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Shore

of Shear

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Broader term 10

Arrive 76% connected

To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Beam 76% connected

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Border 76% connected

The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bound 76% connected

of Bind

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Come 76% connected

of Come

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Formation 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Get 76% connected

Jet, the mineral.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sustain 76% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 1

Bolster 76% connected

A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 4

Coast 76% connected

The side of a thing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seacoast 76% connected

The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean. Also used adjectively.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seashore 76% connected

The coast of the sea; the land that lies adjacent to the sea or ocean.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Strand 76% connected

One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed.

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Component part 1

Beach 70% connected

Pebbles, collectively; shingle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 3

Land 92% connected

Urine. See Lant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prop 92% connected

A shell, used as a die. See Props.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shoring 92% connected

of Shore

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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