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Sheaf

A sheave.

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Bale 76% connected

A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw / hay, etc., put up compactly for tr…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Fagot 76% connected

A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising batteries, filling ditches, or other purposes in fortification; a f…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Swag 76% connected

To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Package 76% connected

Act or process of packing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Parcel 76% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

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Bundle 92% connected

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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