contract noun · 78% connection

a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

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Act of God noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Force majeure noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Illegality noun · 78% connection

unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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Inevitable accident noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Recission noun · 78% connection

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…

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Rescission noun · 78% connection

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…

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Unavoidable casualty noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Vis major noun · 78% connection

a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured aga…

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Alight verb · 78% connection

To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: come, down, descend.
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Arise verb · 78% connection

To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to as…

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Arrive verb · 78% connection

To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: come, down, descend.
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Ascend verb · 78% connection

To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to descend.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: come, down, descend.
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Avale v. t. & i. · 78% connection

To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff.

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Baritone noun · 78% connection

A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise a…

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Borough-English noun · 78% connection

A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the own…

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Condescend verb · 78% connection

To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inf…

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Derive verb · 78% connection

To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced.

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Descended imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Descend

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Descendible adjective · 78% connection

That may descend from an ancestor to an heir.

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Descending p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Descend

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Descensive adjective · 78% connection

Tending to descend; tending downwards; descending.

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Disgavel verb · 78% connection

To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of l…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: come, down, descend.
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Down verb · 78% connection

To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: come, down, descend.
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Draw verb · 78% connection

To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: come, down, descend.
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Drop verb · 78% connection

To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards.

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End verb · 78% connection

To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.

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