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Impaction

The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Crash 76% connected

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Smash 76% connected

To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Upset 76% connected

To set up; to put upright.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Impact 74% connected

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Impact 74% connected

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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

Synonym 1

Impingement 92% connected

The act of impinging.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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