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Filler

One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling.

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Broader term 3

Copy 76% connected

An abundance or plenty of anything.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Object 76% connected

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tobacco 76% connected

An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emeti…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 5

Mastic 76% connected

A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; --…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Putty 76% connected

A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Size 76% connected

Six.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sizing 76% connected

of Size

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stiffener 76% connected

One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Fill 74% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fill 74% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Cigar 70% connected

A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Synonym 1

Makeweight 92% connected

That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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