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Overpass

To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.

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Bridge 76% connected

A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passagewa…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Span 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Construction noun · 86% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Bail noun · 78% connection

The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Bless verb · 78% connection

To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Calvary noun · 78% connection

A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Cancel verb · 78% connection

To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out or obliterate.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Christcross-row unknown · 78% connection

The alphabet; -- formerly so called, either from the cross usually set before it, or from a superstitious custom, sometimes practiced,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Compass noun · 78% connection

Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Counterchanged adjective · 78% connection

Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Cross-sectional adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional slice"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Crucial adjective · 78% connection

Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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Crucifix noun · 78% connection

A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, me…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Crucifixion noun · 78% connection

The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Cruciform adjective · 78% connection

Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Crucify verb · 78% connection

To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: over, beyond, cross, river, limits.
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Crucigerous adjective · 78% connection

Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross.

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