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imp. of Shape. Shaped.

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Verb group 4

Browse 84% connected

The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

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Browse 84% connected

The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

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Surf 84% connected

The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

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Surf 84% connected

The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.

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Manner of action 2

Antique 76% connected

Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

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Market 76% connected

A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and…

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Narrower term 28

Bakehouse 76% connected

A house for baking; a bakery.

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Bakery 76% connected

The trade of a baker.

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Bazaar 76% connected

Alt. of Bazar

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Bazar 76% connected

In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.

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Bindery 76% connected

A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's establishment.

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Bookbindery 76% connected

A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding books.

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Bookshop 76% connected

A bookseller's shop.

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Bookstall 76% connected

A stall or stand where books are sold.

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Bookstore 76% connected

A store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England a bookseller's shop.

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Booth 76% connected

A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation.

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Brickyard 76% connected

A place where bricks are made, especially an inclosed place.

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Canteen 76% connected

A vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink.

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Commissary 76% connected

One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.

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Confectionery 76% connected

Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

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Florist 76% connected

A cultivator of, or dealer in, flowers.

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Haberdashery 76% connected

The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles.

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Ironmonger 76% connected

A dealer in iron or hardware.

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Millinery 76% connected

The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.

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Outfitter 76% connected

One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.

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Perfumery 76% connected

Perfumes, in general.

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Pharmacy 76% connected

The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occu…

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Pottery 76% connected

The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked.

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Saddlery 76% connected

The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.

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Salon 76% connected

An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.

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Tobacconist 76% connected

A dealer in tobacco; also, a manufacturer of tobacco.

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Toyshop 76% connected

A shop where toys are sold.

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Turnery 76% connected

The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.

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Broader term 9

Class 76% connected

A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower clas…

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Course 76% connected

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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Inform 76% connected

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

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Obtain 76% connected

To hold; to keep; to possess.

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Outlet 76% connected

The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.

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Search 76% connected

To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.

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Seek 76% connected

Sick.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Browse 74% connected

The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

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Browse 74% connected

The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

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Browser 74% connected

An animal that browses.

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Browser 74% connected

An animal that browses.

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Frequenter 74% connected

One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.

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Frequenter 74% connected

One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.

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Shopper 74% connected

One who shops.

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Shopper 74% connected

One who shops.

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Entails 2

Buy 72% connected

To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a…

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Purchase 72% connected

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

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Synonym 11

Betray 92% connected

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed…

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Browse 92% connected

The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.

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Denounce 92% connected

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).

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Frequent 92% connected

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

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Grass 92% connected

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

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Patronize 92% connected

To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.

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Rat 92% connected

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the N…

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Sponsor 92% connected

One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.

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Stag 92% connected

The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti.

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Store 92% connected

That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number.

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Workshop 92% connected

A shop where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on.

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Antonym 2

Boycott 94% connected

To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from ho…

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Boycott 94% connected

To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from ho…

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