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Slug

A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard.

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Broader term 16

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Alcohol 76% connected

An impalpable powder.

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Bum 76% connected

The buttock.

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Coin 76% connected

A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin.

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Do-nothing 76% connected

Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

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Gastropod 76% connected

One of the Gastropoda.

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Idler 76% connected

One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard.

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Inebriant 76% connected

Intoxicating.

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Intoxicant 76% connected

That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.

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Loafer 76% connected

One who loafs; a lazy lounger.

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Missile 76% connected

Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a dista…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Projectile 76% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

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Univalve 76% connected

A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.

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Manner of action 5

Bum 76% connected

The buttock.

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Daydream 76% connected

A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.

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Loaf 76% connected

Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake.

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Loll 76% connected

To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw one's self down; to lie at ease.

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Moon 76% connected

The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to…

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Narrower term 5

Counter 76% connected

A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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Haymaker 76% connected

One who cuts and cures hay.

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Hook 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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Jab 76% connected

To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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Parry 76% connected

To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.

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Sluggard 74% connected

A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.

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Sluggard 74% connected

A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.

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Containing whole 1

Cartridge 70% connected

A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material.

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Synonym 10

Bullet 92% connected

A small ball.

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Clout 92% connected

A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Idle 92% connected

Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Laze 92% connected

To be lazy or idle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lick 92% connected

To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

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Poke 92% connected

A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and…

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Punch 92% connected

A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the k…

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Sluggard 92% connected

A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stagnate 92% connected

To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnat…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Swig 92% connected

To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.

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