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Tier

One who, or that which, ties.

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Bed 76% connected

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Challenger 76% connected

One who challenges.

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Competition 76% connected

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for supe…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Competitor 76% connected

One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contender 76% connected

One who contends; a contestant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Layer 76% connected

One who, or that which, lays.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rank 76% connected

Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rival 76% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

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Rope 76% connected

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Bind 74% connected

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bind 74% connected

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Draw 74% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Draw 74% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Grade 92% connected

A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Level 92% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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