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Tenor

A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career.

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High 84% connected

To hie.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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

High 84% connected

To hie.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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

Broader term 6

Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Meaning 76% connected

of Mean

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pitch 76% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Singer 76% connected

One who, or that which, singes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vocalist 76% connected

A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Drift 76% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Purport 76% connected

Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Strain 92% connected

Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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