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Divider

One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Systematist 76% connected

One who forms a system, or reduces to system.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Taxonomist 76% connected

One skilled in taxonomy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Brattice 76% connected

A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bulkhead 76% connected

A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Screen 76% connected

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wall 76% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Partition 74% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Partition 74% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Partition 92% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Splitter 92% connected

One who, or that which, splits.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Lumper 94% connected

The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lumper 94% connected

The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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