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Stocky

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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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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Compact 92% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thick 92% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thickset 92% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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