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Accusative
adjective · 78% connection
Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Acrophony
noun · 78% connection
The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Aim
verb · 78% connection
To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an objec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Altitude
noun · 78% connection
Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level…
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Asbestos
noun · 78% connection
A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Bearing
noun · 78% connection
The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Beryl
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…
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Binomial
adjective · 78% connection
Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other th…
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Block
verb · 78% connection
A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Bye
noun · 78% connection
A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Cacholong
noun · 78% connection
An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Call
noun · 78% connection
A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Coefficient of friction
noun · 78% connection
the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surfa…
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Collar
noun · 78% connection
A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Concrete
adjective · 78% connection
Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, variety, names.
Contrast
verb · 78% connection
To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object.
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Corundum
noun · 78% connection
The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or r…
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Effort
noun · 78% connection
An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous ende…
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