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Erectile

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

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Erect 84% connected

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

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Erect 84% connected

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

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Expansive 84% connected

Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality…

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Expansive 84% connected

Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality…

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Upright 84% connected

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

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Upright 84% connected

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

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Vertical 84% 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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Vertical 84% 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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Cavernous 92% connected

Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.

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