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Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible.

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Narrower term 28

Angle 76% connected

The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.

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Cavity 76% connected

Hollowness.

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Compartment 76% connected

One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a gar…

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Crenel 76% connected

See Crenelle.

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Crenelle 76% connected

Alt. of Crenel

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Emptiness 76% connected

The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.

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Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Expanse 76% connected

That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

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Flies 76% connected

of Fly

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Gap 76% connected

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or…

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Hole 76% connected

Whole.

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Indent 76% connected

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

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Indentation 76% connected

The act of indenting or state of being indented.

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Indention 76% connected

Same as Indentation, 4.

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Indenture 76% connected

The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

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Key 76% connected

An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lo…

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Margin 76% connected

A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.

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Opening 76% connected

of Open

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Paint 76% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Pocket 76% connected

A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles, particularly money; hence, figuratively, money; wealth.

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Seat 76% connected

The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Swath 76% connected

A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling.

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Terreplein 76% connected

The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.

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Vacancy 76% connected

The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness.

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Vacuum 76% connected

A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of…

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Void 76% connected

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

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Broader term 16

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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Attribute 76% connected

To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to…

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Character 76% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Country 76% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Expanse 76% connected

That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

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graph 76% connected

A diagram representing data or a set of equations

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Infinite 76% connected

Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

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Interval 76% connected

A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.

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Lay 76% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Location 76% connected

The act or process of locating.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Pose 76% connected

Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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Position 76% 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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Put 76% connected

A pit.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Type 76% connected

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

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Derivationally related 4

Blank 74% connected

Of a white or pale color; without color.

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Blank 74% connected

Of a white or pale color; without color.

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Spacious 74% connected

Extending far and wide; vast in extent.

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Spacious 74% connected

Extending far and wide; vast in extent.

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Containing whole 3

form 70% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Staff 70% connected

A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff…

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Stave 70% connected

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure;…

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Component part 1

Location 70% connected

The act or process of locating.

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Synonym 5

Blank 92% connected

Of a white or pale color; without color.

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Distance 92% connected

The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separati…

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Infinite 92% connected

Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

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Place 92% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Quad 92% connected

Alt. of Quade

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