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Nip

A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.

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Broader term 15

Bite 76% connected

To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a cru…

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Chomp 76% connected

To chew loudly and greedily; to champ.

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Clip 76% connected

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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Clipping 76% connected

of Clip

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Cold 76% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Coldness 76% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Frigidness 76% connected

The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

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Grip 76% connected

The griffin.

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Japanese 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.

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Snip 76% connected

To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away.

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Spice 76% connected

Species; kind.

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Spicery 76% connected

Spices, in general.

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Spiciness 76% connected

The quality or state of being spicy.

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Taste 76% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Goose 76% connected

Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.

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Tweak 76% connected

To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose.

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Lemon 76% connected

An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus,…

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Vanilla 76% connected

A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America.

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Clip 74% connected

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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Clip 74% connected

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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Clipper 74% connected

One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.

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Clipper 74% connected

One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.

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Smack 74% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

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Smack 74% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

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Chilliness 92% connected

A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.

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Clip 92% connected

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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Coolness 92% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

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Flavor 92% connected

That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.

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Flavour 92% connected

(physics) the six kinds of quarks

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Pinch 92% connected

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Piquancy 92% connected

The quality or state of being piquant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Relish 92% connected

To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to exper…

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Sapidity 92% connected

The quality or state of being sapid; taste; savor; savoriness.

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Savor 92% connected

That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shot 92% connected

of Shoot

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Smack 92% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Snip 92% connected

To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Squeeze 92% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Tang 92% connected

A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).

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Twinge 92% connected

To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Twitch 92% connected

To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Zest 92% connected

A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.

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