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Hybrid

The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.

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Crossbred 84% connected

Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Crossbred 84% connected

Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Auto 76% connected

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oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Being 76% connected

of Be

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Car 76% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Complex 76% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Composite 76% connected

Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

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Machine 76% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Organism 76% connected

Organic structure; organization.

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Word 76% connected

The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…

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Cross 74% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cross 74% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Crossbreed 74% connected

A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stock…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crossbreed 74% connected

A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stock…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cross 92% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Crossbreed 92% connected

A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stock…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Intercrossed 92% connected

of Intercross

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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