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Fleet

To sail; to float.

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Fast 84% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fast 84% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 8

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Disappear 76% connected

To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the appr…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hurry 76% connected

To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Speed 76% connected

Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

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Vanish 76% connected

To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a shi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Argosy 76% connected

A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.

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Armada 76% connected

A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.

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Flotilla 76% connected

A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.

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Manner of action 1

Butterfly 76% connected

A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.

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Derivationally related 6

Dart 74% connected

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dart 74% connected

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fleetness 74% connected

Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fleetness 74% connected

Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Member part 7

Bus 70% connected

An omnibus.

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Cab 70% connected

A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle.

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Coach 70% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Double-decker 70% connected

A man-of-war having two gun decks.

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Hack 70% connected

A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Omnibus 70% connected

A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distanc…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ship 70% connected

Pay; reward.

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Containing group 1

Navy 70% connected

A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.

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Synonym 7

Dart 92% connected

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Evanesce 92% connected

To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fade 92% connected

Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Flit 92% connected

To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flutter 92% connected

To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pass 92% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Swift 92% connected

Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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