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A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal.

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Similar meaning 2

Dull 84% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Dull 84% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 14

Base 76% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Distort 76% connected

Distorted; misshapen.

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Dullness 76% connected

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightn…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Foot 76% connected

The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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Foundation 76% connected

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

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Fundament 76% connected

Foundation.

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Groundwork 76% connected

That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.

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Mass 76% connected

The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.

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Mounting 76% connected

of Mount

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Pad 76% connected

A footpath; a road.

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Substructure 76% connected

Same as Substruction.

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Twine 76% connected

A twist; a convolution.

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Twist 76% connected

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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Narrower term 2

Canvas 76% connected

A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.

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Canvass 76% connected

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its p…

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Manner of action 4

Enmesh 76% connected

To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes.

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Ensnarl 76% connected

To entangle.

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Felt 76% connected

of Feel

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Mesh 76% connected

The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.

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Snarl 74% connected

To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

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Snarl 74% connected

To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

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Synonym 11

Entangle 92% connected

To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.

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Felt 92% connected

of Feel

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Flat 92% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flatness 92% connected

The quality or state of being flat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Matt 92% connected

See Matte.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Matte 92% connected

A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and call…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Matted 92% connected

of Mat

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Matting 92% connected

of Mat

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Raft 92% connected

imp. & p. p. of Reave.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Snarl 92% connected

To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tangle 92% connected

To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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