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Lug

The ear, or its lobe.

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Carry 76% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Choke 76% connected

To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

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Clog 76% connected

That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Congest 76% connected

To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring together; to accumulate.

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Foul 76% connected

A bird.

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Transport 76% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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Luggage 74% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Luggage 74% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 2

Junk 70% connected

A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.

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Lugger 70% connected

A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix.

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Synonym 7

Block 92% connected

A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lobworm 92% connected

The lugworm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lugsail 92% connected

A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lugworm 92% connected

A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in A…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stuff 92% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tote 92% connected

To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by negroes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tug 92% connected

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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