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Flatulence

Alt. of Flatlency

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Prolixity 76% connected

The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings.

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Prolixness 76% connected

Prolixity.

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Windiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as, the windiness of the weather or the season.

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Wordiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.

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Flatulent 74% connected

Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.

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Flatulent 74% connected

Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.

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Turgid 74% connected

Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an…

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Turgid 74% connected

Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an…

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Gas 92% connected

An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Turgidity 92% connected

The quality or state of being turgid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Flatlency noun · 72% connection

The state or quality of being flatulent.

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