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Feeler

One who, or that which, feels.

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Proffer 76% connected

To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Proposition 76% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sensitivity 76% connected

The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Suggestion 76% connected

The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tentacle 76% connected

A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Feel 74% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Feel 74% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Advance 92% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antenna 92% connected

A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latte…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Approach 92% connected

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Barbel 92% connected

A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overture 92% connected

An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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