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Prong

A sharp-pointed instrument.

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Tine 76% connected

Trouble; distress; teen.

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Buckle 70% connected

A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…

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Fork 70% connected

An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curve…

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Trident 70% connected

A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Acuate adjective · 78% connection

Sharpened; sharp-pointed.

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Acute adjective · 78% connection

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

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Acutifoliate adjective · 78% connection

Having sharp-pointed leaves.

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Angular adjective · 78% connection

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figu…

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Awl noun · 78% connection

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is d…

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Brog noun · 78% connection

A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.

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Cacuminate verb · 78% connection

To make sharp or pointed.

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Calk noun · 78% connection

A sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a horse or an ox, to prevent the animal from slipping; -- ca…

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Catling noun · 78% connection

A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.

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Cultrated adjective · 78% connection

Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds.

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Cuspidate verb · 78% connection

To make pointed or sharp.

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Dart noun · 78% connection

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an…

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Eyeleteer noun · 78% connection

A small, sharp-pointed instrument used in piercing eyelet holes; a stiletto.

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Falcula noun · 78% connection

A curved and sharp-pointed claw.

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