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Farming

of Farm

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Rural 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, r…

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Rural 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, r…

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Narrower term 5

Arboriculture 76% connected

The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.

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Dairying 76% connected

The business of conducting a dairy.

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Gardening 76% connected

of Garden

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Horticulture 76% connected

The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.

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Planting 76% connected

of Plant

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Broader term 5

Business 76% connected

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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Cultivation 76% connected

The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.

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Job 76% connected

A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Occupation 76% connected

The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use;…

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Agriculturalist 74% connected

An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.)

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Agriculturalist 74% connected

An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.)

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Farm 74% connected

The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.

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Farm 74% connected

The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.

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Harvest 70% connected

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.

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Tilling 70% connected

of Till

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Synonym 5

Agrarian 92% connected

Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which dist…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Agricultural 92% connected

Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Agriculture 92% connected

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; fa…

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Husbandry 92% connected

Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Land 92% connected

Urine. See Lant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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