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To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Verb group 18

Check 84% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Check 84% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Coach 84% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

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Coach 84% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

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Condition 84% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Condition 84% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Develop 84% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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Develop 84% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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Discipline 84% connected

The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…

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Discipline 84% connected

The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…

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Educate 84% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

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Educate 84% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

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Groom 84% connected

A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.

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Groom 84% connected

A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.

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Prepare 84% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

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Prepare 84% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Trail 84% connected

To hunt by the track; to track.

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Trail 84% connected

To hunt by the track; to track.

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Broader term 26

Aftermath 76% connected

A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Consequence 76% connected

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.

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Contain 76% connected

To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Curb 76% connected

To bend or curve

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Develop 76% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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Down 76% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Drag 76% connected

A confection; a comfit; a drug.

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Educate 76% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

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Exercise 76% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Instruct 76% connected

Arranged; furnished; provided.

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Learn 76% connected

To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acqu…

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Moderate 76% connected

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Polish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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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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Procession 76% connected

The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

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Read 76% connected

Rennet. See 3d Reed.

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Refine 76% connected

To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to…

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Ride 76% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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Series 76% connected

A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as,…

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Study 76% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Teach 76% connected

To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or i…

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Wheelwork 76% connected

A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.

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Manner of action 18

Aim 76% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Apprentice 76% connected

One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade…

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Direct 76% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Dispose 76% connected

To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.

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Drill 76% connected

To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Level 76% 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…

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Mortify 76% connected

To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.

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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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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Qualify 76% connected

To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the k…

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Sight 76% connected

The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.

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Sophisticate 76% connected

To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine.

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Swing 76% connected

To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

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Target 76% connected

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

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Trellis 76% connected

A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Narrower term 1

Rattler 76% connected

One who, or that which, rattles.

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Derivationally related 14

Polish 74% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Polish 74% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Preparation 74% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

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Preparation 74% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

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Preparative 74% connected

Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.

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Preparative 74% connected

Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.

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Rail 74% connected

An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

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Rail 74% connected

An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

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Track 74% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Track 74% connected

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

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Trainer 74% connected

One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility and strength.

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Trainer 74% connected

One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility and strength.

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Member part 3

Car 70% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Engine 70% connected

(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.

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Locomotive 70% connected

Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.

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Containing whole 2

Engine 70% connected

(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.

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Gown 70% connected

A loose, flowing upper garment

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Synonym 20

Aim 92% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Caravan 92% connected

A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Check 92% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Civilize 92% connected

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Coach 92% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Condition 92% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cultivate 92% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

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Develop 92% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Direct 92% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Discipline 92% connected

The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Educate 92% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gear 92% connected

Clothing; garments; ornaments.

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Gearing 92% connected

of Gear

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Groom 92% connected

A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.

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Prepare 92% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rail 92% connected

An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

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School 92% connected

A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish.

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String 92% connected

A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Take 92% connected

Taken.

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Trail 92% connected

To hunt by the track; to track.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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