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Kibble

To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats.

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Bucket 76% connected

A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.

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Meal 76% connected

A part; a fragment; a portion.

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Pail 76% connected

A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or…

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Bionomics noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Ecology noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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El Nino noun · 78% connection

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…

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Environmental science noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Oceanography noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Oceanology noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Aboriginal noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Aborigine noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological niche noun · 78% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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ecosystem noun · 78% connection

a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

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Fertility noun · 78% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Abuse verb · 78% connection

To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bruise, grind, coarsely, kibbled, oats.
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Basil verb · 78% connection

To grind or form the edge of to an angle.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bruise, grind, coarsely, kibbled, oats.
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Billingsgate noun · 78% connection

Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bruise, grind, coarsely, kibbled, oats.
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Blottesque adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; wanting in delineation.

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Bluntly adverb · 78% connection

In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.

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Bray verb · 78% connection

To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

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Bruise verb · 78% connection

To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of…

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Canaster noun · 78% connection

A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bruise, grind, coarsely, kibbled, oats.
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Chaw verb · 78% connection

To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.

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Chew verb · 78% connection

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

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Cobble verb · 78% connection

To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bruise, grind, coarsely, kibbled, oats.
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Colophonite noun · 78% connection

A coarsely granular variety of garnet.

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