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Sew

Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.

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Manner of action 13

Backstitch 76% connected

A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Baste 76% connected

To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fell 76% connected

of Fall

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Finedraw 76% connected

To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to renter.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gather 76% connected

To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hem 76% connected

Them

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Hemstitch 76% connected

To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to he…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overcast 76% connected

To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pucker 76% connected

To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Quilt 76% connected

Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tack 76% connected

A stain; a tache.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tick 76% connected

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

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Tuck 76% connected

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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Broader term 5

Fashion 76% connected

The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Forge 76% connected

A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Derivationally related 4

Sewer 74% connected

One who sews, or stitches.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sewer 74% connected

One who sews, or stitches.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sewing 74% connected

of Sew

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Sewing 74% connected

of Sew

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Entails 2

Conjoin 72% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Join 72% 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.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stitch 92% connected

A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tailor 92% connected

One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer garments.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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