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Forage

The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc.

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Eat 76% connected

of Eat

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Feed 76% connected

of Fee

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

Fodder 76% connected

A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19/ to 24 cwt.; a fother.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hunt 76% connected

To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hunting 76% connected

of Hunt

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Run 76% connected

of Run

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Search 76% connected

To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 4

Predate 76% connected

To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.

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Prey 76% connected

Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.

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Raven 76% connected

A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rustle 76% connected

To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Eatage 92% connected

Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of aftermath.

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.

Foraging 92% connected

of Forage

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.

Grass 92% connected

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

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.

Pasturage 92% connected

Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.

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.

Pasture 92% connected

Food; nourishment.

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.

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