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Dorsum

The ridge of a hill.

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Dorsal 74% connected

Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the d…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dorsal 74% connected

Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the d…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 3

Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Torso 70% connected

The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

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Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Lat 70% connected

To let; to allow.

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Saddle 70% connected

A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, a…

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Small 70% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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Back 92% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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