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Gob

Same as Goaf.

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Broader term 8

Ball 76% connected

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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Chunk 76% connected

A short, thick piece of anything.

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Clod 76% connected

A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.

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Clump 76% connected

An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.

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Lump 76% connected

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Sailor 76% connected

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel…

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Narrower term 6

Boatswain 76% connected

An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and perform…

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Officer 76% connected

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police office…

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Pilot 76% connected

One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

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Roustabout 76% connected

A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftl…

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Sea lawyer 76% connected

The gray snapper. See under Snapper.

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Whaler 76% connected

A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery.

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Seamanship 74% connected

The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

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Seamanship 74% connected

The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

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Synonym 10

Hole 92% connected

Whole.

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Jack 92% connected

A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves en…

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Mariner 92% connected

One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.

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Maw 92% connected

A gull.

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Sea dog 92% connected

The dogfish.

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Seafarer 92% connected

One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.

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Seaman 92% connected

A merman; the male of the mermaid.

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Tar 92% connected

A sailor; a seaman.

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Trap 92% connected

To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

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Yap 92% connected

To bark; to yelp.

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