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Stagnate

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 stagnates in a close room.

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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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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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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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Persist 76% connected

To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motiv…

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Remain 76% connected

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtract…

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Rest 76% connected

To arrest.

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Stay 76% connected

A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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Stick 76% connected

A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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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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Doldrums 74% connected

A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so c…

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Doldrums 74% connected

A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so c…

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Moribund 74% connected

In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.

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Moribund 74% connected

In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.

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Stagnancy 74% connected

State of being stagnant.

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Stagnancy 74% connected

State of being stagnant.

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Stagnant 74% connected

That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; s…

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Stagnant 74% connected

That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; s…

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Stagnation 74% connected

The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood;…

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Stagnation 74% connected

The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood;…

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Synonym 3

Idle 92% connected

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

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Laze 92% connected

To be lazy or idle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slug 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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