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Reconstruction

The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Fixture 76% connected

That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is,…

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Interpretation 76% connected

The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream…

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Mend 76% connected

To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put…

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Mending 76% connected

of Mend

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Recall 76% connected

To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.

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Recollection 76% connected

The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminis…

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Reminiscence 76% connected

The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory.

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Repair 76% connected

To return.

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Reparation 76% connected

The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, re…

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Re-formation 76% connected

The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.

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Regeneration 76% connected

The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.

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Construct 74% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Construct 74% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Reconstruct 74% connected

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Reconstruct 74% connected

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Remodel 74% connected

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

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Remodel 74% connected

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

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