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Peruse

To observe; to examine with care.

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Examine 76% connected

To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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See 76% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flick 76% connected

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flip 76% connected

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Leaf 76% connected

A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the i…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Riffle 76% connected

A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Thumb 76% connected

The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Perusal 74% connected

The act of carefully viewing or examining.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Perusal 74% connected

The act of carefully viewing or examining.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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