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Traverse

Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

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Broader term 12

Beam 76% connected

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Continue 76% connected

To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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Contradict 76% connected

To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

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Contravene 76% connected

To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Crossing 76% connected

of Cross

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Crosspiece 76% connected

A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

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Extend 76% connected

To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

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Pass 76% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Traveling 76% connected

of Travel

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Travelling 76% connected

of Travel

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Manner of action 9

Bridge 76% connected

A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passagewa…

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Course 76% connected

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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Crisscross 76% connected

A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Ford 76% connected

A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.

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Hop 76% connected

To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Tramp 76% connected

To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Derivationally related 6

Demurrer 74% connected

One who demurs.

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Demurrer 74% connected

One who demurs.

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Denier 74% connected

One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.

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Denier 74% connected

One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.

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Span 74% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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Span 74% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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Synonym 10

Cover 92% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cross 92% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crossbeam 92% connected

A girder.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crosspiece 92% connected

A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Deny 92% connected

To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Span 92% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sweep 92% connected

To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sw…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Track 92% 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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transom 92% connected

A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trave 92% connected

A crossbeam; a lay of joists.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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