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Mortal

Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

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Earthborn 84% connected

Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.

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Earthborn 84% connected

Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.

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Fatal 84% connected

Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable.

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Fatal 84% connected

Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable.

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Merciless 84% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Merciless 84% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Unmerciful 84% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Unmerciful 84% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Adult 76% connected

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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Albino 76% connected

A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is defi…

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Anomaly 76% connected

Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.

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Baby 76% connected

An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.

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Brunette 76% connected

A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion.

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Child 76% connected

A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used…

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Cripple 76% connected

One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or never had, the use of a limb or limbs; a lame person; hence, one who is partially disabled.

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Deceased 76% connected

of Decease

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Decedent 76% connected

Removing; departing.

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Departed 76% connected

of Depart

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Endomorph 76% connected

A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz.

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Face 76% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Female 76% connected

An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.

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Gay 76% connected

Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.

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Gem 76% connected

A bud.

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Hero 76% connected

An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.

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Homunculus 76% connected

A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.

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Hope 76% connected

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

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Immune 76% connected

Exempt; protected by inoculation.

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Insured 76% connected

of Insure

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Introvert 76% connected

To turn or bend inward.

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Jewel 76% connected

An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.

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Juvenile 76% connected

Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.

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Life 76% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Machine 76% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Male 76% connected

Evil; wicked; bad.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Mouse 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus…

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Namesake 76% connected

One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.

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Orphan 76% connected

A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.

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Personage 76% connected

Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a person.

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Personification 76% connected

The act of personifying; impersonation; embodiment.

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Quarter 76% connected

One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, o…

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Redhead 76% connected

A person having red hair.

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Relation 76% connected

The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.

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Relative 76% connected

Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.

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Roundhead 76% connected

A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

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Scrag 76% connected

Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.

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Self 76% connected

Same; particular; very; identical.

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Simple 76% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simpleton 76% connected

A person of weak intellect; a silly person.

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Six-footer 76% connected

One who is six feet tall.

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Sort 76% connected

Chance; lot; destiny.

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Sport 76% connected

That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

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Squint-eye 76% connected

An eye that squints.

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Squinter 76% connected

One who squints.

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Stigmatic 76% connected

A notorious profligate or criminal who has been branded; one who bears the marks of infamy or punishment.

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Stigmatist 76% connected

One believed to be supernaturally impressed with the marks of Christ's wounds. See Stigma, 8.

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Straight 76% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Weakling 76% connected

A weak or feeble creature.

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Broader term 2

Being 76% connected

of Be

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Organism 76% connected

Organic structure; organization.

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Derivationally related 4

Individual 74% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Individual 74% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Mortality 74% connected

The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

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Mortality 74% connected

The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.

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Anatomy 70% connected

The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dis…

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Build 70% connected

To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

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Chassis 70% connected

A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]

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Figure 70% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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Flesh 70% connected

The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles.

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form 70% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Frame 70% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Personality 70% connected

That which constitutes distinction of person; individuality.

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Physique 70% connected

The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.

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Shape 70% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Soma 70% connected

The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.

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Containing group 1

People 70% connected

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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See also 4

Earthly 66% connected

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; e…

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Earthly 66% connected

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; e…

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Finite 66% connected

Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a fin…

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Finite 66% connected

Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a fin…

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Synonym 6

Deadly 92% connected

Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.

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Deathly 92% connected

Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

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Individual 92% connected

Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Person 92% connected

A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represe…

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Somebody 92% connected

A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.

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Soul 92% connected

Sole.

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Antonym 2

Immortal 94% connected

Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.

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Immortal 94% connected

Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.

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