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Knead

To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.

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Verb group 6

Crop 84% connected

The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Crop 84% connected

The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cultivate 84% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cultivate 84% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Work 84% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Work 84% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Manipulate 76% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 2

Masticate 76% connected

To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Proof 76% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Entails 1

Rub 72% connected

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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See also 2

Rub 66% connected

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rub 66% connected

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Massage 92% connected

A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Work 92% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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