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Shimmy

A chemise.

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Dance 76% connected

To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of mov…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vibrate 76% connected

of Vibrate

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wobble 76% connected

See Wabble.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Strap 70% connected

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Chemise 92% connected

A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shift 92% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slip 92% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wobble 92% connected

See Wabble.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Change noun · 78% connection

money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it…

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Globalisation noun · 78% connection

growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"

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Globalization noun · 78% connection

growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry"

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Modernisation noun · 78% connection

making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"

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Modernization noun · 78% connection

making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"

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Motion noun · 78% connection

a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

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Movement noun · 78% connection

a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

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Protest noun · 78% connection

a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to reg…

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Protestation noun · 78% connection

a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to reg…

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Reform verb · 78% connection

make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"

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Revolution noun · 78% connection

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

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Social adjective · 78% connection

relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"

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Societal adjective · 78% connection

relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"

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Urbanisation noun · 78% connection

the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

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Urbanization noun · 78% connection

the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

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Approach noun · 77% connection

the event of one object coming closer to another

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Approaching noun · 77% connection

the event of one object coming closer to another

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Backlash noun · 77% connection

a movement back from an impact

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Chemiloon noun · 78% connection

A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one.

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Smock noun · 78% connection

A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.

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