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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Cushion 76% connected

A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pad 76% connected

A footpath; a road.

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Stuffing 76% connected

of Stuff

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Buffer 74% connected

An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Buffer 74% connected

An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cotton 70% connected

A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple c…

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Straw 70% connected

To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.

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Cushioning 92% connected

of Cushion

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Archaeology noun · 78% connection

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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Archeology noun · 78% connection

the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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Archaeologic adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Archaeological adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Archeologic adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Archeological adjective · 78% connection

related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery"

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Corporeal adjective · 78% connection

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…

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Culture noun · 78% connection

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…

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Dig noun · 78% connection

the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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Digging noun · 78% connection

the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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Excavation noun · 78% connection

the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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Material adjective · 78% connection

having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin J…

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Pottery noun · 78% connection

the craft of making earthenware

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Remains noun · 78% connection

any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

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Site noun · 78% connection

physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

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Situation noun · 78% connection

physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

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Stratigraphy noun · 78% connection

the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata

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