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Dragoon

Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.

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Coerce 76% connected

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Hale 76% connected

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

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Pressure 76% connected

The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Subject 76% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Subjugate 76% connected

To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another;…

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Trooper 76% connected

A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.

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Railroad 92% connected

Alt. of Railway

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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