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Regular

Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.

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Diarrheal 84% connected

Alt. of Diarrhoeal

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Diarrheal 84% connected

Alt. of Diarrhoeal

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Diarrhetic 84% connected

Alt. of Diarrhoetic

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Diarrhetic 84% connected

Alt. of Diarrhoetic

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Diarrhoeal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to diarrhea; like diarrhea.

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Diarrhoeal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to diarrhea; like diarrhea.

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Diarrhoetic 84% connected

Producing diarrhea, or a purging.

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Diarrhoetic 84% connected

Producing diarrhea, or a purging.

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Frequent 84% connected

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

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Frequent 84% connected

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

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Lawful 84% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Lawful 84% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Lax 84% connected

Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Lax 84% connected

Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Loose 84% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Loose 84% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Normal 84% connected

According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal;…

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Normal 84% connected

According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal;…

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Official 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Official 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Prescribed 84% connected

of Prescribe

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Prescribed 84% connected

of Prescribe

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Standard 84% connected

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

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Standard 84% connected

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Steady 84% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Steady 84% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Stock 84% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Stock 84% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Symmetric 84% connected

Symmetrical.

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Symmetric 84% connected

Symmetrical.

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Symmetrical 84% connected

Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building.

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Symmetrical 84% connected

Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building.

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Timed 84% connected

of Time

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Timed 84% connected

of Time

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Typical 84% connected

Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.

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Typical 84% connected

Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.

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Uniform 84% connected

Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics h…

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Uniform 84% connected

Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics h…

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Usual 84% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Usual 84% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Broader term 5

Follower 76% connected

One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

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Frequenter 76% connected

One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.

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Patron 76% connected

One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.

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Size 76% connected

Six.

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Soldier 76% connected

One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.

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Fixture 74% 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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Fixture 74% 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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Regularity 74% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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Regularity 74% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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Attribute 2

Regularity 66% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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Regularity 66% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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See also 10

Rhythmical 66% connected

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm

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Rhythmical 66% connected

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm

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Symmetrical 66% connected

Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building.

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Symmetrical 66% connected

Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building.

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Synonym 5

Even 92% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Fixture 92% 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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Habitue 92% connected

One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitue of a theater.

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Steady 92% connected

Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Veritable 92% connected

Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine.

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Antonym 4

Irregular 94% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Irregular 94% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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