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Tract

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

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Center 76% connected

A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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Centre 76% connected

To be placed in a center; to be central.

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Clearing 76% connected

of Clear

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Commissure 76% connected

A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.

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Common 76% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Commons 76% connected

The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.

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Desert 76% connected

That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.

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Diamond 76% connected

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

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Fairway 76% connected

The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed…

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Field 76% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Glade 76% connected

An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

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Green 76% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Infield 76% connected

To inclose, as a field.

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Left 76% connected

of Leave

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Lot 76% connected

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

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Midway 76% connected

The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.

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Oasis 76% connected

A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.

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Outfield 76% connected

Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.

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Park 76% connected

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

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Patch 76% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

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Peduncle 76% connected

The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.

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Plot 76% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Range 76% connected

To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.

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Right 76% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Sector 76% connected

A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.

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Short 76% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Site 76% connected

The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house.

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Square 76% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Subdivision 76% connected

The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

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Yard 76% connected

A rod; a stick; a staff.

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Treatise 76% connected

A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.

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Derivationally related 4

Pamphleteer 74% connected

A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler.

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Pamphleteer 74% connected

A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler.

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Parcel 74% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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Parcel 74% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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Synonym 3

Pamphlet 92% connected

A writing; a book.

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Parcel 92% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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Pathway 92% connected

A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used figuratively.

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