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Midden

A dunghill.

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Agglomerate 76% connected

To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Cumulation 76% connected

The act of heaping together; a heap. See Accumulation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cumulus 76% connected

One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dump 76% connected

A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Heap 76% connected

A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mound 76% connected

A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmount…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pile 76% connected

A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and velvet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dunghill 92% connected

A heap of dung.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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