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Sake

Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.

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Aim 76% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Alcohol 76% connected

An impalpable powder.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Benefit 76% connected

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Design 76% connected

To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inebriant 76% connected

Intoxicating.

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Intent 76% connected

Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

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Intention 76% connected

A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

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Intoxicant 76% connected

That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Purpose 76% connected

That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Welfare 76% connected

Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; h…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 1

Behalf 76% connected

Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.

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Containing substance 1

Rice 70% connected

A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

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Interest 92% connected

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Saki 92% connected

Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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