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Mummy

A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.

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Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Mother 76% connected

A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.

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Mummify 74% connected

To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mummify 74% connected

To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.

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Ma 92% connected

A child's word for mother.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mama 92% connected

See Mamma.

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Mamma 92% connected

Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mammy 92% connected

A child's name for mamma, mother.

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Mum 92% connected

Silent; not speaking.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ancient adjective · 78% connection

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…

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Arenicolite noun · 78% connection

An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.

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Beat verb · 78% connection

A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat.

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Boza noun · 78% connection

An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians, made from millet seed and various astringent substances; also, an intoxicati…

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Carcass noun · 78% connection

A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

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Cerement noun · 78% connection

A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.

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Comfit noun · 78% connection

A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.

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Copts n. pl. · 78% connection

An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians.

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Corruption noun · 78% connection

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putre…

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Dead adjective · 78% connection

Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

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Desiccator noun · 78% connection

A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above…

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Divinity noun · 78% connection

the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"

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Embalm verb · 78% connection

To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impreg…

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Fellah noun · 78% connection

A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians, Syrians, etc.

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Fig noun · 78% connection

fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried

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Fresh superl · 78% connection

Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition…

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Grivet noun · 78% connection

A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the…

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Herbal noun · 78% connection

A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus siccus; an herbarium.

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