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Expansion

The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

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Amplification 76% connected

The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

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Annotating 76% connected

of Annotate

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Annotation 76% connected

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Dilatation 76% connected

Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

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Dilation 76% connected

Delay.

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Distension 76% connected

Same as Distention.

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Distention 76% connected

The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.

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Elaboration 76% connected

The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.

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Embellishment 76% connected

The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment.

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Embroidery 76% connected

Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.

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Expatiation 76% connected

Act of expatiating.

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Extension 76% connected

The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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Inflation 76% connected

The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

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Magnification 76% connected

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

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Stretching 76% connected

of Stretch

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Subjoining 76% connected

of Subjoin

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Subjunction 76% connected

Act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.

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Discourse 76% connected

The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of…

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Discussion 76% connected

The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

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Function 76% connected

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Increase 76% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Map 76% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Mapping 76% connected

of Map

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Treatment 76% connected

The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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Enlarge 74% connected

To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.

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Enlarge 74% connected

To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.

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Lucubrate 74% connected

To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

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Lucubrate 74% connected

To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

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Elaboration 92% connected

The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.

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Enlargement 92% connected

The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

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