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Girth

A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.

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Circumference 76% connected

The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery.

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Perimeter 76% connected

The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.

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Saddlery 76% connected

The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Tack 76% connected

A stain; a tache.

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Spread 76% connected

of Spread

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Harness 70% connected

Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

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Cinch 92% connected

A strong saddle girth, as of canvas.

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Balance noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Parallel noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet"

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(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two po…

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Ray noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

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Rotation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

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Sheet noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two po…

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Symmetricalness noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Symmetry noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Translation noun · 78% connection

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Analytic geometry noun · 78% connection

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Area noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Expanse noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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Band verb · 78% connection

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: band, strap, encircles, body, saddle.
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Bareback adverb · 78% connection

On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.

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Bellyband noun · 78% connection

A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.

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Belt noun · 78% connection

Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.

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Breastband noun · 78% connection

A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who…

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But verb · 78% connection

A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, ins…

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Chape noun · 78% connection

The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: band, strap, encircles, body, saddle.
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Chapelet noun · 78% connection

A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjuste…

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Circlet noun · 78% connection

A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a head…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: band, strap, encircles, body, saddle.
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Circuit noun · 78% connection

That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

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Clip noun · 78% connection

An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: band, strap, encircles, body, saddle.
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Cross-garnet noun · 78% connection

A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross.

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Felt fungus noun · 78% connection

fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States

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Gall verb · 78% connection

To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a sad…

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Girdle noun · 78% connection

That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually…

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Hack noun · 78% connection

A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunti…

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Hame noun · 78% connection

One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted up…

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Hasp noun · 78% connection

A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastene…

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