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Staunch

Alt. of Staunchness

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Similar meaning 2

Constant 84% connected

Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Constant 84% connected

Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

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Staunchness 74% connected

See Stanch, Stanchly, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Staunchness 74% connected

See Stanch, Stanchly, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Halt 92% connected

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

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.

Stanch 92% connected

To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Steadfast 92% connected

Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.

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.

Stem 92% connected

Alt. of Steem

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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