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Promontory

A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.

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Elevation 76% connected

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the ele…

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Mull 76% connected

A thin, soft kind of muslin.

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Foreland 92% connected

A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Head 92% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Headland 92% connected

A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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