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Pen

A feather.

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Manner of action 18

Adopt 76% connected

To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place o…

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Annotate 76% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Author 76% connected

The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

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Cite 76% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Draft 76% connected

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.

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Dramatize 76% connected

To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode.

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Footnote 76% connected

A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.

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Lyric 76% connected

Alt. of Lyrical

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Outline 76% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Paragraph 76% connected

Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /,…

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Poetize 76% connected

To write as a poet; to compose verse; to idealize.

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Profile 76% connected

An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Rewrite 76% connected

To write again.

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Script 76% connected

A writing; a written document.

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Verse 76% connected

A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.

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Versify 76% connected

To make verses.

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Narrower term 14

Corral 76% connected

A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, e…

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Creep 76% connected

To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl.

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Fold 76% connected

To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

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Kraal 76% connected

A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.

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Paddock 76% connected

A toad or frog.

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Pigpen 76% connected

A pen, or sty, for pigs.

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Pigsty 76% connected

A pigpen.

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Pinfold 76% connected

A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold.

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Quill 76% connected

One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather.

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Rodeo 76% connected

A round-up. See Round-up.

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Sharpie 76% connected

A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on th…

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Sheepcote 76% connected

A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.

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Sheepfold 76% connected

A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.

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Sty 76% connected

A pen or inclosure for swine.

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Broader term 2

Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Swan 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and stro…

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Derivationally related 4

Composition 74% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Composition 74% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Penitentiary 74% connected

Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

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Penitentiary 74% connected

Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

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Entails 2

Spell 72% connected

A spelk, or splinter.

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Write 72% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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Component part 1

Nib 70% connected

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

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Synonym 4

Compose 92% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

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Indite 92% connected

To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

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Penitentiary 92% connected

Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Write 92% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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