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Hobgoblin

A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.

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Object 76% connected

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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Bugbear 92% connected

Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dan…

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Goblin 92% connected

An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.

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Hob 92% connected

The hub of a wheel. See Hub.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Affrightful adjective · 78% connection

Terrifying; frightful.

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Appellative noun · 78% connection

A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…

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Awful adjective · 78% connection

Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.

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Baptize verb · 78% connection

To christen ( because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name.

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Barghest noun · 78% connection

A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune.

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Basil noun · 78% connection

The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush…

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Betty noun · 78% connection

A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matter…

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Bogey noun · 78% connection

A goblin; a bugbear. See Bogy.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frightful, goblin, bugaboo, name, formerly.
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Bogle noun · 78% connection

A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.

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Brandy noun · 78% connection

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States…

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Claret noun · 78% connection

The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: frightful, goblin, bugaboo, name, formerly.
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Dread adjective · 78% connection

Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.

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