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The womb.

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Array 76% connected

Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.

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Cast 76% connected

of Cast

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Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rock 76% connected

See Roc.

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Stone 76% connected

Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded…

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Transpose 76% connected

To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or proposi…

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Containing whole 4

Bone 70% connected

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

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Cartilage 70% connected

A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.

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Gristle 70% connected

Cartilage. See Cartilage.

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Nail 70% connected

the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

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