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Harvester

One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.

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Binder 76% connected

One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

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Combine 76% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Header 76% connected

One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.

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Vintager 76% connected

One who gathers the vintage.

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Harvest 74% connected

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Harvest 74% connected

The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reaper 92% connected

One who reaps.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Fabrication noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Fluid mechanics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Hydraulics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Manufacture noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Manufacturing noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Angoumois moth unknown · 78% connection

A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, l…

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Attachment noun · 78% connection

Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device…

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Bran noun · 78% connection

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse,…

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Cereal noun · 78% connection

Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.

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Cradle noun · 78% connection

An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive th…

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Creeper noun · 78% connection

Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner…

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Cutter noun · 78% connection

That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the st…

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Engrain verb · 78% connection

To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t., 1.

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Excavation noun · 78% connection

An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.

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Fan noun · 78% connection

An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.

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Feed noun · 78% connection

The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing pro…

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Glean verb · 78% connection

To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gath…

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Grain noun · 78% connection

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "bread…

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Grained adjective · 78% connection

Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough.

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Granary noun · 78% connection

A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain.

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Graniferous adjective · 78% connection

Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.

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Gristmill noun · 78% connection

A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.

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Hook noun · 78% connection

An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.

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