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Joggle

To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

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Agitate 76% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fastener 76% connected

One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fastening 76% connected

of Fasten

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Holdfast 76% connected

Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shake 76% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

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Shaking 76% connected

of Shake

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Manner of action 2

Wag 76% connected

To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Waggle 76% connected

To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Jiggle 74% connected

To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Jiggle 74% connected

To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Dowel 92% connected

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other,…

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.

Jiggle 92% connected

To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.

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.

Wiggle 92% connected

To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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