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Stale

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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Similar meaning 34

Addled 84% connected

of Addle

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Addled 84% connected

of Addle

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Flyblown 84% connected

Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.

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Flyblown 84% connected

Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Maggoty 84% connected

Infested with maggots.

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Maggoty 84% connected

Infested with maggots.

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Moldy 84% connected

Alt. of Mouldy

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Moldy 84% connected

Alt. of Mouldy

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Mouldy 84% connected

Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.

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Mouldy 84% connected

Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.

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Musty 84% connected

Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; mol…

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Musty 84% connected

Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; mol…

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Putrescent 84% connected

Becoming putrid or rotten.

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Putrescent 84% connected

Becoming putrid or rotten.

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Putrid 84% connected

Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction.

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Putrid 84% connected

Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction.

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Rancid 84% connected

Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.

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Rancid 84% connected

Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.

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Rotten 84% connected

Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

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Rotten 84% connected

Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

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Spoiled 84% connected

of Spoil

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Spoiled 84% connected

of Spoil

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Spoilt 84% connected

of Spoil

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Spoilt 84% connected

of Spoil

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Tainted 84% connected

of Taint

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Tainted 84% connected

of Taint

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Broader term 7

Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Pee 76% connected

See 1st Pea.

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Piddle 76% connected

To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important.

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Piss 76% connected

To discharge urine, to urinate.

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Puddle 76% connected

A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.

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Urinate 76% connected

To discharge urine; to make water.

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Wee 76% connected

A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

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Derivationally related 2

Staleness 74% connected

The quality or state of being stale.

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Staleness 74% connected

The quality or state of being stale.

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See also 2

Old 66% connected

Open country.

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Old 66% connected

Open country.

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Attribute 2

Staleness 66% connected

The quality or state of being stale.

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Staleness 66% connected

The quality or state of being stale.

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Synonym 2

Cold 92% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Dusty 92% connected

Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust.

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Antonym 2

Fresh 94% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Fresh 94% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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