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Motley

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

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Similar meaning 12

Colored 84% connected

of Color

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Colored 84% connected

of Color

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Colorful 84% connected

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Colorful 84% connected

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Coloured 84% connected

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Coloured 84% connected

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Colourful 84% connected

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Colourful 84% connected

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Heterogeneous 84% connected

Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more co…

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Heterogeneous 84% connected

Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more co…

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Heterogenous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic.

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Heterogenous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic.

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Broader term 12

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Cloth 76% connected

A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made…

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Diversify 76% connected

To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to; to variegate; to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.

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Fabric 76% connected

The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.

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Garment 76% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Textile 76% connected

Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.

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Checker 76% connected

One who checks.

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Chequer 76% connected

Same as Checker.

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Farrago 76% connected

A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.

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Gallimaufry 76% connected

A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.

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Hodgepodge 76% connected

A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot.

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Hotchpotch 76% connected

A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge.

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Melange 76% connected

A mixture; a medley.

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Mingle-mangle 76% connected

To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.

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Mishmash 76% connected

A hotchpotch.

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odds and ends 76% connected

Miscellaneous or leftover items

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Omnium-gatherum 76% connected

A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley.

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Range 76% connected

To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.

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Sampler 76% connected

One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines samples, or by samples; as, a wool sampler.

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Selection 76% connected

The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.

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Derivationally related 10

Calico 74% connected

Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleac…

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Calico 74% connected

Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleac…

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Variant 74% connected

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

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Variant 74% connected

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

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Variation 74% connected

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation…

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Variation 74% connected

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation…

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Variety 74% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Variety 74% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Synonym 19

Assorted 92% connected

of Assort

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Assortment 92% connected

Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.

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Calico 92% connected

Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleac…

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Miscellanea 92% connected

A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.

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Miscellaneous 92% connected

Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection.

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Miscellany 92% connected

A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.

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Mixed 92% connected

of Mix

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Mixture 92% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Multicolor 92% connected

Having many, or several, colors.

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Painted 92% connected

of Paint

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Particolored 92% connected

Same as Party-colored.

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Piebald 92% connected

Having spots and patches of black and white, or other colors; mottled; pied.

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Pied 92% connected

of Pi

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Potpourri 92% connected

A medley or mixture.

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Salmagundi 92% connected

A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.

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Sundry 92% connected

Several; divers; more than one or two; various.

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Variegate 92% connected

To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.

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Variety 92% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Vary 92% connected

To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to var…

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