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Fat

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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Abdominous 84% connected

Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.

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Abdominous 84% connected

Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.

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Adipose 84% connected

Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.

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Adipose 84% connected

Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.

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Blubbery 84% connected

Swollen; protuberant.

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Blubbery 84% connected

Swollen; protuberant.

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Buttery 84% connected

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

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Buttery 84% connected

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

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Buxom 84% connected

Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.

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Buxom 84% connected

Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.

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Chubby 84% connected

Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.

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Chubby 84% connected

Like a chub; plump, short, and thick.

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Corpulent 84% connected

Very fat; obese.

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Corpulent 84% connected

Very fat; obese.

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Dumpy 84% connected

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Dumpy 84% connected

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Embonpoint 84% connected

Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat corpulent.

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Embonpoint 84% connected

Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat corpulent.

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Fattish 84% connected

Somewhat fat; inclined to fatness.

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Fattish 84% connected

Somewhat fat; inclined to fatness.

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Fleshy 84% connected

Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross.

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Fleshy 84% connected

Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross.

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Fruitful 84% connected

Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitfu…

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Fruitful 84% connected

Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitfu…

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Greasy 84% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Greasy 84% connected

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

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Gross 84% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

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Gross 84% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Obese 84% connected

Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.

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Obese 84% connected

Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.

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Oily 84% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Oily 84% connected

Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

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Oleaginous 84% connected

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

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Oleaginous 84% connected

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

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Overweight 84% connected

Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.

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Overweight 84% connected

Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.

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Paunchy 84% connected

Pot-bellied.

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Paunchy 84% connected

Pot-bellied.

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Plump 84% connected

Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.

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Plump 84% connected

Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.

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Podgy 84% connected

Fat and short; pudgy.

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Podgy 84% connected

Fat and short; pudgy.

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Porcine 84% connected

Of or pertaining to swine; characteristic of the hog.

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Porcine 84% connected

Of or pertaining to swine; characteristic of the hog.

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Portly 84% connected

Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.

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Portly 84% connected

Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.

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Profitable 84% connected

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a pr…

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Profitable 84% connected

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a pr…

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Pudgy 84% connected

Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand.

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Pudgy 84% connected

Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand.

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Roly-poly 84% connected

Rolly-poly.

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Roly-poly 84% connected

Rolly-poly.

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Rotund 84% connected

Round; circular; spherical.

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Rotund 84% connected

Round; circular; spherical.

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Sebaceous 84% connected

Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor…

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Sebaceous 84% connected

Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor…

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Stout 84% connected

Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.

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Stout 84% connected

Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.

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Suety 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance.

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Suety 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance.

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Thick 84% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thick 84% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Tubby 84% connected

Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin.

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Tubby 84% connected

Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin.

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Weighty 84% connected

Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.

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Weighty 84% connected

Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.

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Adiposeness 76% connected

Alt. of Adiposity

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Adiposity 76% connected

The state of being fat; fatness.

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Atheroma 76% connected

An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.

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Belly 76% connected

That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

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Corpulency 76% connected

Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.

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Fattiness 76% connected

State or quality of being fatty.

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Fleshiness 76% connected

The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.

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Greasiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.

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Medulla 76% connected

Marrow; pith; hence, essence.

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Myelin 76% connected

A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some f…

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Obesity 76% connected

The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

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Oiliness 76% connected

The quality of being oily.

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Paunch 76% connected

The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Blubber 74% connected

A bubble.

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Blubber 74% connected

A bubble.

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Blubbery 74% connected

Swollen; protuberant.

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Blubbery 74% connected

Swollen; protuberant.

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Fatten 74% connected

To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat.

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Fatten 74% connected

To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat.

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Fattiness 74% connected

State or quality of being fatty.

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Fattiness 74% connected

State or quality of being fatty.

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Fatty 74% connected

Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Fatty 74% connected

Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Feed 72% connected

of Fee

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Give 72% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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Component part 1

Glyceride 70% connected

A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.

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Substance part 1

Triglyceride 70% connected

A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.

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Thick 66% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thick 66% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Avoirdupois 92% connected

Goods sold by weight.

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Blubber 92% connected

A bubble.

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Fatness 92% connected

The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh.

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Fatten 92% connected

To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat.

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Fatty 92% connected

Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Fertile 92% connected

Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or…

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Juicy 92% connected

A bounding with juice; succulent.

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Plump 92% connected

Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.

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Productive 92% connected

Having the quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; as, productive soil; productive enterprises; productive labor, that which i…

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Rich 92% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

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