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Recast

To throw again.

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Cast 76% connected

of Cast

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Refashion 76% connected

To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.

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Remake 76% connected

To make anew.

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Reforge 92% connected

To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew; to make over.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remodel 92% connected

To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remold 92% connected

Alt. of Remould

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remould 92% connected

To mold or shape anew or again; to reshape.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Abase adjective · 78% connection

To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.

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Aftercast noun · 78% connection

A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.

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Ambs-ace noun · 78% connection

Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.

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Aplysia noun · 78% connection

A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liqu…

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Arbalist noun · 78% connection

A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bendi…

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At preposition · 78% connection

Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock,…

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Avoid adjective · 78% connection

To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.

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Backfall noun · 78% connection

A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.

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Backwards adverb · 78% connection

Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.

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Bail verb · 78% connection

To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.

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Bedevil verb · 78% connection

To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.

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Belch verb · 78% connection

To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.

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Betumble verb · 78% connection

To throw into disorder; to tumble.

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Bolt verb · 78% connection

To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.

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Bombard verb · 78% connection

To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.

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Bound verb · 78% connection

To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor.

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Break verb · 78% connection

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares.

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Bub verb · 78% connection

To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.

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