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Erect

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Similar meaning 22

Erectile 84% connected

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

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Erectile 84% connected

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

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Fastigiate 84% connected

Alt. of Fastigiated

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Fastigiate 84% connected

Alt. of Fastigiated

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Passant 84% connected

Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.

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Passant 84% connected

Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.

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Rampant 84% connected

Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.

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Rampant 84% connected

Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.

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Rearing 84% connected

of Rear

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Rearing 84% connected

of Rear

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Statant 84% connected

In a standing position; as, a lion statant.

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Statant 84% connected

In a standing position; as, a lion statant.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Unbent 84% connected

of Unbend

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Unbent 84% connected

of Unbend

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Unbowed 84% connected

Not bent or arched; not bowed down.

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Unbowed 84% connected

Not bent or arched; not bowed down.

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Broader term 6

Build 76% connected

To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Elevate 76% connected

Elevated; raised aloft.

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Pitch 76% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Prick 76% connected

That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

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Derivationally related 6

Erectness 74% connected

Uprightness of posture or form.

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Erectness 74% connected

Uprightness of posture or form.

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Tumidity 74% connected

The quality or state of being tumid.

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Tumidity 74% connected

The quality or state of being tumid.

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Verticality 74% connected

The quality or state of being vertical; verticalness.

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Verticality 74% connected

The quality or state of being vertical; verticalness.

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Attribute 6

Attitude 66% connected

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Attitude 66% connected

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Posture 66% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

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Posture 66% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

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Synonym 5

Raise 92% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Rear 92% connected

Early; soon.

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Tumid 92% connected

Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.

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Upright 92% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Vertical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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