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Mug

A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.

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Dupe 76% connected

One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

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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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gaze 76% connected

To fixx the eyes in a steady and earnest look; to look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment, or with studious attention.

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Stare 76% connected

The starling.

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Victim 76% connected

A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.

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Stein 76% connected

See Steen.

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Grip 70% connected

The griffin.

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Handle 70% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Hold 70% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Chump 92% connected

A short, thick, heavy piece of wood.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Countenance 92% connected

To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fool 92% connected

A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gull 92% connected

To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Kisser 92% connected

One who kisses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mark 92% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Phiz 92% connected

The face or visage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Physiognomy 92% connected

The art and science of discovering the predominant temper, and other characteristic qualities of the mind, by the outward appearance, especially by t…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Smiler 92% connected

One who smiles.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sucker 92% connected

One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Visage 92% connected

The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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