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Orbit

The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.

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Broader term 7

Cavity 76% connected

Hollowness.

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Circle 76% connected

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the ce…

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Environment 76% connected

Act of environing; state of being environed.

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Extent 76% connected

Extended.

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Itinerary 76% connected

Itinerant; traveling; passing from place to place; done on a journey.

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Path 76% connected

A trodden way; a footway.

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Route 76% connected

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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Contrast 76% connected

To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.

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Distaff 76% connected

The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

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Expanse 76% connected

That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

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Front 76% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Gamut 76% connected

The scale.

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Horizon 76% connected

The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.

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Internationalism 76% connected

The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.

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Kingdom 76% connected

The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

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Land 76% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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Lap 76% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Latitude 76% connected

Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.

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Palette 76% connected

A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments.

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Pallet 76% connected

A small and mean bed; a bed of straw.

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Preserve 76% connected

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

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Province 76% connected

A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy.

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Purview 76% connected

The body of a statute, or that part which begins with " Be it enacted, " as distinguished from the preamble.

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Realm 76% connected

A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom.

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Responsibility 76% connected

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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Spectrum 76% connected

An apparition; a specter.

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Sweep 76% connected

To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sw…

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Manner of action 1

Retrograde 76% connected

Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet.

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Range 74% 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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Range 74% 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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Containing whole 1

Skull 70% connected

A school, company, or shoal.

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Synonym 12

Ambit 92% connected

Circuit or compass.

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Area 92% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Arena 92% connected

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

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Compass 92% connected

A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

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Domain 92% connected

Dominion; empire; authority.

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Field 92% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Orb 92% connected

A blank window or panel.

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Range 92% 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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Reach 92% connected

To retch.

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Revolve 92% connected

To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

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Scope 92% connected

That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate de…

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Sphere 92% connected

A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

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