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Insertion

The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Envelopment 76% connected

The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.

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Inclosure 76% connected

The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.

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Injection 76% connected

The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aeriform body, by means of a syringe, pump,…

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Instillation 76% connected

The of instilling; also, that which is instilled.

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Instillment 76% connected

The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.

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Intubation 76% connected

The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.

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Perfusion 76% connected

The act of perfusing.

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Transfusion 76% connected

The act of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another.

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Enter 74% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Enter 74% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Falsify 74% connected

To make false; to represent falsely.

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Falsify 74% connected

To make false; to represent falsely.

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Inclose 74% connected

To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a to…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inclose 74% connected

To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a to…

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Tuck 74% connected

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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Tuck 74% connected

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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Interpolation 92% connected

The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.

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Introduction 92% connected

The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intromission 92% connected

The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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