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Overshadow

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

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Becloud 76% connected

To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Befog 76% connected

To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.

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Brood 76% connected

The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cloud 76% connected

A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Command 76% connected

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

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Dominate 76% connected

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fog 76% connected

A second growth of grass; aftergrass.

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Hover 76% connected

A cover; a shelter; a protection.

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Loom 76% connected

See Loon, the bird.

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Mist 76% connected

Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.

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Obnubilate 76% connected

To cloud; to obscure.

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Obscure 76% connected

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

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Overlook 76% connected

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…

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Overtop 76% connected

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

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Eclipse 76% connected

An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention of some other body, either between it and t…

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Occult 76% connected

Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.

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Dominate 92% connected

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dwarf 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Eclipse 92% connected

An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention of some other body, either between it and t…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shadow 92% 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 68% interchangeable

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