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Floppy

Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim.

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Lax 84% connected

Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Lax 84% connected

Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Disc 76% connected

A flat round plate

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disk 76% connected

A discus; a quoit.

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Collapse 74% connected

To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall i…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Collapse 74% connected

To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall i…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Computer 70% connected

One who computes.

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(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

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(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

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Astatic adjective · 78% connection

Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astat…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tendency, flop, flap, brim.
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Bait verb · 78% connection

To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

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Blinker noun · 78% connection

A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs s…

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Brim verb · 78% connection

To be full to the brim.

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Brimful adjective · 78% connection

Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow.

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Brimmed imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Brim

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Brimming p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Brim

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Cyanogen noun · 78% connection

A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained…

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Diffusivity noun · 78% connection

Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium.

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Flap noun · 78% connection

To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.

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Flapped imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Flap

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Flapping p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Flap

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Flick verb · 78% connection

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

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