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To peen.

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Broader term 26

Aggress 76% connected

To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.

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Attack 76% connected

To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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Axis 76% connected

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

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Empale 76% connected

To make pale.

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fastener 76% connected

One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

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Fastening 76% connected

of Fasten

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Holder 76% connected

One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.

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Holdfast 76% connected

Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.

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Impale 76% connected

To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.

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Jewellery 76% connected

See Jewelry.

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Jewelry 76% connected

The art or trade of a jeweler.

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Leg 76% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Marker 76% connected

One who or that which marks.

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Marking 76% connected

of Mark

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Number 76% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Spike 76% connected

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

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Transfix 76% connected

To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.

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Triumph 76% connected

A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

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Tumbler 76% connected

One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

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Victory 76% connected

The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph;…

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Narrower term 12

Breastpin 76% connected

A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch.

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Broach 76% connected

A spit.

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Brooch 76% connected

An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn…

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Fulcrum 76% connected

A prop or support.

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Hairpin 76% connected

A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.

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Linchpin 76% connected

A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.

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Nog 76% connected

A noggin.

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Peg 76% connected

A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

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Pintle 76% connected

A little pin.

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Rivet 76% connected

A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down…

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Skewer 76% connected

A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.

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Skittle 76% connected

Pertaining to the game of skittles.

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Manner of action 2

Skewer 76% connected

A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.

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Spit 76% connected

A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

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Derivationally related 4

Immobile 74% connected

Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable.

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Immobile 74% connected

Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable.

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Pivot 74% connected

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

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Pivot 74% connected

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

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Containing whole 3

Dinghy 70% connected

A kind of boat used in the East Indies.

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Dory 70% connected

A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.

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Rowboat 70% connected

A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.

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Component part 4

Head 70% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Point 70% connected

To appoint.

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Shank 70% connected

See Chank.

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Stem 70% connected

Alt. of Steem

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Synonym 10

Fall 92% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Flag 92% connected

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

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Immobilize 92% connected

To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.

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Oarlock 92% connected

The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.

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Peg 92% connected

A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

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Pivot 92% connected

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

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Rowlock 92% connected

A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pai…

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Stick 92% connected

A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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Thole 92% connected

A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.

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Trap 92% connected

To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

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Antonym 2

Unpin 94% connected

To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

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Unpin 94% connected

To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

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