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Staleness

The quality or state of being stale.

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Camp 76% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Moldiness 76% connected

Alt. of Mouldiness

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Must 76% connected

To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.

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Mustiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being musty.

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Oldness 76% connected

The state or quality of being old; old age.

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Stale 74% connected

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

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Stale 74% connected

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

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Trite 74% connected

Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.

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Trite 74% connected

Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.

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Stale 66% connected

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

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Stale 66% connected

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

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