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Throne

A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

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Berth 76% connected

Convenient sea room.

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Enthrone 76% connected

To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

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Govern 76% connected

To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.

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Invest 76% connected

To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

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Office 76% connected

That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the rel…

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Post 76% connected

Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

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Rule 76% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Situation 76% connected

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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Vest 76% connected

An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

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Cathedra 76% connected

The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.

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Lavatory 76% connected

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

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Containing whole 5

Can 70% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

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John 70% connected

A proper name of a man.

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Lavatory 70% connected

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

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Privy 70% connected

Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.

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Toilet 70% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

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Synonym 6

Can 92% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Commode 92% connected

A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enthrone 92% connected

To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pot 92% connected

A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stool 92% connected

A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Toilet 92% connected

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

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.

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