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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Fixture 76% connected

That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mend 76% connected

To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mending 76% connected

of Mend

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Repair 76% connected

To return.

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Reparation 76% connected

The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, re…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Patch 74% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Patch 74% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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