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A swift sailing boat.

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Expert 76% connected

Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Member 76% connected

To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Observe 76% connected

To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recruiter 76% connected

One who, or that which, recruits.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Watcher 76% connected

One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rover 76% connected

One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Espy 74% connected

To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to dis…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Espy 74% connected

To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to dis…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Guide 74% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Guide 74% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reconnaissance 74% connected

The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reconnaissance 74% connected

The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reconnoitre 74% connected

To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reconnoitre 74% connected

To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Guide 92% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lookout 92% connected

A careful looking or watching for any object or event.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pathfinder 92% connected

One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Picket 92% connected

A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reconnoiter 92% connected

Alt. of Reconnoitre

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Reconnoitre 92% connected

To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sentinel 92% connected

One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of dange…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sentry 92% connected

A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spotter 92% connected

One who spots.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Watch 92% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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