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Pace

A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.

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Narrower term 12

Beat 76% connected

of Beat

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Celerity 76% connected

Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.

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Deliberateness 76% connected

The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.

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Deliberation 76% connected

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

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Fastness 76% connected

The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

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Quickness 76% connected

The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.

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Rapidity 76% connected

The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity; velocity; as, the rapidity of a current; rapidity of speech; rapidity of growth or improvem…

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Rapidness 76% connected

Quality of being rapid; rapidity.

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Slowness 76% connected

The quality or state of being slow.

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Speed 76% connected

Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

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Speediness 76% connected

The quality or state of being speedy.

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Swiftness 76% connected

The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftnes…

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Manner of action 5

Canter 76% connected

A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.

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Gallop 76% connected

To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.

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Rack 76% connected

Same as Arrack.

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Single-foot 76% connected

An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Broader term 13

Determine 76% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Influence 76% connected

A flowing in or upon; influx.

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Measure 76% connected

A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and s…

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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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…

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Rate 76% connected

To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.

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Regulate 76% connected

To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Step 76% connected

To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in successio…

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Derivationally related 10

Gait 74% connected

A going; a walk; a march; a way.

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Gait 74% connected

A going; a walk; a march; a way.

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Pacer 74% connected

One who, or that which, paces; especially, a horse that paces.

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Pacer 74% connected

One who, or that which, paces; especially, a horse that paces.

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Pacing 74% connected

of Pace

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Pacing 74% connected

of Pace

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Tempo 74% connected

The rate or degree of movement in time.

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Tempo 74% connected

The rate or degree of movement in time.

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Yard 74% connected

A rod; a stick; a staff.

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Yard 74% connected

A rod; a stick; a staff.

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Containing whole 8

Chain 70% connected

A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornam…

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Fathom 70% connected

A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth o…

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Lea 70% connected

A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.

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Perch 70% connected

Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flav…

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Pole 70% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Rod 70% connected

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

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Walk 70% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Walking 70% connected

of Walk

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Component part 1

Foot 70% connected

The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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Synonym 8

Footstep 92% connected

The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom.

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Gait 92% connected

A going; a walk; a march; a way.

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Rate 92% connected

To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.

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Step 92% connected

To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in successio…

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Stride 92% connected

To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner.

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Tempo 92% connected

The rate or degree of movement in time.

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Tread 92% connected

To set the foot; to step.

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Yard 92% connected

A rod; a stick; a staff.

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