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Accent
noun · 78% connection
A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the ot…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Apricot
noun · 78% connection
A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Artichoke
noun · 78% connection
The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Balaustine
noun · 78% connection
The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Bergamot
noun · 78% connection
A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of deli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Boomerang
noun · 78% connection
A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Broad gauge
unknown · 78% connection
A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Cashew
noun · 78% connection
A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Citron
noun · 78% connection
A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Cortical
adjective · 78% connection
Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Cotton
noun · 78% connection
A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Devilfish
noun · 78% connection
A huge ray (Manta birostris / Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Exocarp
noun · 78% connection
The outer portion of a fruit, as the flesh of a peach or the rind of an orange. See Illust. of Drupe.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Filbert
noun · 78% connection
The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Foolscap
noun · 78% connection
A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Hard
superl. · 78% connection
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Lemon
noun · 78% connection
An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
Long
superl. · 78% connection
Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, durio, oval, globular, eight.
