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Jack

A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow.

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Narrower term 39

Amberfish 76% connected

any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes

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Boatswain 76% connected

An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and perform…

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Cleaner 76% connected

One who, or that which, cleans.

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Digger 76% connected

One who, or that which, digs.

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Dishwasher 76% connected

One who, or that which, washes dishes.

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Drudge 76% connected

To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue.

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Faller 76% connected

One who, or that which, falls.

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Feller 76% connected

One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling trees.

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Gipsy 76% connected

See Gypsy.

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Gravedigger 76% connected

A digger of graves.

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Gypsy 76% connected

One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia,…

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Hand 76% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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Hewer 76% connected

One who hews.

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Itinerant 76% connected

Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler.

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Jackscrew 76% connected

A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.

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Kingfish 76% connected

An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially M. saxatilis, or M. nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf…

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Loader 76% connected

One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for loading, as a gun.

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Logger 76% connected

One engaged in logging. See Log, v. i.

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Lumper 76% connected

The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.

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Miner 76% connected

One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs milita…

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Muleteer 76% connected

One who drives mules.

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Navvy 76% connected

Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.

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Officer 76% connected

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police office…

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Peon 76% connected

See Poon.

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Pilot 76% connected

One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman.

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Porter 76% connected

A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.

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Roustabout 76% connected

A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftl…

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Runner 76% connected

One who, or that which, runs; a racer.

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Sawyer 76% connected

One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.

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Sea lawyer 76% connected

The gray snapper. See under Snapper.

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Skinner 76% connected

One who skins.

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Splitter 76% connected

One who, or that which, splits.

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Stevedore 76% connected

One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.

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Stoker 76% connected

One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a marine steam boiler; also, a machine fo…

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Threadfish 76% connected

The cutlass fish.

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Whaler 76% connected

A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery.

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Woodcutter 76% connected

A person who cuts wood.

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Wrecker 76% connected

One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.

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Yellowtail 76% connected

Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola; especially, the large California species (S. dorsalis) which sometimes we…

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Ass 76% connected

A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is pat…

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Ball 76% connected

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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Elevate 76% connected

Elevated; raised aloft.

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Flag 76% connected

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

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Hunt 76% connected

To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for s…

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Run 76% connected

of Run

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Sailor 76% connected

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel…

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Tool 76% connected

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

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Containing whole 1

Bowls 70% connected

See Bowl, a ball, a game.

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Synonym 11

Gob 92% connected

Same as Goaf.

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Jackass 92% connected

The male ass; a donkey.

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Jak 92% connected

see Ils Jack.

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Knave 92% connected

A boy; especially, a boy servant.

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Laborer 92% connected

One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.

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Mariner 92% connected

One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.

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Sea dog 92% connected

The dogfish.

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Seafarer 92% connected

One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.

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Seaman 92% connected

A merman; the male of the mermaid.

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Squat 92% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Tar 92% connected

A sailor; a seaman.

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