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Patty

A little pie.

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Candy 76% connected

To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

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Confect 76% connected

To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.

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Dish 76% connected

A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.

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Pie 76% connected

An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie; mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie.

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Cake 92% connected

A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bionomics noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Ecology noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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El Nino noun · 78% connection

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…

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Environmental science noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Oceanography noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Oceanology noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Aboriginal noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Aborigine noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological niche noun · 78% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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ecosystem noun · 78% connection

a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

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Fertility noun · 78% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Bangle verb · 78% connection

To waste by little and little; to fritter away.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little.
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Cigarette noun · 78% connection

A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.

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Drib verb · 78% connection

To do by little and little

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Edge verb · 78% connection

To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.

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Fast reactor noun · 78% connection

nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used

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Floret noun · 78% connection

A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dan…

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Gather verb · 78% connection

To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little; to amass; to gain; to heap up.

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Gnaw verb · 78% connection

To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or…

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Inchmeal adverb · 78% connection

Little by little; gradually.

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Jack-a-dandy noun · 78% connection

A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.

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Kick ass verb · 78% connection

be excellent or outstanding; "I'm enjoying this. I know. This rules!" - How I Met Your Mother! - The Duel (2005); "It rocks, but it ca…

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Leaflet noun · 78% connection

A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.

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