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Astern
adverb · 78% connection
In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Bar
noun · 78% connection
To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Camphine
noun · 78% connection
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Copal
unknown · 78% connection
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Dammara
noun · 78% connection
An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Decay
noun · 78% connection
Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Deter
verb · 78% connection
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Elemi
noun · 78% connection
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. com…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Embalm
verb · 78% connection
To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impreg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Eremacausis
noun · 78% connection
A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or of dead animals.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Failure
noun · 78% connection
Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Ferrugo
noun · 78% connection
A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the rust, from its resemblance to iron rust in color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Forbid
verb · 78% connection
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Forefend
verb · 78% connection
To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Forestall
verb · 78% connection
To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Heel
noun · 78% connection
The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Help
verb · 78% connection
To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
Hinder
adjective · 78% connection
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a hors…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: prevent, hinder, oxidation, rust, decay.
