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Forehanded

Early; timely; seasonable.

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Provident 84% connected

Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Provident 84% connected

Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of;…

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Forehand 92% connected

All that part of a horse which is before the rider.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ai noun · 78% connection

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactic…

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Anal personality noun · 78% connection

(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by…

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Anal retentive personality noun · 78% connection

(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by…

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Aprosos a. & adv. · 78% connection

Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.

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Autoimmune diabetes noun · 78% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Behindhand adv. & a. · 78% connection

In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally…

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Branched chain ketoaciduria noun · 78% connection

an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental re…

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Chorionic villus biopsy noun · 78% connection

a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed

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Chorionic villus sampling noun · 78% connection

a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed

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Colon cancer noun · 78% connection

a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools

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Convenient verb · 78% connection

Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season.

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Dog days unknown · 78% connection

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early par…

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Early adverb · 78% connection

In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early b…

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Expressionism noun · 78% connection

an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling wa…

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Fiddlehead noun · 78% connection

New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurli…

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Gag noun · 78% connection

A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or loca…

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Hastings verb · 78% connection

Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.

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Jacquemier's sign noun · 78% connection

a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy

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