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Overlook

To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.

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Broader term 8

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lie 76% connected

See Lye.

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Lose 76% connected

To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money fro…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Miss 76% connected

A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spot 76% connected

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Survey 76% connected

To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 6

Dwarf 76% connected

An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Forget 76% connected

To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jump 76% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overshadow 76% connected

To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.

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Shadow 76% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Skip 76% connected

A basket. See Skep.

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Synonym 9

Command 92% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dominate 92% connected

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Drop 92% connected

The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a flui…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Miss 92% connected

A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Neglect 92% connected

Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Omit 92% connected

To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overleap 92% connected

To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overtop 92% connected

To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pretermit 92% connected

To pass by; to omit; to disregard.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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