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Rut

Sexual desire or oestrus of deer, cattle, and various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which the oestrus exists.

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Channel 76% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Delve 76% connected

To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dig 76% connected

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Experience 76% connected

Trial, as a test or experiment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Groove 76% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Routine 76% connected

A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Channel 74% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Channel 74% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Groove 74% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Groove 74% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rutty 74% connected

Ruttish; lustful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rutty 74% connected

Ruttish; lustful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Furrow 92% connected

A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Groove 92% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Heat 92% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Oestrus 92% connected

A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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