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Superficies

The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing.

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Appearance 76% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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Superficial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Superficial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Good noun · 84% connection

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self…

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Affront verb · 78% connection

To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surface, exterior, part, superficial, area.
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Area noun · 78% connection

The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a…

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Catchment area noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Confront verb · 78% connection

To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surface, exterior, part, superficial, area.
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Content noun · 78% connection

Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surface, exterior, part, superficial, area.
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Cortex noun · 78% connection

The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

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Cottise noun · 78% connection

A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is used alone it…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surface, exterior, part, superficial, area.
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Death rate noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surface, exterior, part, superficial, area.
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Deathrate noun · 78% connection

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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Drainage area noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage basin noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Expanse noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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