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A parrot; -- familiarly so called.

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Broader term 23

Acquire 76% connected

To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.

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Clip 76% connected

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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Count 76% connected

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to comp…

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Counting 76% connected

of Count

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Crop 76% connected

The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

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Dress 76% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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Enquiry 76% connected

See Inquiry.

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Enumeration 76% connected

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

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Get 76% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Inquiry 76% connected

The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

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Lop 76% connected

A flea.

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Numeration 76% connected

The act or art of numbering.

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Parrot 76% connected

In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

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Prune 76% connected

To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune…

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Reckoning 76% connected

of Reckon

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Research 76% connected

Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom.

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Snip 76% connected

To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away.

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Survey 76% connected

To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

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Tally 76% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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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,…

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Trim 76% connected

To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

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Upside 76% connected

The upper side; the part that is uppermost.

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Vote 76% connected

An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.

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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.

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Canvass 74% connected

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its p…

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Canvass 74% connected

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its p…

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Pollard 74% connected

A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.

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Pollard 74% connected

A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.

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Containing whole 2

Cow 70% connected

A chimney cap; a cowl

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Horse 70% connected

A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.…

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Synonym 4

Canvass 92% connected

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its p…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crown 92% connected

of Crow

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Pate 92% connected

See Patte.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pollard 92% connected

A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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