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Splashy

Full of dirty water; wet and muddy, so as be easily splashed about; slushy.

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Covered 84% connected

of Cover

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Covered 84% connected

of Cover

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Ostentatious 84% connected

Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Ostentatious 84% connected

Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pretentious 84% connected

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pretentious 84% connected

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inflation 74% connected

The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inflation 74% connected

The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plash 74% connected

A small pool of standing water; a puddle.

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Plash 74% connected

A small pool of standing water; a puddle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Splash 74% connected

To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Splash 74% connected

To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stir 74% connected

To change the place of in any manner; to move.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stir 74% connected

To change the place of in any manner; to move.

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Plash 66% connected

A small pool of standing water; a puddle.

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Flamboyant 92% connected

Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Showy 92% connected

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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