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Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna

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Similar meaning 6

First 84% connected

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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First 84% connected

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mature 84% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mature 84% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Superior 84% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Superior 84% connected

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 9

Fill 76% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Maturity 76% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Paint 76% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Period 76% connected

A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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Prepare 76% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ready 76% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Derivationally related 8

Blossom 74% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blossom 74% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ground 74% connected

of Grind

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Ground 74% connected

of Grind

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Peak 74% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Peak 74% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Primer 74% connected

One who, or that which, primes

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Primer 74% connected

One who, or that which, primes

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Synonym 15

Bloom 92% connected

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Blossom 92% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Choice 92% connected

Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in prefe…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Efflorescence 92% connected

Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flower 92% connected

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flush 92% connected

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ground 92% connected

of Grind

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Heyday 92% connected

An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Meridian 92% connected

Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Peak 92% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Premier 92% connected

First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prize 92% connected

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quality 92% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Select 92% connected

Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choic…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Undercoat 92% connected

A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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