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Grip

The griffin.

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Broader term 13

Appendage 76% connected

Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.

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Baggage 76% connected

The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

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Clutch 76% connected

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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Grasping 76% connected

Seizing; embracing; catching.

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Hairpin 76% connected

A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.

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Influence 76% connected

A flowing in or upon; influx.

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Interest 76% connected

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

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Luggage 76% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

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Prehend 76% connected

To lay hold of; to seize.

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Prehension 76% connected

The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.

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Rubbing 76% connected

of Rub

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Seize 76% connected

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

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Seizing 76% connected

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Manner of action 6

Bite 76% connected

To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a cru…

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Nip 76% connected

A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.

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Pinch 76% connected

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Twinge 76% connected

To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

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Twitch 76% connected

To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand;…

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Narrower term 18

Broomstick 76% connected

A stick used as a handle of a broom.

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Carpetbag 76% connected

A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

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Crop 76% connected

The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

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Embrace 76% connected

To fasten on, as armor.

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Embracement 76% connected

A clasp in the arms; embrace.

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Embracing 76% connected

of Embrace

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Gladstone 76% connected

A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats, calash top, and seats for driver and footman.

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Gripsack 76% connected

A traveler's handbag.

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Gunstock 76% connected

The stock or wood to which the barrel of a hand gun is fastened.

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Haft 76% connected

A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; t…

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Helve 76% connected

The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.

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Hilt 76% connected

A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

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Knob 76% connected

A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.

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Pommel 76% connected

A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form

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Portmanteau 76% connected

A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys.

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Saddlebow 76% connected

The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.

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Stock 76% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Tentacle 76% connected

A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an o…

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Derivationally related 2

Handle 74% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Handle 74% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Containing whole 23

Aspergill 70% connected

Alt. of Aspergillum

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Aspersorium 70% connected

The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.

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Baggage 70% connected

The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

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Bat 70% connected

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

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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…

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Cart 70% connected

A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot.

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Coffeepot 70% connected

A covered pot in which coffee is prepared, or is brought upon the table for drinking.

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Cutlery 70% connected

The business of a cutler.

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Faucet 70% connected

A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called al…

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Handbarrow 70% connected

A frame or barrow, without a wheel, carried by hand.

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Handcart 70% connected

A cart drawn or pushed by hand.

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Ladle 70% connected

A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.

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Luggage 70% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

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Lumber 70% connected

A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn.

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Mug 70% connected

A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.

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Racket 70% connected

A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It…

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Racquet 70% connected

See Racket.

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Saucepan 70% connected

A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan.

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Skillet 70% connected

A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat.

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Spatula 70% connected

An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, et…

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Spigot 70% connected

A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.

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Teacup 70% connected

A small cup from which to drink tea.

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Umbrella 70% connected

A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton…

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Component part 2

Shank 70% connected

See Chank.

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Stem 70% connected

Alt. of Steem

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Synonym 11

Bag 92% connected

A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.

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Clasp 92% connected

To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).

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Clench 92% connected

See Clinch.

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Clutch 92% connected

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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Fascinate 92% connected

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

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Grapple 92% connected

To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

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Grasp 92% connected

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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Handle 92% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Hold 92% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Traction 92% connected

The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.

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Transfix 92% connected

To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.

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