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Love

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

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Verb group 2

Neck 84% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Neck 84% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Adoration 76% connected

The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.

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Agape 76% connected

Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.

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Amorousness 76% connected

The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness.

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Ardor 76% connected

Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.

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Benevolence 76% connected

The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.

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Caring 76% connected

of Care

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Crush 76% connected

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

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Devotion 76% connected

The act of devoting; consecration.

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Infatuation 76% connected

The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.

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Lovingness 76% connected

Affection; kind regard.

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Loyalty 76% connected

The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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Worship 76% connected

Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness.

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Manner of action 9

Adore 76% connected

To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as deity or as divine.

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Bump 76% connected

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

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Cherish 76% connected

To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.

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Dote 76% connected

A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.

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Fornicate 76% connected

Alt. of Fornicated

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have 76% connected

of Have

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Romance 76% connected

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arth…

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Treasure 76% connected

Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.

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Concupiscence 76% connected

Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion.

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Copulate 76% connected

Joined; associated; coupled.

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Couple 76% connected

That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

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Emotion 76% connected

A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings, whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by a specific exciting…

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Eros 76% connected

Love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent…

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Experience 76% connected

Trial, as a test or experiment.

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

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Like 76% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Lover 76% connected

One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

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Mate 76% connected

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, a…

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Object 76% connected

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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Pair 76% connected

A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair of beads." Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. "Fou…

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Score 76% connected

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

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Sex 76% connected

The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of prope…

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Bed 74% connected

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

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Bed 74% connected

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

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Dearie 74% connected

Same as Deary.

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Dearie 74% connected

Same as Deary.

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Delectation 74% connected

Great pleasure; delight.

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Delectation 74% connected

Great pleasure; delight.

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Enjoy 74% connected

To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainti…

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Enjoy 74% connected

To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainti…

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Enjoyer 74% connected

One who enjoys.

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Enjoyer 74% connected

One who enjoys.

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Enjoyment 74% connected

The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of…

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Enjoyment 74% connected

The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of…

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Lovable 74% connected

Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love.

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Lovable 74% connected

Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love.

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Loveable 74% connected

See Lovable.

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Loveable 74% connected

See Lovable.

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Lover 74% connected

One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

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Lover 74% connected

One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

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Synonym 15

Baby 92% connected

An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

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Bang 92% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

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Bed 92% connected

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

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Beloved 92% connected

of Belove

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Darling 92% connected

One dearly beloved; a favorite.

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Dear 92% connected

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

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Dearie 92% connected

Same as Deary.

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Deary 92% connected

A dear; a darling.

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Enjoy 92% connected

To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainti…

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Honey 92% connected

A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

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Hump 92% connected

A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

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Know 92% connected

Knee.

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Passion 92% connected

A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ betwee…

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Screw 92% connected

A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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Sweetheart 92% connected

A lover of mistress.

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Detest 94% connected

To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

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Detest 94% connected

To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

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Hate 94% connected

To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to de…

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Hate 94% connected

To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to de…

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