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Squab

Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Couch 76% connected

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Lounge 76% connected

To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pigeon 76% connected

Any bird of the order Columbae, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Poultry 76% connected

Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sofa 76% connected

A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dove 92% connected

of Dive

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Squabby 92% connected

Short and thick; suqabbish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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