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Prim

The privet.

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Proper 84% connected

Belonging to one; one's own; individual.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Proper 84% connected

Belonging to one; one's own; individual.

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Refined 84% connected

of Refine

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Refined 84% connected

of Refine

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Broader term 15

Apparel 76% connected

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clothe 76% connected

To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.

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Compact 76% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compress 76% connected

To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or…

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Constrict 76% connected

To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

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Contract 76% connected

To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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Dress 76% connected

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

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Enclothe 76% connected

To clothe.

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Garb 76% connected

Clothing in general.

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Garment 76% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Habilitate 76% connected

Qualified or entitled.

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Press 76% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Raiment 76% connected

Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Derivationally related 2

Primness 74% connected

The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.

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Primness 74% connected

The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.

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Synonym 7

Mincing 92% connected

That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.

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Priggish 92% connected

Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prudish 92% connected

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Puritanical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

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Square-toed 92% connected

Having the toe square.

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Strait-laced 92% connected

Bound with stays.

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Victorian 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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