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Seam

Grease; tallow; lard.

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Broader term 6

Depression 76% connected

The act of depressing.

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Impression 76% connected

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

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Imprint 76% connected

To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

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Join 76% connected

To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.

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Joint 76% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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Stratum 76% connected

A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds…

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Narrower term 3

Fell 76% connected

of Fall

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Suture 76% connected

The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a s…

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Welt 76% connected

That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

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Manner of action 1

Suture 76% connected

The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a s…

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Derivationally related 4

Seamster 74% connected

One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew.

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Seamster 74% connected

One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew.

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Seamy 74% connected

Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them.

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Seamy 74% connected

Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them.

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Containing whole 3

Cutis 70% connected

See Dermis.

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Skin 70% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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Tegument 70% connected

A cover or covering; an integument.

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Synonym 6

Bed 92% connected

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crease 92% connected

See Creese.

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Crinkle 92% connected

To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.

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Furrow 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Line 92% connected

Flax; linen.

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Wrinkle 92% connected

A winkle.

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