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Merry-go-round

Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses.

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Cycle 76% connected

An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.

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Ride 76% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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Roundabout 92% connected

Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.

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Whirligig 92% connected

A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.

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the position of steward

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Use noun · 85% connection

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Use of goods and services noun · 85% connection

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Haste noun · 85% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Hastiness noun · 85% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Hurry noun · 85% connection

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

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Aeroplane noun · 78% connection

A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

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All adverb · 78% connection

Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement.

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Amused adjective · 78% connection

Expressing amusement; as, an amused look.

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Amusing adjective · 78% connection

Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story.

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Anchor noun · 78% connection

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contri…

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Annular adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.

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Balcony noun · 78% connection

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony i…

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Boating noun · 78% connection

The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.

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Bonfire noun · 78% connection

A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.

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Box noun · 78% connection

A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.

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Bullfighting noun · 78% connection

A barbarous sport, of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- sti…

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Colugo noun · 78% connection

A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike mem…

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