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Pate

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Broader term 4

Paste 76% connected

A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Spread 76% connected

of Spread

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Top 76% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Upside 76% connected

The upper side; the part that is uppermost.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tonsure 76% connected

The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Crown 92% connected

of Crow

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Poll 92% connected

A parrot; -- familiarly so called.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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