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Shuffle

To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand.

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Manner of action 4

Cut 76% connected

of Cut

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Drag 76% connected

A confection; a comfit; a drug.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Riffle 76% connected

A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scuff 76% connected

The back part of the neck; the scruff.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Manipulate 76% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Shift 76% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transfer 76% connected

To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one count…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Walking 76% connected

of Walk

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Riffle 76% connected

A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Mix 74% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mix 74% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mixture 74% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mixture 74% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shamble 74% connected

One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shamble 74% connected

One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Make 92% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mix 92% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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.

Ruffle 92% connected

To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scuffle 92% connected

To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shamble 92% connected

One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shambling 92% connected

of Shamble

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.

Shuffling 92% connected

of Shuffle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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