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Rally

To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Assembly 76% connected

A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for…

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Bemock 76% connected

To mock; to ridicule.

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Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Collect 76% connected

To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering.

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Convalescence 76% connected

Alt. of Convalescency

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Effort 76% connected

An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle…

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Exploit 76% connected

A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.

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Feat 76% connected

An act; a deed; an exploit.

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Garner 76% connected

A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.

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Gather 76% connected

To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.

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Gathering 76% connected

of Gather

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Mock 76% connected

To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.

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Recover 76% connected

To cover again.

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Recovery 76% connected

The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

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Recuperate 76% connected

To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.

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Recuperation 76% connected

Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength.

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Manner of action 9

Banter 76% connected

To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as,…

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Barrack 76% connected

A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent…

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Chaff 76% connected

The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.

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Flout 76% connected

To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.

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Gibe 76% connected

To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

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Jeer 76% connected

A gear; a tackle.

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Jolly 76% connected

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.

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Kid 76% connected

A young goat.

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Scoff 76% connected

Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

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Revival 76% connected

The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

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Derivationally related 10

Annoyer 74% connected

One who, or that which, annoys.

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Annoyer 74% connected

One who, or that which, annoys.

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Tantalization 74% connected

The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized.

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Tantalization 74% connected

The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized.

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Teaser 74% connected

One who teases or vexes.

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Teaser 74% connected

One who teases or vexes.

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Synonym 14

Bait 92% connected

Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.

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Cod 92% connected

A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.

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Exchange 92% connected

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

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Mobilize 92% connected

To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.

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Muster 92% connected

Something shown for imitation; a pattern.

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Rag 92% connected

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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Rallying 92% connected

of Rally

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Rebound 92% connected

To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

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Ride 92% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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Summon 92% connected

To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.

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Tantalize 92% connected

To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Taunt 92% connected

Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.

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Tease 92% connected

To comb or card, as wool or flax.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Twit 92% connected

To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted…

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