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Low

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Alto 84% connected

Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor…

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Alto 84% connected

Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor…

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Baritone 84% connected

See Barytone.

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Baritone 84% connected

See Barytone.

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Bass 84% connected

of Bass

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Bass 84% connected

of Bass

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Contemptible 84% connected

Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.

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Contemptible 84% connected

Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.

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Contrabass 84% connected

Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or b…

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Contrabass 84% connected

Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or b…

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Contralto 84% connected

The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor.

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Contralto 84% connected

The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor.

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Debased 84% connected

of Debase

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Debased 84% connected

of Debase

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deficient 84% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Deficient 84% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Degraded 84% connected

of Degrade

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Degraded 84% connected

of Degrade

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Dejected 84% connected

of Deject

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Dejected 84% connected

of Deject

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Depressed 84% connected

of Depress

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Depressed 84% connected

of Depress

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Down 84% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Down 84% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Humble 84% connected

Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Humble 84% connected

Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Inferior 84% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Inferior 84% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Insufficient 84% connected

Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.

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Insufficient 84% connected

Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.

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Nether 84% connected

Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to uppe…

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Nether 84% connected

Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to uppe…

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Reduced 84% connected

of Reduce

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Reduced 84% connected

of Reduce

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Squat 84% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Squat 84% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Throaty 84% connected

Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice.

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Throaty 84% connected

Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice.

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Under 84% connected

Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriag…

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Under 84% connected

Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriag…

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Broader term 6

Degree 76% connected

A step, stair, or staircase.

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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Gear 76% connected

Clothing; garments; ornaments.

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Grade 76% connected

A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

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Level 76% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Lower 74% connected

Compar. of Low, a.

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Lower 74% connected

Compar. of Low, a.

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Lowliness 74% connected

The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.

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Lowliness 74% connected

The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.

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Lowness 74% connected

The state or quality of being low.

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Lowness 74% connected

The state or quality of being low.

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Moo 74% connected

See Mo.

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Moo 74% connected

See Mo.

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Containing whole 4

Auto 70% connected

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Car 70% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Cyclone 70% connected

A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward…

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Machine 70% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Attribute 12

Degree 66% connected

A step, stair, or staircase.

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Degree 66% connected

A step, stair, or staircase.

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Grade 66% connected

A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

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Grade 66% connected

A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

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Height 66% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Height 66% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Level 66% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Level 66% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Pitch 66% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Pitch 66% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Tallness 66% connected

The quality or state of being tall; height of stature.

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Tallness 66% connected

The quality or state of being tall; height of stature.

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Down 66% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Down 66% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Inferior 66% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Inferior 66% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Little 66% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Little 66% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Synonym 25

Abject 92% connected

Cast down; low-lying.

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Blue 92% connected

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.

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Broken 92% connected

of Break

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Crushed 92% connected

of Crush

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Depleted 92% connected

of Deplete

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Depressed 92% connected

of Depress

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Depression 92% connected

The act of depressing.

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Dispirited 92% connected

of Dispirit

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Down 92% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Downcast 92% connected

Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt.

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Downhearted 92% connected

Dejected; low-spirited.

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First 92% connected

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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Gloomy 92% connected

Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy.

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Grim 92% connected

Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

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Humble 92% connected

Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

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Humbled 92% connected

of Humble

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Humiliated 92% connected

of Humiliate

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Low-spirited 92% connected

Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.

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Lowly 92% connected

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

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Miserable 92% connected

Very unhappy; wretched.

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Modest 92% connected

Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstru…

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Moo 92% connected

See Mo.

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Scummy 92% connected

Covered with scum; of the nature of scum.

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Scurvy 92% connected

Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.

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Small 92% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

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