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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.

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Broader term 4

Apparatus 76% connected

of Apparatus

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Engine 76% connected

(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Maker 76% connected

One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shaper 76% connected

One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 3

Coiner 76% connected

One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dynamo 76% connected

A dynamo-electric machine.

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Windmill 76% connected

A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Authorial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an author.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Authorial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an author.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Authorship 74% connected

The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Authorship 74% connected

The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Generate 74% connected

To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Generate 74% connected

To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Component part 1

Brush 70% connected

An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purpos…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 2

Author 92% connected

The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Source 92% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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