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Secondary

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Alternate 84% connected

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

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Alternate 84% connected

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

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Alternative 84% connected

Offering a choice of two things.

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Alternative 84% connected

Offering a choice of two things.

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Auxiliary 84% connected

Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.

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Auxiliary 84% connected

Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.

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Collateral 84% connected

Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.

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Collateral 84% connected

Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.

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Incident 84% connected

Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.

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Incident 84% connected

Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.

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Indirect 84% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Indirect 84% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Junior 84% connected

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

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Junior 84% connected

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

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Minor 84% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Minor 84% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Secondhand 84% connected

Not original or primary; received from another.

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Secondhand 84% connected

Not original or primary; received from another.

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Subordinate 84% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Subordinate 84% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Subsidiary 84% connected

Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream.

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Subsidiary 84% connected

Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream.

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Substitute 84% connected

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

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Substitute 84% connected

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

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Supplemental 84% connected

Alt. of Supplementary

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Supplemental 84% connected

Alt. of Supplementary

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Supplementary 84% connected

Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume.

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Supplementary 84% connected

Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume.

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Tributary 84% connected

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peac…

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Tributary 84% connected

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peac…

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Utility 84% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Utility 84% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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Vicarious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.

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Vicarious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.

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Broader term 2

Coil 76% connected

To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

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Formation 76% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Member part 1

Back 70% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Containing group 1

Eleven 70% connected

Ten and one added; as, eleven men.

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Containing whole 1

Transformer 70% connected

One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage.

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Unessential 66% connected

Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.

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Unessential 66% connected

Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.

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Synonym 3

Lowly 92% connected

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

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Petty 92% connected

Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.

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Subaltern 92% connected

Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern off…

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Primary 94% connected

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Primary 94% connected

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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