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Erection

The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.

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Building 76% connected

of Build

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Member 76% connected

To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Penis 76% connected

The male member, or organ of generation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Phallus 76% connected

The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Raise 74% 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.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Raise 74% 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.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rear 74% connected

Early; soon.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rear 74% connected

Early; soon.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Erecting 92% connected

of Erect

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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