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Leading

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Directing 84% connected

of Direct

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Directing 84% connected

of Direct

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Directive 84% connected

Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.

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Directive 84% connected

Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.

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Guiding 84% connected

of Guide

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Guiding 84% connected

of Guide

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Major 84% connected

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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Major 84% connected

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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Superior 84% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

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Superior 84% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

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Up 84% connected

Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.

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Up 84% connected

Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Slip 76% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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Strip 76% connected

To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…

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Helm 76% connected

See Haulm, straw.

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Synonym 7

Ahead 92% connected

In or to the front; in advance; onward.

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Lead 92% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Leadership 92% connected

The office of a leader.

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Preeminent 92% connected

Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing…

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Star 92% connected

One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.

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Starring 92% connected

of Star

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Stellar 92% connected

Alt. of Stellary

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