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Modernist

One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.

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Artist 76% connected

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modernism 74% connected

Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.

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Modernism 74% connected

Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Agate line noun · 78% connection

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

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Art noun · 78% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artistry noun · 78% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artwork noun · 78% connection

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

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Color noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Coloring noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Colour noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Colouring noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Composing noun · 78% connection

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is es…

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Composition noun · 78% connection

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is es…

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Creative person noun · 78% connection

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

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form noun · 78% connection

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are…

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Acetylene noun · 78% connection

A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, w…

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Admirer noun · 78% connection

One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.

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Adorer noun · 78% connection

One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.

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Ancient noun · 78% connection

Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

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Bifarious adjective · 78% connection

Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.

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Bivious adjective · 78% connection

Having, or leading, two ways.

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Bond noun · 78% connection

The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways…

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Carver noun · 78% connection

One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornment…

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confirmation bias noun · 78% connection

The habit of noticing evidence that agrees with what you already think.

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Contrarily adverb · 78% connection

In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.

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Controversal adjective · 78% connection

Turning or looking opposite ways.

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Coup noun · 78% connection

A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.

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Cradle noun · 78% connection

A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns,…

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Crisscross adverb · 78% connection

In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways.

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Crop noun · 78% connection

the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"

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Digenesis noun · 78% connection

The faculty of multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis.

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Direct adjective · 78% connection

Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.

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Dispread verb · 78% connection

To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his beams.

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