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One who is a master or a model of style, especially in writing or speaking; a critic of style.

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Artificer 76% connected

An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.

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Artisan 76% connected

One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.

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Artist 76% connected

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.

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Barber 76% connected

One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.

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Style 74% connected

An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded,…

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Style 74% connected

An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded,…

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Hairdresser 92% connected

One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Agate line noun · 78% connection

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

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Art noun · 78% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artistry noun · 78% connection

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

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Artwork noun · 78% connection

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

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Color noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Coloring noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Colour noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Colouring noun · 78% connection

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different…

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Composing noun · 78% connection

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is es…

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Composition noun · 78% connection

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is es…

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Creative person noun · 78% connection

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

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form noun · 78% connection

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are…

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Grain noun · 78% connection

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "bread…

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Graphics noun · 78% connection

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

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Kind noun · 78% connection

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are…

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Line noun · 78% connection

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

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Medium noun · 78% connection

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

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Nontextual matter noun · 78% connection

photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

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Accent noun · 78% connection

Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Antistrophe noun · 78% connection

The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.

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Archetype noun · 78% connection

The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.

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Barratry noun · 78% connection

A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Concise adjective · 78% connection

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

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Critical noun · 78% connection

Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Criticise verb · 78% connection

To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Critique noun · 78% connection

A critic; one who criticises.

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Cyclostyle noun · 78% connection

A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Energy noun · 78% connection

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

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Exemplar noun · 78% connection

A model, original, or pattern, to be copied or imitated; a specimen; sometimes; an ideal model or type, as that which an artist concei…

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Fashion noun · 78% connection

The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coa…

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Fustian noun · 78% connection

An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject;…

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Goodman noun · 78% connection

A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used in speaking familiarly.

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Indenture noun · 78% connection

A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Masterly adjective · 78% connection

Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Model verb · 78% connection

To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: master, model, style, writing, speaking.
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Mr. unknown · 78% connection

The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4.

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