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Reaper

One who reaps.

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Binder 76% connected

One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Combine 76% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Header 76% connected

One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.

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Vintager 76% connected

One who gathers the vintage.

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Glean 74% connected

To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Glean 74% connected

To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Harvester 92% connected

One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Fabrication noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Fluid mechanics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Hydraulics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Manufacture noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Manufacturing noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Torque noun · 78% connection

The twisting effect of a force.

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Bearing adjective · 78% connection

(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

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Machine noun · 78% connection

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

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Mechanics noun · 78% connection

the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose styl…

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Mechanism noun · 78% connection

the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose styl…

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Strain noun · 78% connection

difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy durin…

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Breaking point noun · 78% connection

the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks

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Mechanical stress noun · 78% connection

elastic stress (any deformation of a solid material) and viscous stress (the gradual changing of the deformation) combined.; "The rela…

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Tension noun · 78% connection

(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically tow…

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Formation noun · 77% connection

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

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Hydrodynamics noun · 77% connection

study of fluids in motion

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Hydrokinetics noun · 77% connection

study of fluids in motion

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Usufructuary noun · 78% connection

A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it.

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