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Air vessel
unknown · 78% connection
A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Anastomosis
noun · 78% connection
The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Angienchyma
noun · 78% connection
Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Becket
noun · 78% connection
A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Bridle
noun · 78% connection
The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Capillary
adjective · 78% connection
Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as, the capillary vessels o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Chock
verb · 78% connection
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Cleat
noun · 78% connection
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Cuckold's knot
unknown · 78% connection
A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Diapedesis
noun · 78% connection
The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Engine
noun · 78% connection
(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Epithelium
noun · 78% connection
The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Eye
noun · 78% connection
A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Eye-splice
noun · 78% connection
A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under Splice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Grist
noun · 78% connection
Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Guy
noun · 78% connection
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Hyalonema
noun · 78% connection
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
Lay
imp. · 78% connection
of Lie, to recline.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, towing, vessels.
