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Sledding

of Sled

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Accomplishment 76% connected

The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Achievement 76% connected

The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Athletics 76% connected

The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

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Sport 76% connected

That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

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Tobogganing 76% connected

of Toboggan

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Sled 74% connected

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sled 74% connected

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Going 92% connected

of Go

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Accountability noun · 78% connection

responsibility to someone or for some activity

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Answerability noun · 78% connection

responsibility to someone or for some activity

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Answerableness noun · 78% connection

responsibility to someone or for some activity

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Attainment noun · 78% connection

arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"

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Education noun · 78% connection

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

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Financing noun · 78% connection

the act of financing

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Funding noun · 78% connection

the act of financing

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Inspection noun · 78% connection

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the ele…

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Policy noun · 78% connection

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"

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Reform verb · 78% connection

change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"

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Review noun · 78% connection

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the ele…

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See the light verb · 78% connection

change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"

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Standard noun · 78% connection

an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standar…

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Straighten out verb · 78% connection

change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"

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Arrival noun · 77% connection

accomplishment of an objective

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Centralism noun · 77% connection

the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization

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Check noun · 77% connection

the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

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Containment noun · 77% connection

a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate pe…

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Bobsleigh noun · 78% connection

A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed.

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Bunk noun · 78% connection

A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.

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Coast noun · 78% connection

To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.

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Coasting noun · 78% connection

Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.

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Corf noun · 78% connection

A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

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Double-ripper noun · 78% connection

A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one before the other.

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Dray noun · 78% connection

A kind of sledge or sled.

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Hurdle noun · 78% connection

In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.

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Husky noun · 78% connection

breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

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Runner noun · 78% connection

One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice.

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Shoe noun · 78% connection

To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.

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Sledded imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Sled

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Sledge noun · 78% connection

A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used f…

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Slide verb · 78% connection

Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet.

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Team noun · 78% connection

Two or more horses, oxen, or other beasts harnessed to the same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or the like.

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Trace verb · 78% connection

A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of…

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Track noun · 78% connection

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a whe…

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