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Side

The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.

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Broadside 84% connected

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

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Broadside 84% connected

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

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Lateral 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.

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Lateral 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.

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Sidelong 84% connected

Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.

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Sidelong 84% connected

Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.

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Acclivity 76% connected

A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; asce…

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Ascent 76% connected

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

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Back 76% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Backside 76% connected

The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.

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Bank 76% connected

A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.

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Beam 76% connected

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

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Bedside 76% connected

The side of a bed.

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Bottom 76% connected

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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Broadside 76% connected

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

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Camber 76% connected

An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).

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Cant 76% connected

A corner; angle; niche.

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Climb 76% connected

To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

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Coast 76% connected

The side of a thing.

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Declension 76% connected

The act or the state of declining; declination; descent; slope.

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Declination 76% connected

The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head.

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Decline 76% connected

To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.

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Declivity 76% connected

Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, consid…

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Descent 76% connected

The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.

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Edge 76% connected

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…

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Escarpment 76% connected

A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.…

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Fall 76% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Forepart 76% connected

The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.

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Front 76% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Hand 76% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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Hillside 76% connected

The side or declivity of a hill.

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Larboard 76% connected

The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; -- opposed to starboard.

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Lee 76% connected

To lie; to speak falsely.

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Leeward 76% connected

Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship.

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Obverse 76% connected

Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.

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Piedmont 76% connected

Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain chain.

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Port 76% connected

A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Rear 76% connected

Early; soon.

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Reverse 76% connected

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Scarp 76% connected

A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

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Soffit 76% connected

The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of L…

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Starboard 76% connected

That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.

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Top 76% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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Underside 76% connected

The lower or lowest side of anything.

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Upside 76% connected

The upper side; the part that is uppermost.

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Versant 76% connected

Familiar; conversant.

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Verso 76% connected

The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; -- opposed to recto.

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Windward 76% connected

The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward.

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Align 76% connected

To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

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Ancestry 76% connected

Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

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Area 76% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Array 76% connected

Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array.

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Aspect 76% connected

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.

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Blood 76% connected

The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste produc…

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Descent 76% connected

The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.

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Facet 76% connected

A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.

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Formation 76% connected

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

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Lineage 76% connected

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

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Opinion 76% connected

That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; sett…

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Origin 76% connected

The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

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Parentage 76% connected

Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble par…

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Pedigree 76% connected

A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.

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Region 76% connected

One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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Spin 76% connected

To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing o…

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Stemma 76% connected

One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.

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Stock 76% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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Unit 76% connected

A single thing or person.

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Face 74% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Face 74% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Facial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.

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Facial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.

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Pitch 74% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Pitch 74% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Containing whole 4

Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Elevation 70% connected

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the ele…

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Torso 70% connected

The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

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Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Synonym 5

English 92% connected

Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.

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Face 92% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Incline 92% connected

To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to…

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Position 92% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Slope 92% connected

An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface t…

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Bottom 94% connected

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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Bottom 94% connected

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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Top 94% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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Top 94% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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