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A pustule; a pimple.

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Verb group 24

Advertise 84% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

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Advertise 84% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Agitate 84% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Agitate 84% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Campaign 84% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Campaign 84% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Crusade 84% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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Crusade 84% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Drive 84% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Drive 84% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Fight 84% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Fight 84% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Force 84% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Force 84% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Labor 84% connected

Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort di…

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Labor 84% connected

Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort di…

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Labour 84% connected

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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Labour 84% connected

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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Press 84% 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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Press 84% 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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Promote 84% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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Promote 84% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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Tug 84% connected

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

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Tug 84% connected

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

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Broader term 27

Actuation 76% connected

A bringing into action; movement.

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Advance 76% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Advancement 76% connected

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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Advertise 76% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

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Approach 76% connected

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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Deal 76% connected

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

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Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Exhort 76% connected

To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge strongly; he…

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Fight 76% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Near 76% connected

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

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Praise 76% connected

To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.

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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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Procession 76% connected

The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

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Progress 76% connected

A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

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Progression 76% connected

The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

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Promote 76% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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Propulsion 76% connected

The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.

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Sell 76% connected

Self.

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Struggle 76% connected

To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

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Switch 76% connected

A small, flexible twig or rod.

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Trade 76% connected

A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Urge 76% connected

To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

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Manner of action 29

Agitate 76% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Bill 76% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Bull 76% connected

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

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Campaign 76% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Crusade 76% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fight 76% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flick 76% connected

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.

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Jam 76% connected

A kind of frock for children.

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Jerk 76% connected

To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.

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Jostle 76% connected

To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.

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Nose 76% connected

The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

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Nudge 76% connected

To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.

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Obtrude 76% connected

To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.

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Plug 76% connected

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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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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Prod 76% connected

A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.

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Reach 76% connected

To retch.

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Repel 76% connected

To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

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Repulse 76% connected

To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

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Shove 76% connected

To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of…

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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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Strain 76% connected

Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

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Strive 76% connected

To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Thrust 76% connected

Thrist.

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Tip 76% connected

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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Topple 76% connected

To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.

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Tumble 76% connected

To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.

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Narrower term 10

Bell 76% connected

A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound o…

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Boost 76% connected

To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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Buzzer 76% connected

One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.

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Depression 76% connected

The act of depressing.

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Jog 76% connected

To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.

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Nudge 76% connected

To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.

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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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Pressing 76% connected

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Pressure 76% connected

The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

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Shove 76% connected

To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of…

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Derivationally related 4

Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Forcible 74% connected

Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

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Forcible 74% connected

Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

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Move 72% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Press 72% 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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Synonym 17

Advertise 92% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Agitate 92% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Button 92% connected

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

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Campaign 92% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Crowd 92% connected

To push, to press, to shove.

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Crusade 92% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Drive 92% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Energy 92% connected

Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer the…

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Fight 92% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Force 92% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Labor 92% connected

Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort di…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Labour 92% connected

productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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Press 92% 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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Promote 92% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pushing 92% connected

of Push

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Thrust 92% connected

Thrist.

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Tug 92% connected

To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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