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Hinge

The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on.

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Attach 76% connected

To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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Circumstance 76% connected

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

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Joint 76% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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Butt hinge 76% connected

See 1st Butt, 10.

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Gate 70% connected

A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber,…

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Pintle 70% connected

A little pin.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

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Alternate adjective · 78% connection

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, re…

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Bar noun · 78% connection

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purpo…

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Batten n . · 78% connection

A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long…

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Chamois noun · 78% connection

A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leathe…

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Chase noun · 78% connection

A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of cli…

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Fillet noun · 78% connection

A thin strip or ribbon; esp.: (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched. (b) A strip of card clothing. (c) A thin projecting b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hook, joint, door, gate, turns.
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Gateman noun · 78% connection

A gate keeper; a gate tender.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hook, joint, door, gate, turns.
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Gateway noun · 78% connection

A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate d…

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Girt adjective · 78% connection

Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or ti…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hook, joint, door, gate, turns.
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Hatch noun · 78% connection

A flood gate; a a sluice gate.

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Hook verb · 78% connection

To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to s…

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