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An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.

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Biography 76% connected

The written history of a person's life.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Chart 76% connected

A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historica…

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Compose 76% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

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graph 76% connected

A diagram representing data or a set of equations

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Indite 76% connected

To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

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Interpret 76% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Life 76% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Lineation 76% connected

Delineation; a line or lines.

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Outline 76% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Pen 76% connected

A feather.

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Represent 76% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Salience 76% connected

The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.

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Saliency 76% connected

Quality of being salient; hence, vigor.

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Write 76% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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Horizon 70% connected

The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

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Visibility 92% connected

The quality or state of being visible.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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